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Master Degree Careers and Jobs

Explore Careers and Jobs Predominantly Filled by Those with a Master's Degree with or without Certificates - All On One Page

Sorted by median annual U.S. salary and including percentage of job holders with Master's Degree.

A master's degree deepens expertise and often unlocks specialized, supervisory, or higher-paying roles beyond a bachelor's degree. For people weighing whether advanced study will meaningfully expand their career options. Compare careers ranked by salary, review degree-holder and experience percentages, and access preparation resources for each role.



4 Steps to Use This Page: 1-Explore Careers of Intrerest 2-See Job Listings Matched to Career 3-Prepare for the Career 4-See External Career Resources

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This page will take you through 4 steps, relative to an Doctorate Degree, to (1) Select a career, (2) Find active job listings, (3) Prepare for the career you chose, and (4) Provide web resources specific to the career you chose.

Step 1: Select a Career: You will be presented with a listing of Doctorate Degree careers. The list may be quite long. There are two ways you might like to use this list:
1) Filter - As you enter a word, you will filter (limit) the list of careers below
2) Browse the list (Don't Filter) - You can simply browse the list of careers. There may be many that you might never have considered. This may help you to discover careers that might be of interest.

Once you have identified a career of interest, simply click on it.

Step 2: Find a Job: After you have selected a career/job title above, you will see a form asking for your location. You will see several radio selection choices to utilize the job search site of your choice.



Step 3: Prepare For a Career: In this section you will gain access to detailed information to help you prepare for the career you selected. Information includes core and supplemental duties, general and specific work activities, knowledge required, essential and transferable skills required, day-in-the-life summaries, knowledge required, software skills required, preparation required, educational requirements, training and work experience required, local salary information, certifications, professional associations, current job listings for the job selected along with multiple similar job titles, and related careers (related to what they do, what they know, and what they're called).

Step 4: Career-Specific Resources (detailed and constantly updated): Continue to scroll down the page and you will find tabs that will provide detailed (updated) links to occupational information specific to the career you selected. This information includes:
Videos: Provides a listing of video links related to this career. A great way to get a quick overview of the occupation.
Resumes: Sources for resume materials and techniques. This can help to get you started.
Job Description: Sources that provide job descriptions, which are vital to resume and interview preparation.
Interviews: Provides links that can help you to prepare for and successfully complete the job interview.
Step by Step: Provides links to resources that can help to organize the career search process.
LinkedIn: One of the best professional social media sites that provides links, opportunities, and networking specifically for careers and career development.




Step 1 of 4: Select a Career

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What jobs can you get with a Master's Degree? Scroll through the picklist (below). These are careers related to the Master's Degree level, with at least 30% of job holders having a Master's Degree. - 105 specific careers are listed, with matching jobs currently available. Select those careers that may be of interest - you will then get links to matching active job listings, and detailed resources to help you prepare.
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Select a Job Title - Sorted by Annual Salary -(scroll and Select) :
Legend: Career Title Link / (% having Masters Degree) / (Median Annual U.S. Salary)

