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Health Management/Clinical Assistant

Types of Degrees Health Management/Clinical Assistant Majors Are Earning

Students pursuing Health Management/Clinical Assistant can earn degrees at several award levels.

Award Level	Graduates
Certificate	580
Associate’s Degree	248
Bachelor’s Degree	210
Master’s Degree	156

What Health Management/Clinical Assistant Majors Need to Know

Studies in Health Management/Clinical Assistant emphasize a specific mix of knowledge, skills, and abilities — derived from O*NET surveys of workers in occupations that Health Management/Clinical Assistant graduates commonly enter.

Knowledge Areas

According to O*NET, a major in Health Management/Clinical Assistant emphasizes the following knowledge areas:

• Customer and Personal Service — Importance 4.3 / 5; level 5.2 / 7.
• English Language — Importance 4.0 / 5; level 4.0 / 7.
• Medicine and Dentistry — Importance 3.3 / 5; level 3.3 / 7.
• Administration and Management — Importance 3.3 / 5; level 3.2 / 7.
• Administrative — Importance 3.3 / 5; level 4.4 / 7.

^{Importance is rated 1–5; level is 1–7. Source: ONET Online — weighted across related occupations.*}

Skills

Skills developed in a Health Management/Clinical Assistant program reflects the day-to-day work of related occupations:

• Active Listening — Importance 3.9 / 5; level 4.0 / 7.
• Speaking — Importance 3.8 / 5; level 3.9 / 7.
• Social Perceptiveness — Importance 3.8 / 5; level 4.0 / 7.
• Reading Comprehension — Importance 3.7 / 5; level 3.9 / 7.
• Critical Thinking — Importance 3.7 / 5; level 3.7 / 7.

Abilities

Innate abilities most relevant to Health Management/Clinical Assistant careers — again drawn from O*NET surveys of related occupations:

• Oral Comprehension — Importance 4.0 / 5; level 4.1 / 7.
• Oral Expression — Importance 4.0 / 5; level 4.1 / 7.
• Written Comprehension — Importance 3.9 / 5; level 3.9 / 7.
• Speech Clarity — Importance 3.7 / 5; level 3.5 / 7.
• Problem Sensitivity — Importance 3.7 / 5; level 4.1 / 7.

Common Job Activities

Day-to-day, Health Management/Clinical Assistant graduates report doing:

Activity	Frequency / Importance
Getting Information	4.4 / 7
Documenting/Recording Information	4.3 / 7
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates	4.3 / 7
Making Decisions and Solving Problems	4.2 / 7
Assisting and Caring for Others	4.2 / 7
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events	4.0 / 7
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge	4.0 / 7
Working with Computers	4.0 / 7
Processing Information	4.0 / 7
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships	4.0 / 7

Technology Skills Used on the Job

Most frequently-cited tools used by Health Management/Clinical Assistant professionals:

Tool / Software	Category	In-Demand
Microsoft Excel	Spreadsheet software	✓
Microsoft Word	Word processing software	✓
Microsoft Office software	Office suite software	✓
Web browser software	Internet browser software	—
Microsoft PowerPoint	Presentation software	✓
MEDITECH software	Medical software	—
Email software	Electronic mail software	—
Epic Systems	Medical software	✓
Microsoft Outlook	Electronic mail software	✓
Database software	Data base user interface and query software	—
Intuit QuickBooks	Accounting software	—
Microsoft Access	Data base user interface and query software	—

^{Source: ONET Online technology skills, weighted across related occupations.*}

Sample Job Titles

Real job postings for Health Management/Clinical Assistant graduates include:

• Homebirth Midwife
• Lay Midwife
• Direct-Entry Midwife
• APP (Advanced Practice Provider)
• APC (Advanced Practice Clinician)
• Certified Midwife
• Birth Center Midwife
• Birth Doula
• Licensed Midwife (LM)
• Licensed Certified Professional Midwife
• Doula
• Licensed and Certified Midwife
• Licensed Direct Entry Midwife
• Certified Professional Midwife (CPM)
• Postpartum Doula

Education Typically Required

Across the occupations open to Health Management/Clinical Assistant graduates, the typical level of education actually held by current workers is distributed as:

Education Level	Share of Workers
Postsecondary certificate	22.6%
High school diploma or equivalent	18.8%
Bachelor’s degree	18.5%
Associate’s degree (or other 2-year)	11.3%
Master’s degree	10.6%
Some college courses	10.3%
Post-baccalaureate certificate	6.6%
Less than a high school diploma	0.7%
Post-master’s certificate	0.5%

^{Source: ONET Online education / training / experience requirements.*}

Who Is Earning a Degree in Health Management/Clinical Assistant?

Gender Distribution

This field skews predominantly female, with women earning 93.8% of Health Management/Clinical Assistant degrees.

Gender	Graduates	Share
Women	1,121	93.8%
Men	74	6.2%

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

At the national level, the racial-ethnic distribution of Health Management/Clinical Assistant graduates is as follows:

Race / Ethnicity	Graduates	Share
White	595	49.8%
Asian	22	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino	229	19.2%
Black or African American	240	20.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native	24	2.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	1	0.1%
Two or More Races	48	4.0%
Race Unknown	35	2.9%
International Students	1	0.1%

^{See minority definition below.}

How Much Do Health Management/Clinical Assistant Graduates Earn?

Federal data tracks median earnings of Health Management/Clinical Assistant graduates 1, 4, and 5 years after completion. These numbers tend to grow steadily as graduates gain experience and move into mid-career roles.

Years Out	Median Earnings
1 year	$36,041
4 years	$36,054
5 years	$40,847

By year 5 out, median earnings rise to $40,847 — roughly 13% above the 1-year mark.

^{Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, field-of-study earnings tracker.}

Online Health Management/Clinical Assistant Programs

Fully online options is tracked by IPEDS for Health Management/Clinical Assistant. The table below shows how many graduates earned at least some of their coursework online (Distance-Ed Available) versus completing the entire program online (Distance-Ed Only).

Award Level	Distance-Ed Available	Distance-Ed Only
Associate’s	2	1

^{Distance-Ed Only = degrees completed entirely online; Distance-Ed Available = degrees including at least some online coursework. Source: IPEDS Completions by Distance Education status.}

Is a Degree in Health Management/Clinical Assistant Worth It?

On the earnings side, the federal earnings tracker, Health Management/Clinical Assistant graduates earn a median of $36,054 four years after completion — about 5% below the national median for workers with only a high school diploma (~$38,000). On earnings alone, this program does not show an income premium over the baseline; non-financial outcomes (career interests, certification requirements, advancement potential) are typically the stronger argument for fields in this range.

^{ROI estimate compares the program’s 4-yr median earnings against the 2023 BLS CPS median earnings for high-school-only workers. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard + BLS Current Population Survey.}

Related Programs

You may also be interested in these closely related fields of study:

Program	CIP Code
Health and Medical Administrative Services	51.07
Clinical Research Coordinator	51.0719
Disease Registry Data Management	51.0721
Health and Medical Administrative Services, Other	51.0799
Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator	51.0706
Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician	51.0707
Health Unit Coordinator/Ward Clerk	51.0703
Health Unit Manager/Ward Supervisor	51.0704
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	51.0701
Health/Medical Claims Examiner	51.0715
Healthcare Information Privacy Assurance and Security	51.0723
Healthcare Innovation	51.0722

References

The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students and international students. This number is then divided by the total number of students to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics (IPEDS)
• O*NET Online
• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
• U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard

More about our data sources and methodologies.