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New Jersey Vs. National Medical Coding Employment

New Jersey	1,950
National	176,090

Of all of the medical coding professionals that work in the US, approximately 1% work in New Jersey state.

Employment Growth for Medical coding professionals In New Jersey

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
2,130	1,960	2,160	2,090	1,950

Yellow: Actual Values

In New Jersey, medical coding is a shrinking field. There were 180 less medical coding professionals working in New Jersey in 2010, than there were in 2006. Thus, the field of medical coding has shrunk by 8% in New Jersey. This is faster than the trend for medical coding professionals around the US. Nationally, the number of medical coding professionals has grown by 7% between 2006 and 2010.

Medical Coding VS. All Professions salaries in New Jersey

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
$40,230	$42,600	$44,470	$45,750	$47,050
$50,031	$52,191	$53,328	$54,026	$55,877

Light Blue: Medical Coding
Dark Yellow: All Professions

As the number of medical coding professionals is declining, the salaries paid to medical coding professionals are increasing in New Jersey. Medical coding professionals earned a yearly mean salary of $40,230 in 2006. They earned a yearly mean salary of $47,050 in 2010.

Salary percentiles for Medical coding professionals in New Jersey

10th percentile	$28,110
25th percentile	$35,440
50th percentile	$46,330
75th percentile	$57,890
90th percentile	$67,900

This represents a 14% growth in salaries. State trends for all professions mirror this growth. In the state of New Jersey, there is a huge variation in pay, within the field of medical coding. The pay differential between the highest paid medical coding professionals and those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket is 142%

Average Salaries for Medical coding professionals and related professions in New Jersey

Health Information	$47,050
Health Information Management	$76,960
Medical Billing	$47,050
Medical Coding	$47,050

Medical coding professionals in New Jersey earn, on average, less than their counterparts in related professions.

Educational Trends

Medical Coding programs available for each degree type for all schools in New Jersey

associate	0
bachelor	0
master	0
doctor	0
Certificate	8
Total	8

As the number of medical coding professionals is decreasing in New Jersey state, the number of students graduating from the 8 accredited medical coding schools in New Jersey state is increasing. In New Jersey, there were 123 graduates in 2006. And there were 194 graduates from medical coding courses in 2010.

Thus there was a 58% percent increase in the number of medical coding school degree or certificate graduates in New Jersey. 100% of these graduates received an undergraduate certificate in medical coding.

Medical Coding Faculty Salaries in New Jersey

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