How To Become A Case Consultant: What It Is and Career Path

What is a case consultant and how to become one

Updated January 8, 2025

2 min read

There is more than meets the eye when it comes to being a case consultant. For example, did you know that they make an average of $32.14 an hour? That's $66,859 a year! Between 2018 and 2028, the career is expected to grow 9% and produce 64,000 job opportunities across the U.S.

ScoreCase ConsultantUS Average

Salary

5.2

Avg. Salary $66,859

Avg. Salary $59,228

Stability level

9.3

Growth rate 9%

Growth rate 0.3%

Diversity

4.5

Race

American Indian and Alaska Native 0.62%

Asian 3.12%

Black or African American 7.90%

Hispanic or Latino 7.90%

Unknown 6.24%

White 74.22%

Gender

female 72.55%

male 27.45%

Age - 42

Race

American Indian and Alaska Native 3.00%

Asian 7.00%

Black or African American 14.00%

Hispanic or Latino 19.00%

White 57.00%

Gender

female 47.00%

male 53.00%

Age - 42

Stress level

9.3

Stress level is very high

7.1 - high

Complexity level

10.0

Complexity level is advanced

7 - challenging

Work life balance

6.5

Work life balance is good

6.4 - fair

Key steps to become a case consultant

Explore case consultant education requirements

Most common case consultant degrees

Bachelor's

61.8 %

Master's

17.6 %

Associate

11.8 %

Start to develop specific case consultant skills

Skills	Percentages
Data Entry	23.00%
Medical Care	22.02%
Outbound Calls	15.16%
Inbound Calls	9.27%
Estate Planning	8.72%

Complete relevant case consultant training and internships

Accountants spend an average of 6-12 months on post-employment, on-the-job training. New case consultants learn the skills and techniques required for their job and employer during this time. The chart below shows how long it takes to gain competency as a case consultant based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data and data from real case consultant resumes.

Research case consultant duties and responsibilities

Provide SharePoint development and administration, budget and financial reporting; manage invoicing; and develop training manuals and user guides.
Maintain a comprehensive knowledge of state regulations and tax requirements/guidelines that pertain to fix annuities.
Participate in the command center during TJC, CMS, and MDH surveys.
Provide content for new company website and continue site maintenance using CMS editing tool.

Apply for case consultant jobs

Now it's time to start searching for a case consultant job. Consider the tips below for a successful job search:

Browse job boards for relevant postings
Consult your professional network
Reach out to companies you're interested in working for directly
Watch out for job scams

How do case consultants rate their job?

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Case consultant reviews

A zippia user wrote a review on Aug 2020

Cons

It needs more patience to apply the true solution and satisfy your client