- Community Health Worker
- Health Educator / Wellness Coach
- Healthcare Administrator
- Medical Office Manager
- Health Information Manager
- Nongovernmental Agency Director (NGO Director)
- Community Outreach Coordinator/Specialist
- Health Promotion Program Coordinator
- Health Communications Specialist
- Health and Wellness Manager
- Nursing Home/Home Health Administrator
- Patient Advocate
- Reproductive Health Specialist
- Youth Counselor / Worker
- Clinical Analyst / Clinical Documentation and Improvement Specialist
- Health and Safety Inspector
- Environmental Health Specialist
- Emergency Preparedness Specialist
- Medical and/or Health Writer/Journalist
- Researcher / Research Associate
- Data Analyst
Stats to consider
- The fields of Healthcare Administration and Community Health/Health Informatics are growing. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2019) identifies healthcare as the fastest-growing job sector of the U.S. economy, with job growth estimates for medical and health service managers increasing 18% from 2018 to 2028. Likewise, the Maine Dept. of Economic & Community Development (Strategic Planning Summit, 2019) states that health care (including administrative positions) continues to be one of Maine’s largest employers with anticipated job growth of more than 12% (Labor Insight Jobs, Burning Glass Technologies, 2019).
- In Maine, 62% of health administration positions require a bachelor’s degree, while 13% require a master’s degree (https://www.onetonline.org).
- Median salaries range from $62,060 to $69,000 for health information managers and health administration positions, respectively, salaries that are both above the average living wage for our region ($30,701) (Burning Glass, 2020).
