Healthcare Administrator

Healthcare Administrator

Duties and Responsibilities:

Healthcare administrators direct and manage hospitals and other healthcare facilities.  They are responsible for long-range planning, financial administration, personnel administration, materials management, purchasing, public affairs and patient administration. Some administrators specialize in specific fields like patient administration or purchasing. 

Salary: The salary they get is about $35,000 - $100,000 

Education: Students should take challenging high school courses in business, science, math, and English. Most healthcare administrators hold master's degrees in healthcare administration or business administration. 

Reflection: Do you think you would like to be a Healthcare Administrator? Why? Why not?

I would like to be a Healthcare Administrator because I like to learn a lot about health and I really like health. It’s one of my best subjects that I’m really good at. Also that they earn a lot of money and that’s good.