Health Information Schools In North Dakota
Health Information classes faculty can choose to work at one of 4 accredited health information schools in North Dakota. The trends in North Dakota'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
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Statistics
Professional Trends
North Dakota Vs. National Health Information Employment
| North Dakota | 570 |
| National | 176,090 |
Of all of the health information professionals in the country, nearly 0% are in the state of North Dakota.
Employment Growth for Health information professionals In North Dakota
| 620 | 540 | 510 | 450 | 570 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
In North Dakota, health information is a shrinking field. In North Dakota, 50 less health information professionals were working in 2010, than there were in 2006. This represents a 8% decline in the field. This decline is faster than the change in the number of health information professionals around the country. Nationally, the number of health information professionals has grown by 7% from 2006 to 2010.
Health Information VS. All Professions salaries in North Dakota
| $27,030 | $29,350 | $30,930 | $30,380 | $30,730 |
| $38,611 | $40,428 | $41,355 | $43,390 | $43,459 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: Health Information
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
The salaries paid to health information professionals are growing in North Dakota. Health information professionals earned a yearly mean salary of $27,030 in 2006. They earned a yearly mean salary of $30,730 in 2010.
Salary percentiles for Health information professionals in North Dakota
10th percentile |
$21,000 |
25th percentile |
$25,190 |
50th percentile |
$29,990 |
75th percentile |
$35,870 |
90th percentile |
$40,870 |
Thus, there was a 12% growth in health information professionals' salaries. State trends for all professions mirror this growth. There is a 95% pay differential between the highest paid health information professionals and those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket. Thus, there is huge variation in pay, within the field of health information in North Dakota.
Average Salaries for Health information professionals and related professions in North Dakota
Health Information |
$30,730 |
Health Information Management |
$51,580 |
Health Science |
$52,833 |
Information Systems |
$73,870 |
Information Technology |
$61,261 |
Medical Coding |
$30,730 |
Health information professionals in North Dakota 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 Dakota
associate |
4 |
bachelor |
0 |
master |
0 |
doctor |
0 |
Certificate |
2 |
| Total | 6 |
The number of students graduating from the 4 accredited health information schools in North Dakota is increasing. In 2006, 27 students graduated from health information courses in North Dakota. And in 2010, 53 students graduated.
Thus there was a 96% percent increase in the number of health information school degree or certificate graduates in North Dakota. A majority of these graduates, or 67%, graduated with an associate's degree in health information.