Also called: Healthcare Administrator, Practice Administrator
Runs departments, clinics, or practices so doctors and nurses can focus on patients.
Manages a cardiology department's budget, hires staff, fixes a patient wait-time problem, prepares for an inspection, and figures out how to adopt a new scheduling system.
BLS May 2024.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. Bachelor's in health administration or business; many add an MHA or MBA.
Ways in: 4-year college, Graduate school, On-the-job training. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Health Administration, Business Administration, Public Health.
Growing much faster than average (about 23% over 10 years). Much faster than average; one of the fastest-growing management jobs.
Low risk in 5 years, medium in 10. AI takes over scheduling, reporting and some budgeting, so fewer middle-manager roles; leading staff and fixing operations stays human.
Classes: Business, Statistics, Health-science CTE.
Official data: O*NET occupation 11-9111.
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