How to hire an edi analyst

How to hire an edi analyst, step by step

Here's a step-by-step edi analyst hiring guide:

• Step 1: Identify your hiring needs
• Step 2: Create an ideal candidate profile
• Step 3: Make a budget
• Step 4: Write an edi analyst job description
• Step 5: Post your job
• Step 6: Interview candidates
• Step 7: Send a job offer and onboard your new edi analyst
• Step 8: Go through the hiring process checklist

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1. Identify your hiring needs

   First, determine the employments status of the edi analyst you need to hire. Certain edi analyst roles might require a full-time employee, whereas others can be done by part-time workers or contractors.

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   An edi analyst's background is also an important factor in determining whether they'll be a good fit for the position. For example, edi analysts from different industries or fields will have radically different experiences and will bring different viewpoints to the role. You also need to consider the candidate's previous level of experience to make sure they'll be comfortable with the job's level of seniority.

   This list presents edi analyst salaries for various positions.

   Type of EDI Analyst	Description	Hourly rate
   EDI Analyst	Computer systems analysts study an organization’s current computer systems and procedures and design information systems solutions to help the organization operate more efficiently and effectively. They bring business and information technology (IT) together by understanding the needs and limitations of both.	$30-53
   Business Analyst/Quality Analyst	A business analyst/quality analyst is responsible for evaluating business outputs and operational processes to ensure that everything adheres to the quality standards and business regulations. Business analysts/quality analysts support senior management in determining solutions to improve the company's services and provide the highest satisfaction for the customers and clients... Show more	$27-46
   Contractor-Business Analyst	A contractor-business analyst is responsible for analyzing business processes and strategizing on efficient project management techniques to enhance productivity goals and achieve maximum performance. Contractor-business analysts conduct data and statistical analysis to determine areas of improvement and identify business opportunities that would generate more revenue resources and increase profits... Show more	$29-58

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2. Create an ideal candidate profile

   Common skills:

   • Healthcare
   • Customer Service
   • Troubleshoot
   • FTP
   • SFTP
   • XML
   • SQL Server
   • Ansi X12
   • AS2
   • Technical Support
   • Business Process
   • EDIFACT
   • ERP
   • Data Integrity

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   Responsibilities:

   • Create job schedules to automate the ETL process.
   • Lead EDI function and support customers, suppliers & 20 plant locations & support ERP function.
   • Lead the implementation of mailboxes and scripts on server and serve as the administrator for FTP server and translation servers.
   • Develop and employ Java applications, design database systems, and manage accurate network maintenance.
   • Process health care data feeds using mainframe SAS and UNIX and analyze the data to identify and correct data issues.
   • Work with switching from a UNIX base system to a windows base system.

   More edi analyst duties

3. Make a budget

   Including a salary range in your edi analyst job description is one of the best ways to attract top talent. An edi analyst can vary based on:

   • Location. For example, edi analysts' average salary in montana is 29% less than in utah.
   • Seniority. Entry-level edi analysts 42% less than senior-level edi analysts.
   • Certifications. An edi analyst with certifications usually earns a higher salary.
   • Company. Working for an established firm or a new start-up company can make a big difference in an edi analyst's salary.

   Average edi analyst salary

   $84,518yearly

   $40.63 hourly rate

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   Entry-level edi analyst salary

   $64,000 yearly salary

   Updated January 22, 2026

   Average edi analyst salary by state

   Rank	State	Avg. salary	Hourly rate
   1	California	$102,110	$49
   2	Washington	$92,367	$44
   3	Maryland	$88,188	$42
   4	Arizona	$86,925	$42
   5	Massachusetts	$85,555	$41
   6	New Jersey	$85,125	$41
   7	Ohio	$84,960	$41
   8	Illinois	$80,912	$39
   9	Texas	$79,372	$38
   10	New York	$79,252	$38
   11	North Carolina	$77,298	$37
   12	Georgia	$76,197	$37
   13	Oregon	$74,798	$36
   14	Florida	$73,518	$35
   15	Tennessee	$72,136	$35
   16	South Carolina	$71,943	$35
   17	Michigan	$68,875	$33

   Average edi analyst salary by company

   Company

   Rank	Company	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
   1	W. R. Berkley	$102,849	$49.45	4
   2	CDW	$99,082	$47.64	2
   3	Blue Shield of California	$97,864	$47.05	13
   4	Tractor Supply	$97,065	$46.67	4
   5	PNY Technologies	$96,528	$46.41
   6	Medline	$95,130	$45.74	34
   7	Activision Blizzard	$95,046	$45.70	3
   8	Ulta Beauty	$94,421	$45.39	1
   9	BERKLEY TECHNOLOGY SERVICES	$93,723	$45.06	6
   10	Kforce	$93,597	$45.00	67
   11	CONMED	$93,410	$44.91
   12	Rivian	$92,873	$44.65	1
   13	Randstad North America, Inc.	$92,181	$44.32	15
   14	Arvato	$91,817	$44.14
   15	Perrigo	$90,145	$43.34
   16	Sonos	$89,086	$42.83
   17	New Balance	$89,040	$42.81
   18	HCL Global Systems	$88,210	$42.41
   19	Career Company in Silicon Valley	$87,809	$42.22	1
   20	Kimberly-Clark	$87,272	$41.96

4. Writing an edi analyst job description

   A good edi analyst job description should include a few things:

   • Summary of the role
   • List of responsibilities
   • Required skills and experience

   Including a salary range and the first name of the hiring manager is also appreciated by candidates. Here's an example of an edi analyst job description:

   Edi analyst job description example

   Our client is a nationally recognized not-for-profit health system, offering a full continuum of health services through their health plan, medical group, and hospital group. Our client is looking for an EDI Analyst.100% remote.
   
