Treatment Admissions Coordinator

Also called: Intake Coordinator

Answers calls from people seeking addiction treatment and gets them admitted.

A day in the life

Talks to a mother desperate to find a bed for her son, checks his insurance, and arranges transport so he arrives the same night.

Pay over a career

Starting
$32k
Typical
$44k
High
$62k

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

Training

High school diploma, about 0 years after high school. High school or bachelor's; on-the-job training.

Ways in: On-the-job training, 4-year college. Training cost: Get paid while you train.

Majors to look at: Human Services, Psychology.

Outlook

Growing faster than average (about 6% over 10 years).

Will it last? Our AI estimate

Medium risk for 10 years. AI can check insurance and find open beds; talking with a desperate parent and arranging same-night admission stay human.

Could start right away

Age 18+. One way to start: Apply to treatment centers for admissions or intake coordinator jobs; they train you on insurance

Start now, in high school

Classes: Psychology, Computer applications, Spanish.

Official data: O*NET occupation 21-1093.

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