Medical Billing Schools In Oregon
Oregon has 3 accredited medical billing schools where medical billing faculty who teach medical billing classes can find employment. The trends in Oregon's medical billing academic community can be evaluated by looking at the statistics and graphs below. Academia in medical billing includes medical billing training at the medical billing certificate level.
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Professional Trends
Oregon Vs. National Medical Billing Employment
| Oregon | 2,680 |
| National | 176,090 |
Approximately 2% of the country's medical billing professionals work in Oregon state.
Employment Growth for Medical billing professionals In Oregon
| 2,290 | 2,430 | 2,650 | 2,770 | 2,680 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
In Oregon, medical billing is a growing field. There were 390 more medical billing professionals working in Oregon in 2010, than there were in 2006. This represents a 17% growth in the field. This is faster than the trend for medical billing professionals around the US. Nationally, the number of medical billing professionals has grown by 7% between 2006 and 2010.
Medical Billing VS. All Professions salaries in Oregon
| $30,240 | $31,920 | $33,560 | $34,970 | $35,970 |
| $45,036 | $46,427 | $47,124 | $48,511 | $50,274 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
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- Light Blue: Medical Billing
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
In Oregon, as the number of medical billing professionals is growing, the salaries earned by medical billing professionals are increasing. In 2006 medical billing professionals made a mean salary of $30,240 per year, and in 2010 they made $35,970 per year.
Salary percentiles for Medical billing professionals in Oregon
10th percentile |
$23,390 |
25th percentile |
$27,720 |
50th percentile |
$34,370 |
75th percentile |
$43,400 |
90th percentile |
$51,220 |
Thus, there was a 16% growth in medical billing professionals' salaries. This growth is mirrored by state trends for all professionals. There is a 119% pay differential between the highest paid medical billing professionals and those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket. Thus, there is huge variation in pay, within the field of medical billing in Oregon.
Average Salaries for Medical billing professionals and related professions in Oregon
Health Information |
$35,970 |
Health Information Management |
$67,585 |
Medical Billing |
$35,970 |
Medical Coding |
$35,970 |
Medical billing professionals in Oregon earn, on average, less than their counterparts in related professions.
Educational Trends
Medical Billing programs available for each degree type for all schools in Oregon
associate |
0 |
bachelor |
0 |
master |
0 |
doctor |
0 |
Certificate |
3 |
| Total | 3 |
As the number of medical billing professionals is increasing in Oregon state, the number of students graduating from the 3 accredited medical billing schools in Oregon state is decreasing. In 2006, 170 students graduated from medical billing courses in Oregon. And in 2010, 70 students graduated.
Thus there was a 59% percent decrease in the number of medical billing school degree or certificate graduates in Oregon. A majority of these graduates, or 100%, graduated with an undergraduate certificate in medical billing.