   Provides support for the EDI Operations department by interfacing with internal and external customers including business analysts, software developers, project managers, trading partners, and software vendors.
   
   Responsible for responding to requests from users, both internal and external, related to updates, changes, and/or modifications related to the EDI system and its integrations.
   
   Responsible for managing a range of EDI transactions including enrollment, claims, financial, and eligibility transactions using ANSI X12 HIPAA compliant formats.
   
   Provides technical support for the implementation of EDI connections with external parties; responds to inquiries related to EDI transactions; conducts an analysis of EDI transactions; and provides issue resolution when necessary.
   
   Acts as a consultant to identify operational procedures, define system requirements, and determine acceptable UAT results ultimately leading to Production implementation.
   
   Handles multiple enhancement and project requests as well as day-to-day operations in addition to acting as a lead for the EDI Operations team.
   Essential Functions:
   
   Responsible for the implementation of electronic data interchange connections between our client and external parties. Perform application configuration, mapping, and monitoring of EDI transactions and processes. Support application testing efforts by performing UAT and assisting in defect resolution. Support ongoing implementations in post-production, including error identification/resolution, continuous improvement, and proactive communication with trading partners and providers to reduce/prevent errors.
   Verify and monitor EDI processes. Troubleshoot and resolve EDI-related issues of varying complexity. Develop and maintain procedural documentation. Follow-up comprehensively with all stakeholders during the issue remediation process to assure that delays are minimized and the process runs smoothly. Act as a liaison and technical advisor between EDI Operations and various levels of personnel within the organization as well as external parties.

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5. Post your job

   There are various strategies that you can use to find the right edi analyst for your business:

   • Consider promoting from within or recruiting from your existing workforce.
   • Ask for referrals from friends, family members, and current employees.
   • Attend job fairs at local colleges to find candidates who meet your education requirements.
   • Use social media platforms like LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter to reach potential job candidates.

   Post your job online:

   • Post your edi analyst job on Zippia to find and recruit edi analyst candidates who meet your exact specifications.
   • Use field-specific websites such as dice, engineering.com, stack overflow, it job pro.
   • Post a job on free websites.

6. Interview candidates

   To successfully recruit edi analysts, your first interview needs to engage with candidates to learn about their interest in the role and experience in the field. You can go into more detail about the company, the role, and the responsibilities during follow-up interviews.

   Remember to include a few questions that allow candidates to expand on their strengths in their own words. Asking about their unique skills might reveal things you'd miss otherwise. At this point, good candidates can move on to the technical interview.

   While interviews are great, you will only sometimes learn enough from a conversation with an edi analyst applicant. In those cases, having candidates complete a test project can go a long way in figuring out who's the most likely to succeed in the role. If you aren't a technical person and don't know how to design an appropriate test, you can ask someone else on the team to create it or take a look at these websites to get a few ideas:

   • TestDome
   • CodeSignal
   • Testlify
   • BarRaiser
   • Coderbyte

   The right interview questions can help you assess a candidate's hard skills, behavioral intelligence, and soft skills.

7. Send a job offer and onboard your new edi analyst

   Once you've found the edi analyst candidate you'd like to hire, it's time to write an offer letter. This should include an explicit job offer that includes the salary and the details of any other perks. Qualified candidates might be looking at multiple positions, so your offer must be competitive if you like the candidate. Also, be prepared for a negotiation stage, as candidates may way want to tweak the details of your initial offer. Once you've settled on these details, you can draft a contract to formalize your agreement.

   It's also important to follow up with applicants who do not get the job with an email letting them know that the position is filled.

   To prepare for the new employee's start date, you can create an onboarding schedule and complete any necessary paperwork, such as employee action forms and onboarding documents like I-9 forms, benefits enrollment, and federal and state tax forms. Human Resources should also ensure that a new employee file is created.

8. Go through the hiring process checklist

   • Determine employee type (full-time, part-time, contractor, etc.)
   • Submit a job requisition form to the HR department
   • Define job responsibilities and requirements
   • Establish budget and timeline
   • Determine hiring decision makers for the role
   • Write job description
   • Post job on job boards, company website, etc.
   • Promote the job internally
   • Process applications through applicant tracking system
   • Review resumes and cover letters
   • Shortlist candidates for screening
   • Hold phone/virtual interview screening with first round of candidates
   • Conduct in-person interviews with top candidates from first round
   • Score candidates based on weighted criteria (e.g., experience, education, background, cultural fit, skill set, etc.)
   • Conduct background checks on top candidates
   • Check references of top candidates
   • Consult with HR and hiring decision makers on job offer specifics
   • Extend offer to top candidate(s)
   • Receive formal job offer acceptance and signed employment contract
   • Inform other candidates that the position has been filled
   • Set and communicate onboarding schedule to new hire(s)
   • Complete new hire paperwork (i9, benefits enrollment, tax forms, etc.)

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