Healthcare Consultant

Also called: Health Care Management Consultant

Advises hospitals and health companies on strategy, operations, and finances.

A day in the life

Flies to a hospital to study why surgeries start late, builds a financial model for a new clinic, and presents recommendations to executives.

Pay over a career

Starting
$75k
Typical
$110k
High
$190k

Estimate based on BLS management analysts.

Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.

Training

Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. Bachelor's; many have an MBA, MHA, or clinical background.

Ways in: 4-year college, Graduate school. Training cost: $15k – $60k.

Majors to look at: Business, Health Administration, Economics.

Outlook

Growing faster than average. Management analysts grow faster than average.

Will it last? Our AI estimate

Medium risk for 10 years. AI does much of the research, modeling and slide-building, thinning junior analyst roles; client trust and insight stay human.

Start now, in high school

Classes: Economics, AP Statistics, Speech and debate.

Official data: O*NET occupation 13-1111.

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