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Other Health/Medical Admin Services

Types of Degrees Other Health/Medical Admin Services Majors Are Earning

Students pursuing Other Health/Medical Admin Services have the option of earning degrees at several award levels.

Award Level	Graduates
Certificate	316
Associate’s Degree	691
Bachelor’s Degree	1,260
Master’s Degree	884
Doctor’s Degree	17

What Other Health/Medical Admin Services Majors Need to Know

Programs in Other Health/Medical Admin Services develop a specific mix of knowledge, skills, and abilities — derived from O*NET surveys of workers in occupations that Other Health/Medical Admin Services graduates commonly enter.

Knowledge Areas

Coursework in Other Health/Medical Admin Services emphasizes the following knowledge areas:

• English Language — Importance 4.2 / 5; level 4.4 / 7.
• Education and Training — Importance 3.8 / 5; level 4.1 / 7.
• Customer and Personal Service — Importance 3.4 / 5; level 3.8 / 7.
• Psychology — Importance 3.2 / 5; level 3.8 / 7.
• Administrative — Importance 3.1 / 5; level 3.7 / 7.

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

Skills

Skills developed in a Other Health/Medical Admin Services program reflects the day-to-day work of related occupations:

• Active Listening — Importance 3.8 / 5; level 3.7 / 7.
• Reading Comprehension — Importance 3.7 / 5; level 4 / 7.
• Speaking — Importance 3.5 / 5; level 3.6 / 7.
• Social Perceptiveness — Importance 3.4 / 5; level 3.5 / 7.
• Monitoring — Importance 3.3 / 5; level 3.4 / 7.

Abilities

Abilities most relevant to Other Health/Medical Admin Services careers — again drawn from O*NET surveys of related occupations:

• Oral Comprehension — Importance 3.9 / 5; level 3.9 / 7.
• Oral Expression — Importance 3.9 / 5; level 3.9 / 7.
• Written Comprehension — Importance 3.8 / 5; level 3.8 / 7.
• Problem Sensitivity — Importance 3.7 / 5; level 3.6 / 7.
• Near Vision — Importance 3.7 / 5; level 3.9 / 7.

Common Job Activities

Day-to-day, Other Health/Medical Admin Services graduates report doing:

Activity	Frequency / Importance
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates	4.5 / 7
Documenting/Recording Information	4.3 / 7
Assisting and Caring for Others	4.2 / 7
Getting Information	4.2 / 7
Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings	4.2 / 7
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge	4.1 / 7
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events	4.0 / 7
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships	3.9 / 7
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work	3.9 / 7
Making Decisions and Solving Problems	3.9 / 7

Technology Skills Used on the Job

Most frequently-cited tools used by Other Health/Medical Admin Services professionals:

Tool / Software	Category	In-Demand
Microsoft Excel	Spreadsheet software	—
Microsoft Word	Word processing software	—
Microsoft Office software	Office suite software	—
Email software	Electronic mail software	—
KayPENTAX Multi-Speech	Medical software	—
Signal analysis software	Analytical or scientific software	—
ELR Software eLr Extra Language Resources	Medical software	—
Speech analysis software	Analytical or scientific software	—
Microsoft Windows	Operating system software	—
Language analysis software	Analytical or scientific software	—
Word processing software	Word processing software	—
Text to speech software	Text to speech conversion software	—

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

Sample Job Titles

Real job postings for Other Health/Medical Admin Services graduates include:

• Speech Therapy Assistant
• Speech Correction Assistant
• Pathology Assistant
• SLPA (Speech and Language Pathology Assistant)
• Hearing and Speech Assistant
• Speech-Language Pathologist Assistant (SLPA)
• Speech Assistant
• Speech-Language Technician
• Speech Pathologist Assistant
• Speech and Language Assistant
• Speech Pathology Assistant
• School SLPA (School Speech Language Pathologist Assistant)
• SLPA (Speech Language Pathologist Assistant)
• Speech Language Assistant
• Speech-Language Pathology Assistant (SLPA)

Education Typically Required

Across the occupations open to Other Health/Medical Admin Services graduates, the typical level of education actually held by current workers is distributed as:

Education Level	Share of Workers
Associate’s degree (or other 2-year)	36.2%
High school diploma or equivalent	25.1%
Postsecondary certificate	14.3%
Bachelor’s degree	12.5%
Post-baccalaureate certificate	7.5%
Master’s degree	2.6%
Some college courses	1.8%

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

Who Is Earning a Degree in Other Health/Medical Admin Services?

Gender Distribution

This field skews predominantly female, with women earning 86.5% of Other Health/Medical Admin Services degrees.

Gender	Graduates	Share
Women	2,740	86.5%
Men	428	13.5%

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

At the national level, the racial-ethnic distribution of Other Health/Medical Admin Services graduates is as follows:

Race / Ethnicity	Graduates	Share
White	1,270	40.1%
Asian	171	5.4%
Hispanic or Latino	584	18.4%
Black or African American	848	26.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native	15	0.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	9	0.3%
Two or More Races	93	2.9%
Race Unknown	156	4.9%
International Students	22	0.7%

^{See minority definition below.}

How Much Do Other Health/Medical Admin Services Graduates Earn?

Federal data tracks median earnings of Other Health/Medical Admin Services 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 Other Health/Medical Admin Services Programs

Online study is tracked by IPEDS for Other Health/Medical Admin Services. 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	9	1
Bachelor’s	14	4
Master’s	7	0

^{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 Other Health/Medical Admin Services Worth It?

Strictly by the federal earnings tracker, Other Health/Medical Admin Services 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 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
Hospital and Health Care Facilities Administration/Management	51.0702

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.