Nurse Anesthetists / (44.44%) / ($212,650)
Chief Executives / (50.40%) / ($206,680)
Chief Sustainability Officers / (81.48%) / ($206,680)
Architectural and Engineering Managers / (51.04%) / ($165,370)
Water Resource Specialists / (50.00%) / ($157,740)
Marketing Managers / (34.88%) / ($157,620)
Treasurers and Controllers / (36.00%) / ($156,100)
Investment Fund Managers / (67.35%) / ($156,100)
Industrial-Organizational Psychologists / (57.69%) / ($147,420)
Computer Hardware Engineers / (37.93%) / ($138,080)
Aerospace Engineers / (33.34%) / ($130,720)
Physician Assistants / (94.59%) / ($130,020)
Anesthesiologist Assistants / (57.30%) / ($130,020)
Nurse Midwives / (96.87%) / ($129,650)
Law Teachers, Postsecondary / (63.68%) / ($127,360)
Nurse Practitioners / (65.22%) / ($126,260)
Mathematicians / (35.00%) / ($116,440)
Economists / (50.00%) / ($115,730)
Environmental Economists / (40.74%) / ($115,730)
Microsystems Engineers / (34.17%) / ($111,970)
Photonics Engineers / (38.10%) / ($111,970)
Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary / (30.49%) / ($105,770)
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary / (35.94%) / ($105,650)
Statisticians / (61.90%) / ($104,110)
Biostatisticians / (58.33%) / ($104,110)
Health Informatics Specialists / (57.14%) / ($103,800)
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary / (76.28%) / ($103,460)
Education Administrators, Postsecondary / (47.94%) / ($102,610)
Sociologists / (30.00%) / ($101,770)
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists / (31.44%) / ($100,890)
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary / (49.78%) / ($100,690)
Physical Therapists / (38.30%) / ($99,710)
Fuel Cell Engineers / (42.86%) / ($99,510)
Human Factors Engineers and Ergonomists / (50.00%) / ($99,380)
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary / (47.35%) / ($96,430)
Occupational Therapists / (86.36%) / ($96,370)
Low Vision Therapists, Orientation and Mobility Specialists, and Vision Rehabilitation Therapists / (60.87%) / ($96,370)
Water/Wastewater Engineers / (30.44%) / ($95,890)
Transportation Planners / (45.00%) / ($95,890)
Genetic Counselors / (100.00%) / ($95,770)
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval / (47.62%) / ($93,310)
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers / (43.75%) / ($92,580)
Geneticists / (36.00%) / ($91,100)
Biologists / (54.99%) / ($91,100)
Speech-Language Pathologists / (100.00%) / ($89,290)
Hydrologists / (52.17%) / ($88,770)
Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses / (91.31%) / ($86,070)
Clinical Nurse Specialists / (95.23%) / ($86,070)
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary / (35.34%) / ($86,030)
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary / (35.27%) / ($85,810)
School Psychologists / (99.91%) / ($84,940)
Operations Research Analysts / (42.86%) / ($83,640)
History Teachers, Postsecondary / (30.36%) / ($82,140)
Urban and Regional Planners / (60.00%) / ($81,800)
Epidemiologists / (66.67%) / ($81,390)
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary / (43.00%) / ($81,020)
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary / (52.11%) / ($80,780)
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary / (52.29%) / ($80,360)
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary / (71.82%) / ($79,910)
Sustainability Specialists / (39.13%) / ($79,590)
Climate Change Policy Analysts / (65.22%) / ($78,980)
Environmental Restoration Planners / (40.91%) / ($78,980)
Industrial Ecologists / (65.22%) / ($78,980)
Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary / (36.77%) / ($78,410)
Financial Quantitative Analysts / (60.00%) / ($78,310)
Acupuncturists / (75.00%) / ($78,220)
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary / (31.68%) / ($78,130)
Orthotists and Prosthetists / (90.00%) / ($78,100)
Social and Community Service Managers / (32.05%) / ($77,030)
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary / (34.76%) / ($75,020)
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists / (39.13%) / ($74,680)
Instructional Coordinators / (74.90%) / ($74,620)
Historians / (64.48%) / ($72,890)
Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators / (57.90%) / ($71,540)
Bioinformatics Technicians / (40.66%) / ($70,620)
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists / (39.98%) / ($70,600)
Dietitians and Nutritionists / (33.33%) / ($69,680)
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary / (49.12%) / ($69,030)
Soil and Plant Scientists / (38.09%) / ($68,240)
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School / (42.41%) / ($66,620)
Special Education Teachers, Preschool / (32.13%) / ($65,270)
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists / (69.32%) / ($64,370)
Anthropologists and Archeologists / (30.00%) / ($63,800)
Art Therapists / (96.87%) / ($63,650)
Midwives / (30.30%) / ($63,630)
Healthcare Social Workers / (85.18%) / ($62,940)
Music Directors and Composers / (30.14%) / ($62,590)
Curators / (44.05%) / ($61,750)
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors / (41.19%) / ($61,710)
Survey Researchers / (46.16%) / ($60,960)
Archivists / (90.32%) / ($59,910)
Farm and Home Management Educators / (70.37%) / ($59,770)
Set and Exhibit Designers / (47.61%) / ($59,490)
Clergy / (49.16%) / ($58,920)
Marriage and Family Therapists / (91.31%) / ($58,510)
Athletic Trainers / (54.33%) / ($57,930)
Fitness and Wellness Coordinators / (50.00%) / ($57,570)
Interpreters and Translators / (31.57%) / ($57,090)
Social Science Research Assistants / (36.70%) / ($56,400)
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers / (81.22%) / ($55,960)
Exercise Physiologists / (31.82%) / ($54,860)
Museum Technicians and Conservators / (47.09%) / ($48,670)
Self-Enrichment Teachers / (34.69%) / ($45,330)
Rehabilitation Counselors / (31.22%) / ($44,040)
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary / (37.46%) / ($43,750)

Step 2 of 4: Find a Job

Job Listings for: Health Informatics Specialists.

