Health Information Schools In Nevada
Nevada has 5 accredited health information schools where health information faculty who teach health information classes can find employment. Below are statistics and other relevant data to help analyze the state of health information and health information training in Nevada, which includes health information training at the following levels:
- Associates degree in Health Information
- Bachelors degree in Health Information
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Professional Trends
Nevada Vs. National Health Information Employment
| Nevada | 1,340 |
| National | 176,090 |
Of all of the health information professionals that work in the US, approximately 1% work in Nevada state.
Employment Growth for Health information professionals In Nevada
| 1,150 | 1,210 | 1,290 | 1,230 | 1,340 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
In Nevada, the field of health information is growing. In Nevada, 190 more health information professionals were working in 2010, than there were in 2006. So, in four years, the number of health information professionals has grown by 17%. This is faster than the trend for health information professionals around the US. Nationally, the number of health information professionals has grown by 7% between 2006 and 2010.
Health Information VS. All Professions salaries in Nevada
| $32,060 | $34,000 | $36,110 | $35,850 | $36,880 |
| $45,390 | $46,413 | $47,635 | $49,555 | $51,254 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: Health Information
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
In Nevada, as the number of health information professionals is growing, the salaries earned by health information professionals are increasing. In 2006 health information professionals made a mean salary of $32,060 per year, and in 2010 they made $36,880 per year.
Salary percentiles for Health information professionals in Nevada
10th percentile |
$22,380 |
25th percentile |
$26,850 |
50th percentile |
$33,640 |
75th percentile |
$44,670 |
90th percentile |
$56,800 |
Thus, there was a 13% growth in health information professionals' salaries. This growth is mirrored by state trends for all professionals. In the state of Nevada, there is a huge variation in pay, within the field of health information. The pay differential between the highest paid health information professionals and those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket is 154%
Average Salaries for Health information professionals and related professions in Nevada
Health Information |
$36,880 |
Health Information Management |
$64,450 |
Health Science |
$74,810 |
Information Systems |
$90,190 |
Information Technology |
$74,906 |
Medical Coding |
$36,880 |
In Nevada, health information professionals earn, on average, less than professionals in related fields.
Educational Trends
Health Information programs available for each degree type for all schools in Nevada
associate |
3 |
bachelor |
2 |
master |
0 |
doctor |
0 |
Certificate |
0 |
| Total | 5 |
The number of students graduating from the 5 accredited health information schools in Nevada is decreasing. In Nevada, there were 14 graduates in 2006. And there were 6 graduates from health information courses in 2010.
Thus there was a 57% percent decrease in the number of health information school degree or certificate graduates in Nevada. Most of these graduates, or 60%, earned a associate's degree in health information.