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Job outlook for medical collections specialists in the United States
Medical collections specialist job growth summary. After extensive research, interviews, and analysis, Zippia's data science team found that:
The projected medical collections specialist job growth rate is -8% from 2018-2028.
About -17,500 new jobs for medical collections specialists are projected over the next decade.
Medical collections specialist salaries have increased 8% for medical collections specialists in the last 5 years.
There are over 18,209 medical collections specialists currently employed in the United States.
There are 83,342 active medical collections specialist job openings in the US.
The average medical collections specialist salary is $36,249.
Are medical collections specialist jobs in demand?
Medical collections specialist job and salary trends over time
Medical collections specialist jobs over time
Medical collections specialist job growth rate over time
| Year | # of jobs | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 18,209 | 0.01% |
| 2020 | 18,990 | 0.01% |
| 2019 | 20,174 | 0.01% |
| 2018 | 21,496 | 0.01% |
| 2017 | 23,238 | 0.01% |
Average medical collections specialist salary over time
Medical collections specialist salary by year
| Year | Avg. salary | Hourly rate | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $36,249 | $17.43 | +3.0% |
| 2025 | $35,203 | $16.92 | +2.7% |
| 2024 | $34,270 | $16.48 | +2.0% |
| 2023 | $33,614 | $16.16 | --0.1% |
| 2022 | $33,633 | $16.17 | +2.6% |
Medical collections specialist jobs by state
Most common states for medical collections specialists
| Rank | State | Population | # of jobs | Employment/ 1000ppl |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | District of Columbia | 693,972 | 246 | 35% |
| 2 | Minnesota | 5,576,606 | 1,327 | 24% |
| 3 | Delaware | 961,939 | 231 | 24% |
| 4 | New Mexico | 2,088,070 | 428 | 20% |
| 5 | Idaho | 1,716,943 | 344 | 20% |
| 6 | Missouri | 6,113,532 | 1,169 | 19% |
| 7 | Illinois | 12,802,023 | 2,295 | 18% |
| 8 | Georgia | 10,429,379 | 1,917 | 18% |
| 9 | Kentucky | 4,454,189 | 714 | 16% |
| 10 | Arkansas | 3,004,279 | 480 | 16% |
| 11 | Nevada | 2,998,039 | 471 | 16% |
| 12 | West Virginia | 1,815,857 | 282 | 16% |
| 13 | Virginia | 8,470,020 | 1,286 | 15% |
| 14 | Texas | 28,304,596 | 4,057 | 14% |
| 15 | Alabama | 4,874,747 | 704 | 14% |
| 16 | California | 39,536,653 | 4,774 | 12% |
| 17 | Iowa | 3,145,711 | 366 | 12% |
| 18 | Mississippi | 2,984,100 | 317 | 11% |
| 19 | Nebraska | 1,920,076 | 184 | 10% |
| 20 | North Dakota | 755,393 | 72 | 10% |
Most common cities for medical collections specialists
| Rank | City | # of jobs | Employment/ 1000ppl | Avg. salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Milford | 1 | 4% | $40,196 |
| 2 | Northbrook | 1 | 3% | $36,777 |
| 3 | Fort Lauderdale | 3 | 2% | $35,276 |
| 4 | Orange | 1 | 1% | $40,726 |
| 5 | Santa Barbara | 1 | 1% | $40,949 |
| 6 | Silver Spring | 1 | 1% | $38,316 |
| 7 | Whittier | 1 | 1% | $40,750 |
| 8 | Los Angeles | 1 | 0% | $40,795 |
| 9 | Phoenix | 1 | 0% | $36,397 |
Medical Collections Specialist job outlook: Expert opinions
Our panel of medical collections specialist experts
Oklahoma State University
Rachel Domnick
Instructor of Professional Practice, MS Program CoordinatorOklahoma State University
School of Accounting
What hard/technical skills are most important for Medical Collections Specialists?
Rachel Domnick: In designing this effort, our master's faculty selected five key competencies from the Korn Ferry Leadership Architect framework to augment the technical skills that are the focus of our program. Those competencies include ensuring accountability, managing ambiguity, collaborating, communicating effectively, and self-awareness. As part of the first course in our master's program, students are introduced to these competencies and guided to understand how they tie into the accounting profession. Students are provided with resources to understand the competencies, and instructors explicitly label activities and assignments with the competencies to which it ties.
Further, at multiple points during their master's experience, each student receives an individualized report containing feedback from master's faculty and their fellow master's students. Students also have the opportunity to understand better the feedback they've received through tailored sessions with a career center staff person trained in the Korn Ferry framework.