Healthcare is one of the best blooming industries these days. Each and every person involved with the industry is raising high due to the increased demand of best in class healthcare by patients. This has forced the industry to improve its standard and give best care to the patients.
Although there has been a massive increase in the number of new diseases and heath disorders, but research in medical field has given new hopes to the patients with life-threatening diseases and others. Interestingly the life span of people has also improved remarkably due to the availability of various new drugs and treatment techniques. And longer the life span more will be the need to stay healthy through medical care. That is why a career in the healthcare industry offers a solid employment outlook for each and every person in the industry.
In fact healthcare is not alone nowadays and technology has joined it. There have been great advances in healthcare technology like EHR Integration that has helped the patients as well as doctors in improving the patient care and satisfaction. In fact the increase in health coverage due to seven years of the Affordable Care Act hasn’t hurt the industry at all and everyone involved is making huge profits while improving the life of the patients.
What are the positions that pay the most in the healthcare industry?
Healthcare industry is not solely working on the heads of medical persons. It is a diverse field that involves medical and technological persons for the betterment of patients. But speaking about medical field on an average, following positions in healthcare are paid the most:
- Orthopedic Surgeon: This speciality is at number one position in terms of compensation. The orthopedic surgeon focuses on the musculoskeletal system and often deals with abnormalities related to bones, joints, ligaments, muscles, nerves and tendons. On an average, an orthopedic surgeon is paid around $475,000 a year.
- Surgeon: Next in the ranking is the general surgeon who rakes in about $400,000 a year and is trained in preoperative, operative, and postoperative management of patients with a broad spectrum of diseases.
- Cardiologist: Heart is a vital organ of our body and how can the specialist doctor who specializes in the study or treatment of heart diseases and heart abnormalities be left behind. A cardiologist is on the third rank and makes around $400,000 annually.
Interestingly, there are some top-paying jobs in healthcare industry that do not fall within the dominion of medical practice. There are some positions that do not require any medical skills but apt management skills to run the healthcare organization. The next in the ranking are non-medical positions of the healthcare industry that play a vital role in management:
- Vice President of Quality position: Quality is one of the main aspects of every service and since healthcare is also a service, its quality management and assurance is also vital. Vice President Quality Assurance oversees one or more of a medical facility’s programs in a QA capacity. He is responsible for up to the class management of quality by all the persons involved in the healthcare. This position is paid about $245,000 in average annual compensation.
- Global Marketing Director: One more position from the non-medical field that manages the presentable face of the organization to the world and prospective customers is Global Marketing Director. The person is responsible to make a place for the organization in the market and look for ideas and services that will increase patient reliability and numbers. This job is paid around $233,000, annually.
Other than these various other positions also emerged on the list, making healthcare one of the most rewarding career opportunity.
The above information is based upon data derived from LinkedIn. LinkedIn is a massive professional communication network and job search platform that has more than 500 million (and increasing every day) members worldwide. It not only offers a platform for communication between various professionals but also acts a sharing platform for every kind of professional information.
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