The health care and social assistance sector is expected to be the leader in job employment growth between 2010 and 2020, with an average projected annual gain of 3 percent. (Henderson, 2012)
The number of jobs typically requiring a master’s degree for entry is also expected to grow by 22 percent annually.
A degree in Health Services Administration prepares graduates for the following positions in the field of health care:
- Nursing administrator (hospital)
- Nursing administrator (nursing home)
- Hospital administrator
- Human resource professional in a healthcare facility
- Labor relations professional in a healthcare facility
- Nursing home administrator
- Director of health care informatics
- Administrator for state aging services
- Administrator for state Medicaid program
- Administrator for state Department of Health
- Administrator/practice manager for medical clinic
- Administrator/practice manager for dental office
- Administrator for health insurance agency
