Also called: VA hospital administrator, Health system executive
Executive who runs a Veterans Affairs hospital system with thousands of employees.
VA directors manage budgets in the hundreds of millions, fix wait-time problems, meet with veterans' groups and members of Congress, and set the hospital's direction. Many came up through nursing, medicine, or health administration.
Federal Senior Executive Service pay; estimate.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Master's degree, about 15 years after high school. Master's in health administration (MHA) or business, plus many years of leadership.
Ways in: Graduate school. Training cost: $60k – $150k.
Majors to look at: Health Administration, Business, Nursing.
Growing much faster than average (about 23% over 10 years). BLS projects ~23% growth for medical and health services managers overall.
Low risk for 10 years. AI optimizes scheduling and budgets; running a hospital and answering to veterans stay human.
Classes: Business, Health science CTE, Statistics.
Official data: O*NET occupation 11-9111.
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