Exactly 80 of the 2,470 health information professionals employed in Louisiana, work in Ruston. There has been a 53% decline in the number of health information professionals in Ruston between the years 2006 and 2010. Overall employment in Ruston has also decreased.

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In Ruston, salaries for health information professionals have increased. In 2010 health information professionals in Ruston reportedly earned an average salary of $27,860 per year. Four years earlier in 2006, the average salary for health information professionals in Ruston was $21,540 per year. This growth is faster than the salary trend for all careers in Ruston.

Health information professionals make a median salary of $25,860 per year in Ruston. The difference in pay between the health information professionals in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 154%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $16,800 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $42,610 per year.

Ruston health information professionals have earnings that are lower than the salaries earned by others in related fields, on average.

There is only one accredited health information school in the city. Many of Ruston's health information professionals are graduates of this school.

There is one degree and certificate program in health information offered by Ruston's health information school.

In 2010 approximately 7 students completed health information courses.