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Step 3 of 4: Prepare For a Career

Prepare for the "Health Informatics Specialists" Career
The details below will provide a pathway to your specific job goal and help you to identify an appropriate career ladder.




Health Informatics Specialists

Description: Apply knowledge of nursing and informatics to assist in the design, development, and ongoing modification of computerized health care systems. May educate staff and assist in problem solving to promote the implementation of the health care system.
Please click on a section below to expand and see detailed occupational information related to "Health Informatics Specialists":

Core Duties

Important Core Job Duties (in order of importance)
For the Top 5 most important - How can you build experience and skill doing these? This will help now, to begin preparing for this type of occupation.
Importance (%) Description
Importance: 100 (%) Description: Use informatics science to design or implement health information technology applications for resolution of clinical or health care administrative problems.
Importance: 100 (%) Description: Provide consultation to nurses regarding hardware or software configuration.
Importance: 100 (%) Description: Develop or deliver training programs for health information technology, creating operating manuals as needed.
Importance: 100 (%) Description: Read current literature, talk with colleagues, and participate in professional organizations or conferences to keep abreast of developments in informatics.
Importance: 100 (%) Description: Develop strategies, policies or procedures for introducing, evaluating, or modifying information technology applied to nursing practice, administration, education, or research.
Importance: 100 (%) Description: Analyze computer and information technologies to determine applicability to nursing practice, education, administration, and research.
Importance: 100 (%) Description: Disseminate information about nursing informatics science and practice to the profession, other health care professions, nursing students, and the public.
Importance: 100 (%) Description: Design, develop, select, test, implement, and evaluate new or modified informatics solutions, data structures, and decision-support mechanisms to support patients, health care professionals, and their information management and human-computer and human-technology interactions within health care contexts.
Importance: 100 (%) Description: Develop, implement, or evaluate health information technology applications, tools, processes, or structures to assist nurses with data management.
Importance: 100 (%) Description: Apply knowledge of computer science, information science, nursing, and informatics theory to nursing practice, education, administration, or research, in collaboration with other health informatics specialists.
Importance: 100 (%) Description: Identify, collect, record, or analyze data relevant to the nursing care of patients.
Importance: 100 (%) Description: Analyze and interpret patient, nursing, or information systems data to improve nursing services.
Importance: 100 (%) Description: Develop or implement policies or practices to ensure the privacy, confidentiality, or security of patient information.
Importance: 100 (%) Description: Translate nursing practice information between nurses and systems engineers, analysts, or designers, using object-oriented models or other techniques.
Importance: 95 (%) Description: Design, conduct, or provide support to nursing informatics research.
Importance: 90 (%) Description: Inform local, state, national, and international health policies related to information management and communication, confidentiality and security, patient safety, infrastructure development, and economics.
Supplemental Duties
Important Supplemental Job Duties (in order of importance)
For the Top 5 most important - How can you build experience and skill doing these? This will help now, to begin preparing for this type of occupation.
Importance (%) Description
Importance: 76 (%) Description: Plan, install, repair, or troubleshoot telehealth technology applications or systems in homes.
Work Activities

