Ambulatory Health Care Services
Industries in the Ambulatory Health Care Services subsector provide health care services directly or indirectly to ambulatory patients and do not usually provide inpatient services. Health practitioners in this subsector provide outpatient services, with the facilities and equipment not usually being the most significant part of the production process.
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Occupations
in Demand for Ambulatory Health Care Services |
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 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
| Physicians & Surgeons | $146,000 |
50 |
18.9% |
20 |
41 |
First
professional degree |
| Medical Assistants | 160 |
44.0% |
50 |
179 |
Moderate
on-the-job training |
|
| Registered Nurses | 1,260 |
24.0% |
530 |
1,141 |
Assoc./Bachelor's
degree |
|
| Receptionists & Information Clerks | 560 |
10.8% |
420 |
603 |
Short-term
on-the-job
training |
|
| Medical Secretaries | $25,990 |
50 |
11.3% |
70 |
111 |
Postsecondary
voc. award |
| Laboratory Technicians | 100 |
30 |
52 |
Associate
degree |
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| Licensed Practical Nurses | 950 |
6.8% |
470 |
617 |
Postsecondary
voc. award |
|
| Billing & Posting Clerks & Operators | $27,718 |
200 |
0.4% |
90 |
92 |
Moderate
on-the-job training |
| General Office Clerks | 1,680 |
4.4% |
1,040 |
1,245 |
Short-term
on-the-job
training |
|
| First-line Supervisors of Office & Administrative Support Workers | $34,708 |
570 |
2.0% |
340 |
371 |
Related
work experience |
| Medical & Health Services Managers | 150 |
15.4% |
60 |
108 |
Bachelor's
or higher degree |
|
| Customer Service Representatives | $31,385 |
590 |
19.3% |
310 |
708 |
Moderate
on-the-job
training |
| Secretaries, Exc. Legal, Medical & Exec. | $31,048 |
240 |
-9.4% |
170 |
170 |
Moderate
on-the-job
training |
| General & Operations Managers | $64,107 |
760 |
11.3% |
390 |
622 |
Bachelor's
or higher degree |
| Radiologic Technologists & Technicians | $51,297 |
50 |
24.1% |
40 |
93 |
Associate
degree |
| Medical Recs. & Health Info. Technicians | 120 |
26.8% |
40 |
121 |
Associate
degree |
|
| Physician Assistants | $70,054 |
50 |
50.0% |
10 |
40 |
Bachelor's
degree |
| Bill & Account Collectors | $27,644 |
50 |
14.9% |
30 |
55 |
Short-term
on-the-job training |
| Medical Transcriptionists | $29,225 |
50 |
22.4% |
50 |
108 |
Postsecondary
voc. award |
| Bookkeeping, Acctg., & Auditing Clerks | $25,912 |
1,240 |
1.0% |
630 |
662 |
Moderate
on-the-job training |
| Truck Drivers, Light & Delivery Services | 440 |
2.7% |
130 |
169 |
Short-term
on-the-job
training |
|
| Exec. Secretaries & Admin. Assistants | $32,508 |
480 |
6.1% |
170 |
224 |
Moderate
on-the-job
training |
| Sales Representatives (Mfg. & Services) | 660 |
9.4% |
420 |
627 |
Moderate
on-the-job
training |
|
| Source:
Minnesota Dept.
of Employment & Economic Development |
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