Health Informational Specialist  Duties and Responsibilities: Health Information Specialists obtain, post, and analyze medical, workload, finance, and insurance data.  They ensure that this information is properly recorded into medical records so practitioners can plan and evaluate health care provided to patients. Health information specialists work in hospitals, clinics, insurance companies, physician offices, and many other medical settings.

Average Salary: $20,000 - $25,000

Educational Requirements: Students should take high school courses in business, information management, science, math, and English. Coding specialists must have a high school diploma or GED certificate to be in this job. Training is mostly conducted on this job but some classes are offered in technical schools and community colleges. Additionally they must past a credentialing examination. Record administrators must complete a bachelor's degree program and pass a certification examination.

CHOOSE THE RIGHT!!!

Do you think you would like to be a health informational specialist?

I say no because I would like to be more into a doctor that helps patients and that is what I am learning to do and almost got the hang of being and how to be a doctor.

Environmental Health Specialist

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Duties and Responsibilities:

Sanitarians, or environmental health specialists, enforce government regulations and advice and educate clients. They also improve water and sanitation facilities and are involved in improving the quality of community environments. They often:

°       Collect and analyze samples

°       Screen samples for possible health hazards

°       Design or manage sanitation, disposal, and water systems

°       Oversee disposal of infectious wastes

°       Develop and manage prevention and education programs

°       Evaluate and identify health hazards and ensure compliance with regulations

Average Salary: $25,000-$50,000

Educational Requirements:

Students should take college preparatory courses, especially in mathematics and science, during high school.

A career as a sanitarian or environmental health specialist requires a minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree in environmental health or environmental engineering. Many jobs require certification and/or a Master’s Degree in these, or related fields.

CHOOSE THE RIGHT!!!

I would not like to be an environmental  health specialist because to me it’s not that kind of special in a good way but I think it’s good to be one of them. I say no it’s not what I want to be.