Health Services Manager | Salary & Job Information

Becoming a Health Services Manager via Online Education?

At the very least, online education can help you lay a foundation and/or open up alternate career paths. Ashford University, one of the highest ranking online schools, is a US school (accredited) offering health courses to train individuals to become top-notch healthcare managers, physicians, doctors, nurses, health care administrators, health informatics specialists, health information specialists, health information managers, health safety specialists, etc. Currently, according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics there are 271,710 people employed as medical and health services managers alone in America, and their average annual salary is $90,970. Medical secretaries make on average $31,450 per year and there are about 469,740 of them employed today. Colleges and universities like Ashford University that provide online education are successfully launching workers into this field.

Typical Work Locations for a Health Services Manager
  • hospital
  • doctor's office
  • health spa
  • managed care facility
  • nursing home
  • ambulatory facility
  • in-home health care facility
  • outpatient care facility
  • insurance carrier
  • community care facility
Potential Advantages and Benefits of Working as a Health Services Manager
  • medical insurance
  • dental insurance
  • vision insurance
  • flex spending account plan
  • employee assistance program
  • maternity benefits
  • parental leave
  • employee referral program
  • financial planning classes
  • back up child care
Potential Drawbacks
  • working in customer service
  • rate of pay
  • long hours
  • dealing with the physicians
  • exposure to disease
  • necessary level of education
  • knowledge of HIPPA laws
  • constant meetings
  • keeping up with changes in fee schedule and national CCI edits
  • dress code
Related Professions to Consider
  • Health Scientist Administrator - NINDS - DE
  • Health Care Administrator
  • Finance Administrator
  • Clinical Administrator
  • Manager Health Information Management
  • Supervisory Health Scientist Administrator
  • Data Security Administrator
  • Medical Practice Administrator
  • HR Shared Services Center Administrator
  • Vice President-Administrator Mental Health Services
Possible Interview Questions When Applying to be a Health Services Manager
  • Best customer service situation in retail explain why the service you provide was so successful?
  • How did the states respond to the weakness of the articles of confederation?
  • What is crew room duties for cabin crews?
  • Tell me something about your last job?
  • Do a second interview mean you have the job?
  • What type of documents are need for emirates a cabin crew job opens day?
  • What are the strengths and weaknesses of dictatorship?
  • How do you coordinate your family home and job responsibilities?
  • Did school prepare you adequately for your work?
  • Did you have a career plan that you followed?
Common Collaborating Professions
  • Health services
  • health inspector
  • health educator
  • healthcare technologist
  • health services teacher
  • health analyst
  • health care scientist
  • healthcare support worker
  • health service engineer
  • health service assistant officer
Health Services Manager Training books Health Services Manager (More) Popular books Potential Companies to Work For Common College Majors
  • Medical Office Administration and Billing
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Principles of Health Service Administration
  • Healthcare Computer Applications
  • CPT Coding for Health Service Administration
  • Healthcare Medical Terminology
  • Principles of Management
  • Human Resource Management
  • College Textbook Reading
  • Healthcare Career Success Strategies