Important General Work Activities (in order of importance)
For the Top 5 most important - How can you build experience and skill doing these? This will help now, to begin preparing for this type of occupation.
Importance (%) Description
Importance: 95 (%) Description: Working with Computers: Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information.
Importance: 93 (%) Description: Getting Information: Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
Importance: 91 (%) Description: Making Decisions and Solving Problems: Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
Importance: 90 (%) Description: Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates: Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
Importance: 90 (%) Description: Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others: Translating or explaining what information means and how it can be used.
Importance: 90 (%) Description: Analyzing Data or Information: Identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts.
Importance: 89 (%) Description: Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships: Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.
Importance: 88 (%) Description: Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge: Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.
Importance: 88 (%) Description: Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work: Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.
Importance: 87 (%) Description: Developing and Building Teams: Encouraging and building mutual trust, respect, and cooperation among team members.
Importance: 86 (%) Description: Thinking Creatively: Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions.
Importance: 85 (%) Description: Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards: Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards.
Importance: 85 (%) Description: Processing Information: Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data.
Importance: 83 (%) Description: Documenting/Recording Information: Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form.
Importance: 81 (%) Description: Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events: Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.
Importance: 79 (%) Description: Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others: Getting members of a group to work together to accomplish tasks.
Importance: 79 (%) Description: Training and Teaching Others: Identifying the educational needs of others, developing formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others.
Importance: 78 (%) Description: Developing Objectives and Strategies: Establishing long-range objectives and specifying the strategies and actions to achieve them.
Importance: 76 (%) Description: Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings: Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems.
Importance: 76 (%) Description: Providing Consultation and Advice to Others: Providing guidance and expert advice to management or other groups on technical, systems-, or process-related topics.
Importance: 74 (%) Description: Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates: Providing guidance and direction to subordinates, including setting performance standards and monitoring performance.
Importance: 72 (%) Description: Communicating with People Outside the Organization: Communicating with people outside the organization, representing the organization to customers, the public, government, and other external sources. This information can be exchanged in person, in writing, or by telephone or e-mail.
Importance: 72 (%) Description: Coaching and Developing Others: Identifying the developmental needs of others and coaching, mentoring, or otherwise helping others to improve their knowledge or skills.
Importance: 71 (%) Description: Scheduling Work and Activities: Scheduling events, programs, and activities, as well as the work of others.
Importance: 69 (%) Description: Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others: Handling complaints, settling disputes, and resolving grievances and conflicts, or otherwise negotiating with others.
Importance: 66 (%) Description: Performing Administrative Activities: Performing day-to-day administrative tasks such as maintaining information files and processing paperwork.
Importance: 66 (%) Description: Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or People: Assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people.
Importance: 63 (%) Description: Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information: Estimating sizes, distances, and quantities; or determining time, costs, resources, or materials needed to perform a work activity.
Specific Work Activities

Important Specific Work Activities
How can you begin to build experience and skill doing these? This will help now, to begin preparing for this type of occupation. Specific Work Activities appear below:
Analyze health-related data.
Apply information technology to solve business or other applied problems.
Communicate project information to others.
Conduct research to gain information about products or processes.
Design healthcare-related software applications.
Design research studies to obtain scientific information.
Develop computer or information security policies or procedures.
Develop guidelines for system implementation.
Document operational activities.
Evaluate utility of software or hardware technologies.
Implement security measures for computer or information systems.
Install computer software.
Provide recommendations to others about computer hardware.
Provide technical information or assistance to public.
Provide technical support for software maintenance or use.
Test computer system operations to ensure proper functioning.
Train others in computer interface or software use.
Troubleshoot issues with computer applications or systems.
Update knowledge about emerging industry or technology trends.
Knowledge Required

Knowledge Required (in order of importance)
For the Top 5 most important - How can you build experience and skill doing these? This will help now, to begin preparing for this type of occupation.
Importance (%) Description
Importance: 82 (%) Description: Computers and Electronics: Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.
Importance: 79 (%) Description: English Language: Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, and rules of composition and grammar.
Importance: 73 (%) Description: Medicine and Dentistry: Knowledge of the information and techniques needed to diagnose and treat human injuries, diseases, and deformities. This includes symptoms, treatment alternatives, drug properties and interactions, and preventive health-care measures.
Importance: 72 (%) Description: Education and Training: Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.
Importance: 70 (%) Description: 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.
Importance: 68 (%) Description: Administration and Management: Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
Importance: 64 (%) Description: Mathematics: Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.
Importance: 63 (%) Description: Design: Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models.
Importance: 62 (%) Description: Psychology: Knowledge of human behavior and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders.
Importance: 61 (%) Description: Administrative: Knowledge of administrative and office procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and workplace terminology.
Importance: 61 (%) Description: Engineering and Technology: Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services.
Essential Skills

Essential Skills (in order of importance)
These are the foundational skills most central to success in this occupation. For the Top 5 most important, how can you begin building experience and confidence using these skills now?
Importance (%) Description
Importance: 73 (%) Description: Reading Comprehension: Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.
Importance: 66 (%) Description: 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.
Importance: 66 (%) Description: Writing: Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
Importance: 66 (%) Description: Speaking: Talking to others to convey information effectively.
Importance: 66 (%) Description: Critical Thinking: Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
Importance: 62 (%) Description: Active Learning: Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
Importance: 62 (%) Description: Learning Strategies: Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things.
Importance: 60 (%) Description: Monitoring: Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
Transferable Skills

