Healthcare Administrator

Healthcare Administrator

Duties and responsibilities: Doctors, nurses and other health care staff have enough to do at medical facilities by diagnosing and treating medical conditions. But unless they tend to administrative details such as marketing, accounting or budgeting, their health care enterprises cannot succeed. Health care managers and administrators handle the business end of the medical profession by performing several duties.

Salary: $64,821 per year

Education: Many higher-level health care administration executives have a master's degree in a field such as public health or business, hospital or nursing administration. A bachelor's degree is often sufficient for entry-level positions, or for employment with smaller facilities when coupled with relevant health care experience.