December 12, 2000, 2:20 PM — Industry statistics
Employment
Total employed in United States: 134,420,000
Total in health care: 11,300,000
Executive, non-physician: 59,700
Health care practitioners: 319,500
The Bureau of Labor Statistics projects that about 14 percent of all wage and
salary jobs created between 1998 and 2008 will be in health services.
IT salaries and numbers
Average IT salary
National average: $70,940
Health care industry average: $60,202
Percent that believes they are not fairly compensated: 47.6%
Salary increases
Percent who received salary increase in the last year: 93.9%
Percent receiving merit increase: 53.4%
Percent receiving increase after moving to a different company: 14.2%
Average salary increase 9.7%
Bonuses
Average bonus, national: $4,520
Average bonus, health care industry: $5,549
Experience
Average experience in the IT industry: 11.4 years
Average weekly hours worked: 46.3
Job-hopping
Number of employers in last three years:
One: 53.1%
Two: 36.6%
Three: 9.7%
Education
Highest level of education obtained
High school: 15.5%
Associate's degree: 9.5%
Bachelor's degree: 52%
Master's degree: 20.9%
Web resources
Joint Healthcare IT Alliance -
This alliance of several health care information technology associations functions
as an advocacy group on legislation issues surrounding IT and health care.
Health care Information and Management Systems Society -
Visit this site for a health care information technology leadership survey.
Source: 2000 InfoWorld Compensation Survey, Health Care Information Management
Systems Society, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