Transferable Skills (in order of importance)
These are skills that can transfer across occupations and industries. For the Top 5 most important, how can you strengthen these skills now so they support both this career and future career flexibility?
Importance (%) Description
Importance: 68 (%) Description: Complex Problem Solving: Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
Importance: 64 (%) Description: Judgment and Decision Making: Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
Importance: 62 (%) Description: Systems Analysis: Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes.
Importance: 62 (%) Description: Systems Evaluation: Identifying measures or indicators of system performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance, relative to the goals of the system.
Importance: 58 (%) Description: Coordination: Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
Importance: 56 (%) Description: Instructing: Teaching others how to do something.
Importance: 56 (%) Description: Time Management: Managing one's own time and the time of others.
Importance: 52 (%) Description: Social Perceptiveness: Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
Importance: 52 (%) Description: Service Orientation: Actively looking for ways to help people.
Importance: 52 (%) Description: Management of Personnel Resources: Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job.
Day-in-the-Life Summaries

Day-in-the-Life Summaries
These summaries show the main types of activities you are likely to perform on a regular basis in this occupation. How can you imagine your typical workday — using these examples to see if this type of work fits you?
Activity: Advise others on the design or use of technologies.
Activity: Analyze health or medical data.
Activity: Communicate with others about specifications or project details.
Activity: Design computer or information systems or applications.
Activity: Develop operational or technical procedures or standards.
Activity: Develop research plans or methodologies.
Activity: Evaluate the characteristics, usefulness, or performance of products or technologies.
Activity: Implement security measures for computer or information systems.
Activity: Maintain current knowledge in area of expertise.
Activity: Maintain operational records.
Activity: Provide information or assistance to the public.
Activity: Research technology designs or applications.
Activity: Resolve computer problems.
Activity: Set up computer systems, networks, or other information systems.
Activity: Test performance of computer or information systems.
Activity: Train others to use equipment or products.
Software Skills

Software Skills
These are examples of software tools commonly used in this occupation, organized from most to least important for your career preparation. How can you start learning or practicing the highest-priority tools so that you feel confident using them on the job?
High-Priority Tech Skills
Analytical or scientific software:
SAS
Business intelligence and data analysis software:
Microsoft Power BI
Tableau
Data base user interface and query software:
Structured query language SQL
Electronic mail software:
Microsoft Outlook
Object or component oriented development software:
Python
R
Office suite software:
Microsoft Office software
Presentation software:
Microsoft PowerPoint
Spreadsheet software:
Microsoft Excel
Word processing software:
Microsoft Word
Emerging Tech Skills
Analytical or scientific software:
IBM SPSS Statistics
Customer relationship management CRM software:
Salesforce software
Data base management system software:
Apache Hadoop
Data base user interface and query software:
Microsoft Access
Document management software:
Microsoft SharePoint
Geographic information system:
ESRI ArcGIS software
Medical software:
eClinicalWorks EHR software
Epic Systems
MEDITECH software
Object or component oriented development software:
Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services SSRS
Perl
Operating system software:
UNIX
Process mapping and design software:
Microsoft Visio
Project management software:
Microsoft Project
Web platform development software:
JavaScript
General Software Tools
Business intelligence and data analysis software:
Qlik software
Qlik Tech QlikView
Calendar and scheduling software:
McKesson ANSOS One-Staff
Compliance software:
Sparta Systems TrackWise
Computer based training software:
Learning management system LMS
Data base reporting software:
SAP BusinessObjects Crystal Reports
Development environment software:
Software development tools
Internet browser software:
Web browser software
Medical software (scroll table below):
Allscripts Professional EHR
Allscripts Sunrise
Amkai AmkaiCharts
Bizmatics PrognoCIS EMR
Cerner Millennium
Cerner PowerChart
ChartWare EMR
Computerized physician order entry CPOE software
e-MDs software
Electronic medical administration record eMAR software
GE Healthcare Centricity EMR
Healthcare management system
MEDITECH Healthcare Information System HCIS
Mediware ClosedLoop Clinical Systems
Mediware Information Systems MediCOE
Medscribbler Enterprise
MicroFour PracticeStudio.NET EMR
Netsmart Technologies CareNet
NextGen Healthcare Information Systems EMR
Picis CareSuite
Seimens Healthineers
SOAPware EMR
StatCom Patient Flow Logistics Enterprise Suite
SynaMed EMR
Texas Medical Software SpringCharts EMR
VISICU eICU Program
Object or component oriented development software:
Computer aided software engineering CASE tools
Web platform development software:
LAMP Stack
Preparation Required
Preparation Required - How much preparation is needed to obtain this type of job?
Job Zone Five: Extensive Preparation Needed

Extensive skill, knowledge, and experience are needed for these occupations. Many require more than five years of experience. For example, surgeons must complete four years of college and an additional five to seven years of specialized medical training to be able to do their job.

