Health Information Schools In North Carolina
In North Carolina, there are 10 accredited schools where health information classes faculty can find employment. The trends in North Carolina's health information academic community can be evaluated by looking at the statistics and graphs below. Academia in health information includes health information training at the following levels:
- Health Information Certificate
- Associates degree in Health Information
Schools
Cities
Statistics
Professional Trends
North Carolina Vs. National Health Information Employment
| North Carolina | 5,110 |
| National | 176,090 |
Of all of the health information professionals in the country, nearly 3% are in the state of North Carolina.
Employment Growth for Health information professionals In North Carolina
| 5,190 | 5,190 | 5,280 | 5,130 | 5,110 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
The number of health information professionals is shrinking in North Carolina. There were 80 less health information professionals working in North Carolina in 2010, than there were in 2006. Thus, in North Carolina, this field has shrunk by 2% in four years. This is slower 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 North Carolina
| $27,120 | $28,500 | $29,540 | $30,750 | $32,300 |
| $42,193 | $43,618 | $45,387 | $46,982 | $48,254 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: Health Information
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
As the number of health information professionals is declining, the salaries paid to health information professionals are increasing in North Carolina. The mean salary for health information professionals in 2006 was $27,120 per year. And in 2010 the mean salary was $32,300 per year.
Salary percentiles for Health information professionals in North Carolina
10th percentile |
$20,660 |
25th percentile |
$24,390 |
50th percentile |
$29,560 |
75th percentile |
$37,910 |
90th percentile |
$50,200 |
Thus, there was a 16% growth in health information professionals' salaries. State trends for all professions mirror this growth. Within the field of health information, there is a huge variation in pay, with the highest paid health information professionals earning 143% more money than those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket in North Carolina state.
Average Salaries for Health information professionals and related professions in North Carolina
Health Information |
$32,300 |
Health Information Management |
$62,205 |
Health Science |
$69,902 |
Information Systems |
$100,145 |
Information Technology |
$81,964 |
Medical Coding |
$32,300 |
Health information professionals in North Carolina earn, on average, less than their counterparts in related professions.
Educational Trends
Health Information programs available for each degree type for all schools in North Carolina
associate |
10 |
bachelor |
0 |
master |
0 |
doctor |
0 |
Certificate |
11 |
| Total | 21 |
The number of students graduating from the 10 accredited health information schools in North Carolina is decreasing. In North Carolina, there were 151 graduates in 2006. And there were 125 graduates from health information courses in 2010.
There was a decrease in the number of health information school degree or certificate graduates in North Carolina by 17%. A majority of these graduates, or 52%, graduated with an undergraduate certificate in health information.