Health/Medical Claims Examiner

Types of Degrees Health/Medical Claims Examiner Majors Are Getting

The following table lists how many health/medical claims examiner graduations there were in 2018-2019 for each degree level.

Education Level	Number of Grads
Basic Certificate	14

What Health/Medical Claims Examiner Majors Need to Know

O*NET surveyed people in occupations related to health/medical claims examiner and asked them what knowledge areas, skills, and abilities were important for their jobs. The responses were rated on a scale of 1 to 5 with 5 being most important.

Knowledge Areas for Health/Medical Claims Examiner Majors

Health/Medical Claims Examiner majors often go into careers in which the following knowledge areas are important:

• Customer and Personal Service - Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
• English Language - Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
• Law and Government - Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process.
• Mathematics - Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.
• Clerical - Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and other office procedures and terminology.

Skills for Health/Medical Claims Examiner Majors

health/medical claims examiner majors are found most commonly in careers in which the following skills are important:

• Reading Comprehension - Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
• Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
• Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
• Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively.
• Writing - Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.

Abilities for Health/Medical Claims Examiner Majors

Health/Medical Claims Examiner majors often go into careers where the following abilities are vital:

• Oral Comprehension - The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
• Written Comprehension - The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
• Oral Expression - The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
• Deductive Reasoning - The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
• Inductive Reasoning - The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).

How Much Do Health/Medical Claims Examiner Majors Make?

Salaries According to BLS

The median salary for someone in a career related to health/medical claims examiner is $67,540. This median refers to all degree levels, so the salary for a person with just a bachelor’s degree may be a little less and the one for a person with an advanced degree may be a little more.

To put that into context, according to BLS data from the first quarter of 2020, the typical high school graduate makes between $30,000 and $57,900 a year (25th through 75th percentile). The average person with a bachelor’s degree (any field) makes between $45,600 and $99,000. Advanced degree holders make the most with salaries between $55,600 and $125,400.

Amount of Education Required for Careers Related to Health/Medical Claims Examiner

Some careers associated with health/medical claims examiner require an advanced degree while some may not even require a bachelor’s. Whatever the case may be, pursuing more education usually means that more career options will be available to you.

Find out what the typical degree level is for health/medical claims examiner careers below.

Education Level	Percentage of Workers
High School Diploma - or the equivalent (for example, GED)	12.7%
Post-Secondary Certificate - awarded for training completed after high school (for example, in agriculture or natural resources, computer services, personal or culinary services, engineering technologies, healthcare, construction trades, mechanic and repair technologies, or precision production)	3.9%
Some College Courses	6.9%
Associate’s Degree (or other 2-year degree)	8.0%
Bachelor’s Degree	67.0%

Online Health/Medical Claims Examiner Programs

In the 2018-2019 academic year, 1 schools offered some type of health/medical claims examiner program. The following table lists the number of programs by degree level, along with how many schools offered online courses in the field.

Degree Level	Colleges Offering Programs	Colleges Offering Online Classes
Certificate (Less Than 1 Year)	1	0
Certificate (1-2 years)	0	0
Certificate (2-4 Years)	0	0
Associate’s Degree	0	0
Bachelor’s Degree	0	0
Post-Baccalaureate	1	0
Master’s Degree	0	0
Post-Master’s	0	0
Doctor’s Degree (Research)	0	0
Doctor’s Degree (Professional Practice)	0	0
Doctor’s Degree (Other)	0	0

Is a Degree in Health/Medical Claims Examiner Worth It?

The median salary for a health/medical claims examiner grad is $67,540 per year. This is based on the weighted average of the most common careers associated with the major.

This is 69% more than the average salary for an individual holding a high school degree. This adds up to a gain of about $552,800 after 20 years!

Trades Related to Health/Medical Claims Examiner

You may also be interested in one of the following majors related to health/medical claims examiner.

Major	Number of Grads
Health Care Management	14,779
Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder	8,933
Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant & Medical Secretary	8,765
Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician	8,610
Medical Insurance Specialist/Medical Biller	7,619
Medical Office Assistant/Specialist	5,301
Medical Office Management/Administration	3,769
Hospital & Health Care Facilities Administration/Management	3,177
Health Information Management	2,233
Other Health & Medical Administrative Services	1,994
Medical/Health Management & Clinical Assistant/Specialist	1,258
Medical Reception/Receptionist	745
Long Term Care Administration/Management	269
Medical Office Computer Specialist/Assistant	268
Medical Transcription/Transcriptionist	186
Health Unit Coordinator/Ward Clerk	182
Clinical Research Coordinator	101
Medical Staff Services Technology/Technician	28
Health Unit Manager/Ward Supervisor	4

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• College Scorecard
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
• Usual Weekly Earnings of Wage and Salary Workers First Quarter 2020

More about our data sources and methodologies.