Health Information Schools In Missouri
Health Information classes faculty can choose to work at one of 16 accredited health information schools in Missouri. The following statistics and charts help analyze the current state of the health information academic community in Missouri, and the future trends in health information training at the following levels:
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Professional Trends
Missouri Vs. National Health Information Employment
| Missouri | 3,750 |
| National | 176,090 |
Of all of the health information professionals that work in the US, approximately 2% work in Missouri state.
Employment Growth for Health information professionals In Missouri
| 5,160 | 5,140 | 4,480 | 4,050 | 3,750 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
In Missouri, the field of health information is shrinking. There were 1,410 less health information professionals working in Missouri in 2010, than there were in 2006. So, in four years, the number of health information professionals has shrunk by 27%. 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 Missouri
| $27,750 | $29,190 | $30,660 | $31,630 | $32,880 |
| $43,489 | $45,096 | $45,354 | $45,661 | $46,263 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
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- Light Blue: Health Information
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
In Missouri, as the number of health information professionals is declining, the salaries earned by health information professionals are increasing. The mean salary for health information professionals in 2006 was $27,750 per year. And in 2010 the mean salary was $32,880 per year.
Salary percentiles for Health information professionals in Missouri
10th percentile |
$21,060 |
25th percentile |
$24,750 |
50th percentile |
$30,390 |
75th percentile |
$38,460 |
90th percentile |
$49,150 |
This represents a 16% growth in salaries. State trends for all professions mirror this growth. Within the field of health information, there is a huge variation in pay, with the highest paid health information professionals earning 133% more money than those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket in Missouri state.
Average Salaries for Health information professionals and related professions in Missouri
Health Information |
$32,880 |
Health Information Management |
$54,940 |
Health Science |
$58,198 |
Information Systems |
$92,250 |
Information Technology |
$75,232 |
Medical Coding |
$32,880 |
Health information professionals in Missouri earn, on average, less than their counterparts in related professions.
Educational Trends
Health Information programs available for each degree type for all schools in Missouri
associate |
11 |
bachelor |
3 |
master |
0 |
doctor |
0 |
Certificate |
4 |
| Total | 18 |
As the number of health information professionals is decreasing in Missouri state, the number of students graduating from the 16 accredited health information schools in Missouri state is decreasing. In 2006, 110 students graduated from health information courses in Missouri. And in 2010, 79 students graduated.
There was a decrease in the number of health information school degree or certificate graduates in Missouri by 28%. 61% of these graduates received a associate's degree in health information.