Health Services Manager Salary Information

Category: Medical and health services managers

Total # Employed in the US 271,710
Average Hourly Wage: $43.74/hr
Hourly Wage Range
PERCENTILE
10%25%50%75%90%
$23.92 $30.62 $39.35 $50.95 $67.45
Average Yearly Salary $90,970
Yearly Salary Range
PERCENTILE
10%25%50%75%90%
$49,750 $63,700 $81,850 $105,980 $140,300
Employment Demographics
% OF WORKERS WITH
< High School Diploma High School Diploma Some College Associate Degree Bachelor Degree Master Degree Doctoral Degree
1.3% 9.0% 16.1% 12.8% 31.1% 22.5% 7.1%
Medical and health services managers — WAGES BY STATE, SORTED BY SALARY
STATEAverage Hourly WageAverage Annual Salary
Missouri $51.45/hr $107,020
Virginia $51.02/hr $106,120
North Dakota $51.01/hr $106,100
Oklahoma $50.8/hr $105,670
Puerto Rico $50.53/hr $105,100
Delaware $49.91/hr $103,820
Mississippi $49.52/hr $103,000
Colorado $48.76/hr $101,430
Nebraska $47.07/hr $97,890
Hawaii $46.94/hr $97,640
Florida $46.19/hr $96,080
Tennessee $46.11/hr $95,910
Kansas $45.79/hr $95,250
Indiana $45.57/hr $94,790
New York $45.17/hr $93,960
Connecticut $44.96/hr $93,510
Ohio $44.88/hr $93,350
North Carolina $43.89/hr $91,290
District of Columbia $42.98/hr $89,410
Guam $42.86/hr $89,140
Oregon $42.62/hr $88,640
Idaho $41.1/hr $85,490
Utah $41/hr $85,280
Montana $40.83/hr $84,920
Alaska $40.37/hr $83,960
Alabama $40.37/hr $83,980
Wyoming $40.36/hr $83,940
South Carolina $39.96/hr $83,120
West Virginia $39.15/hr $81,420
Michigan $39.13/hr $81,390
Maryland $38.78/hr $80,670
Washington $38.52/hr $80,110
Arkansas $37.86/hr $78,740
Kentucky $37.64/hr $78,290
New Mexico $37.43/hr $77,860
Louisiana $37.32/hr $77,630
Maine $37.23/hr $77,430
Nevada $36.81/hr $76,570
Wisconsin $36.36/hr $75,640
Massachusetts $36.11/hr $75,100
New Hampshire $35.77/hr $74,400
Iowa $35.32/hr $73,470
California $35.12/hr $73,060
New Jersey $34.6/hr $71,960
Pennsylvania $32.92/hr $68,470
South Dakota $32.02/hr $66,600


Category: Medical secretaries

Total # Employed in the US 469,740
Average Hourly Wage: $15.12/hr
Hourly Wage Range
PERCENTILE
10%25%50%75%90%
$10.13 $12.0 $14.51 $17.71 $21.18
Average Yearly Salary $31,450
Yearly Salary Range
PERCENTILE
10%25%50%75%90%
$21,080 $24,950 $30,190 $36,830 $44,060
Employment Demographics
% OF WORKERS WITH
< High School Diploma High School Diploma Some College Associate Degree Bachelor Degree Master Degree Doctoral Degree
2.6% 33.0% 34.6% 13.1% 14.1% 2.1% 0.4%
Medical secretaries — WAGES BY STATE, SORTED BY SALARY
STATEAverage Hourly WageAverage Annual Salary
Florida $20.31/hr $42,240
Missouri $18.22/hr $37,890
Delaware $17.74/hr $36,890
North Dakota $17.71/hr $36,830
Puerto Rico $17.43/hr $36,250
Nebraska $17.11/hr $35,590
Alaska $16.99/hr $35,330
New York $16.86/hr $35,060
Indiana $16.86/hr $35,070
Kansas $16.69/hr $34,720
Virginia $16.67/hr $34,670
Mississippi $16.3/hr $33,900
North Carolina $16.27/hr $33,840
Oklahoma $16.23/hr $33,770
Connecticut $15.95/hr $33,180
Colorado $15.82/hr $32,910
Tennessee $15.81/hr $32,890
District of Columbia $15.33/hr $31,890
Arkansas $14.91/hr $31,020
Montana $14.72/hr $30,620
Kentucky $14.49/hr $30,150
Utah $14.45/hr $30,050
Idaho $14.23/hr $29,600
Ohio $14.12/hr $29,360
Iowa $14.11/hr $29,350
Michigan $14.09/hr $29,320
West Virginia $14.08/hr $29,290
Pennsylvania $14.06/hr $29,240
New Mexico $14/hr $29,120
New Hampshire $13.99/hr $29,090
South Carolina $13.72/hr $28,530
Oregon $13.68/hr $28,460
Wyoming $13.59/hr $28,270
Louisiana $13.58/hr $28,240
Washington $13.45/hr $27,970
Hawaii $13.43/hr $27,940
New Jersey $13.35/hr $27,760
Guam $13.27/hr $27,600
Alabama $13.16/hr $27,380
Maine $13.14/hr $27,330
Wisconsin $12.95/hr $26,930
South Dakota $12.9/hr $26,840
Maryland $12.89/hr $26,810
Massachusetts $12.27/hr $25,520
Nevada $12.23/hr $25,440


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