Most of these occupations require graduate school. For example, they may require a master's degree, and some require a Ph.D., M.D., or J.D. (law degree).

Employees may need some on-the-job training, but most of these occupations assume that the person will already have the required skills, knowledge, work-related experience, and/or training.

These occupations often involve coordinating, training, supervising, or managing the activities of others to accomplish goals. Very advanced communication and organizational skills are required. Examples include pharmacists, lawyers, astronomers, biologists, clergy, physician assistants, and veterinarians.
Education Required

Education Required - by frequency of educational attainment
This shows you details about the level of education most commonly held by workers in this occupation. How can you begin planning the educational pathway that will prepare you best for this type of work?
Frequency of Attainment (%) Level of Education
Frequency of Attainment: 52.4 (%) Level of Education: Master's Degree
Frequency of Attainment: 19.1 (%) Level of Education: Bachelor's Degree
Frequency of Attainment: 9.5 (%) Level of Education: Post-Baccalaureate Certificate - awarded for completion of an organized program of study; designed for people who have completed a Baccalaureate degree but do not meet the requirements of academic degrees carrying the title of Master.
Frequency of Attainment: 4.8 (%) Level of Education: 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)
Frequency of Attainment: 4.8 (%) Level of Education: Associate's Degree (or other 2-year degree)
Frequency of Attainment: 4.8 (%) Level of Education: Post-Master's Certificate - awarded for completion of an organized program of study; designed for people who have completed a Master's degree but do not meet the requirements of academic degrees at the doctoral level.
Frequency of Attainment: 4.8 (%) Level of Education: Doctoral Degree
Training and Experience Required

Training and Experience Required - by frequency of training and work experience attainment
This section shows you how often different types of training and work experience are required for this occupation. How can you start gaining the kinds of experience and training that are most common for this type of work?
Frequency of Attainment (%) Level of Training and Work Experience
Frequency of Attainment: 40.0 (%) Level of Training and Work Experience: Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years
Frequency of Attainment: 25.0 (%) Level of Training and Work Experience: Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years
Frequency of Attainment: 25.0 (%) Level of Training and Work Experience: Over 4 years, up to and including 6 years
Frequency of Attainment: 5.0 (%) Level of Training and Work Experience: None
Frequency of Attainment: 5.0 (%) Level of Training and Work Experience: Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year
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Health Informatics Specialists
Clinical Electronic Health Record Nurse (Clinical EHR Nurse)
Clinical Informaticist
Clinical Informatics Analyst
Clinical Informatics Nurse
Clinical Informatics Specialist
Clinical Quality Auditor
Clinical Specialist
Clinical Systems Educator
Coding Auditor
Health Informaticist
Health Informatics Advisor
Health Informatics Analyst
Health Informatics Coordinator
Health Informatics Instructor
Health Informatics Solutions Coordinator
Health Informatics Specialist
Health Information Management Manager
Health IT Specialist (Health Information Technology Specialist)
Healthcare Analyst
Healthcare Analytics Consultant
Healthcare Data Analyst
Informaticist
Informatics Application Analyst
Informatics Nurse
Informatics Nurse Specialist
Informatics Pharmacist
Informatics Resource Nurse
Inpatient Coding Auditor
Nurse Informaticist
Nurse Informatics Educator
Nurse Informatics Specialist
Nurse Reviewer
Nursing Informatics Analyst
Nursing Informatics Clinical Analyst
Nursing Informatics Officer
Nursing Informatics Specialist
Performance Quality Auditor
Physician Reviewer
Public Health Informatician
QC Nurse (Quality Control Nurse)
Records Manager
RN Clinical Information Systems Coordinator (Registered Nurse Clinical Information Systems Coordinator)
RN Clinical Information Systems Educator (Registered Nurse Clinical Information Systems Educator)
Telehealth Case Manager
Telehealth Coordinator
Telehealth Nurse
Telehealth Nurse Educator
Test Development Nurse Specialist
Utilization Review Coordinator
Utilization Review Manager
Utilization Review Nurse
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