Medicaid specialist vs public housing interviewer

The differences between medicaid specialists and public housing interviewers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both a medicaid specialist and a public housing interviewer. Additionally, a medicaid specialist has an average salary of $44,308, which is higher than the $37,726 average annual salary of a public housing interviewer.

The top three skills for a medicaid specialist include patients, home health and medicaid eligibility. The most important skills for a public housing interviewer are community resources, community outreach, and conduct interviews.

Medicaid specialist vs public housing interviewer overview

	Medicaid Specialist	Public Housing Interviewer
Yearly salary	$44,308	$37,726
Hourly rate	$21.30	$18.14
Growth rate	-	-
Number of jobs	73,368	10,942
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 53%	Bachelor's Degree, 48%
Average age	46	46
Years of experience	2	2

Medicaid specialist vs public housing interviewer salary

Medicaid specialists and public housing interviewers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Medicaid Specialist	Public Housing Interviewer
Average salary	$44,308	$37,726
Salary range	Between $29,000 And $67,000	Between $23,000 And $60,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
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Differences between medicaid specialist and public housing interviewer education

There are a few differences between a medicaid specialist and a public housing interviewer in terms of educational background:

	Medicaid Specialist	Public Housing Interviewer
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 53%	Bachelor's Degree, 48%
Most common major	Business	Liberal Arts
Most common college	University of Michigan - Ann Arbor	Northwestern University

Medicaid specialist vs public housing interviewer demographics

Here are the differences between medicaid specialists' and public housing interviewers' demographics:

	Medicaid Specialist	Public Housing Interviewer
Average age	46	46
Gender ratio	Male, 16.7% Female, 83.3%	Male, 42.6% Female, 57.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 21.6% Unknown, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 14.7% Asian, 7.8% White, 50.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.2%	Black or African American, 11.4% Unknown, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 27.9% Asian, 5.0% White, 50.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.2%
LGBT Percentage	7%	7%

Differences between medicaid specialist and public housing interviewer duties and responsibilities

Medicaid specialist example responsibilities.

Generate reports for managing compliance with Medicaid documentation in support of electronic billing to MCO
Acquire valuable expertise of HIPAA, Medicaid and patient confidentiality.
Provide excellent compassionate customer service to all patients, honoring patient privacy according to HIPAA regulations.
Review referrals and screen all uninsure patients seen at contract HCA hospitals for potential Medicaid and/or disability eligibility.
Adhere to all HIPPA laws.
Ensure ICD-9-CM, CPT, and HCPCS codes are correct for billing.

Public housing interviewer example responsibilities.

Modify standard Nielsen script as required to achieve customer cooperation.
Conduct in-person screening/interviewing of different individuals of all age groups in select households using computer assist personal interviewing (CAPI).
Perform research assistant duties of gathering study participant data via personal contact, while maintaining confidentiality and following HIPAA regulations.

Medicaid specialist vs public housing interviewer skills

Common medicaid specialist skills

Patients, 23%
Home Health, 13%
Medicaid Eligibility, 13%
Rehabilitation, 9%
Social Work, 5%
Term Care, 4%

Common public housing interviewer skills

Community Resources, 41%
Community Outreach, 30%
Conduct Interviews, 9%
Telephone Interviews, 8%
Customer Service, 8%
Public Health, 4%

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