Health Informatics Specialists

Information Technology · Programming and Software Development

Bright outlookJob zone 5: extensive preparationO*NET 15-1211.01

Pay and outlook shown for

median pay per year, San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX

$65k10th$101kMedian$155k90th

New workers start near $65,330; experienced workers reach $155,480. About 2,930 people do this job in San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX.

Job outlook

Alamo region (San Antonio and 12 surrounding counties), Texas Workforce Commission projection 2024 to 2034; U.S. figures from the BLS.

Employment change: +24.3%; Alamo region, 3,043 to 3,781 jobs · U.S. +9%
Openings a year: 261; in the Alamo region, from growth and people leaving · U.S. 34,200
Employed in 2024: 3,043; in the Alamo region · U.S. 521,100

Typical entry education: Bachelor's degree

Alamo Colleges programs that lead here

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Skills this career uses

The skills O*NET rates most important for the job, with how much of each the work needs on a 1 to 7 scale.

Reading Comprehension4.9
Complex Problem Solving4.1
Active Listening4.1
Critical Thinking4.1
Writing4.0
Speaking4.0
Judgment and Decision Making4.0
Active Learning4.8

What the work is

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.

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.
Disseminate information about nursing informatics science and practice to the profession, other health care professions, nursing students, and the public.
Translate nursing practice information between nurses and systems engineers, analysts, or designers, using object-oriented models or other techniques.
Use informatics science to design or implement health information technology applications for resolution of clinical or health care administrative problems.
Develop, implement, or evaluate health information technology applications, tools, processes, or structures to assist nurses with data management.
Analyze and interpret patient, nursing, or information systems data to improve nursing services.

Education people in this job have

Share of workers by highest education, from O*NET surveys. It shows what others did, not what you must do.

Certificate5%
Associate degree5%
Bachelor's degree29%
Master's degree57%
Doctoral or professional5%

Job zone 5, extensive preparation: A graduate or professional degree, usually after a bachelor's.

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