Of the 4,640 medical coding professionals employed in Georgia, 2,350 work in Smyrna. Between 2006 and 2010, in Smyrna, there has been a 21% growth in the number of medical coding professionals. As the number of medical coding professionals in Smyrna has increased, overall employment in Smyrna has also increased.

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In Smyrna, salaries for medical coding professionals have increased. In 2010 Smyrna medical coding professionals earned an average yearly salary of $34,350. The average salary for medical coding professionals in Smyrna was $30,280 per year, four years earlier in 2006. The growth in the salary of medical coding professionals in Smyrna is slower than the salary trend for all careers in the city.

Smyrna medical coding professionals earn a median yearly salary of $31,700. The difference in pay between the medical coding professionals in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 139%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $21,950 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $52,550 per year.

Smyrna medical coding professionals have earnings that are lower than the salaries earned by others in related fields, on average.

There is only one accredited medical coding school in the city. Many of Smyrna's medical coding professionals are graduates of this school.

There is one degree and certificate program in medical coding offered by Smyrna's medical coding school.

Approximately 30 students graduated from medical coding courses in 2010.