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Career Options

When seeking employment or promotion, a master’s degree gives you a competitive advantage over those with associates and bachelor’s degrees. Employment in master's-level occupations is projected to grow by almost 17 percent from 2016 to 2026, the fastest of any education level according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 

Further, more than half of the Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA) 2017 salary survey respondents are Certified Healthcare Compliance (CHC) professionals.  Like health care generally, health care compliance is quickly evolving with positions ranging from assistant or specialist to manager and director to vice president and chief compliance officer.  For those with an MLS in Health Care Compliance, there may be additional career opportunities in nonprofit, government, and even privately held and publicly traded organizations.  

There are not only a wide variety of employment opportunities with differing educational and professional experience requirements, but also differing levels of job responsibilities and potential salaries.  According to the HCCA 2017 Salary Survey, average compensation ranged from $70,300 for assistants and specialists to $91,858 for managers to $127,468 for directors. For detailed information by job title, education level and geographic region, please refer to the HCCA 2017 salary survey and visit the HCCA job board to view currently available positions.

  • Associate Corporate Responsibility Officer
  • Hospital Revenue Compliance Auditor or Educator
  • Compliance Audit Manager
  • Associate Director of Professional Billing and Compliance
  • Internal Controls Analyst
  • Compliance Auditor
  • Audit Manager
  • Market Compliance Officer
  • Compliance Audits and Investigation Director
  • Audits, Monitoring and Investigations Director
  • Medicare Compliance Officer
  • Compliance Billing Program Manager
  • Billing Compliance Auditor, Director or Manager
  • Nurse Auditor
  • Compliance Coding Specialist
  • Chief Compliance and Ethics Officer
  • Patient Safety Program Manager
  • Compliance Consultant, Director, Manager or Officer
  • Chief Compliance and Privacy Officer, Risk Manager
  • Physician Practice Compliance Specialist
  • Compliance Program Director, Manager or Specialist
  • Chief Compliance Officer
  • Privacy Analyst, Director
  • Conflict of Interest Program Manager, Specialist
  • Chief Compliance, Conflict of Interest Officer
  • Privacy Investigations and Regulatory Manager
  • Corporate Compliance Director or Officer
  • Chief Integrity Officer
  • Privacy Investigations Manager
  • Corporate Internal Auditor
  • Chief Privacy Officer
  • Privacy Manager or Officer
  • Corporate Responsibility Director or Manager
  • Clinical Auditor
  • Quality Assurance Coordinator or Specialist
  • Director of Research Compliance and Integrity
  • Clinical Corporate Compliance Consultant
  • Quality Improvement and Compliance Manager
  • Ethics and Compliance Officer
  • Clinical Review Specialist
  • Quality Improvement and Risk Management Director
  • Senior Compliance Audit and Education Manager
  • Clinical Trials Office Director
  • Quality Management Director
  • Senior Compliance Lead
  • Coding Compliance Audit Coordinator
  • Regulatory Affairs Coordinator
  • Senior Director of Internal Audit
  • Coding Compliance Manager
  • Regulatory Compliance Analyst
  • Senior Director of Privacy
  • Compliance and Audit Director
  • Regulatory Oversight Consultant
  • Senior Internal Auditor
  • Compliance and Ethics Director
  • Research and Grant Compliance Manager
  • Senior IT Auditor
  • Health Care Compliance Auditor
  • Research Compliance Analyst or Auditor
  • Senior Manager of Advertising and Promotion Compliance
  • Health Plan Compliance Auditor
  • Risk, Safety and Infection Control Manager
  • Senior Manager of Medicare Program Oversight
  • Health Regulatory Compliance Program Manager
  • Senior Audit and Reimbursement Compliance Specialist
  • Senior Nurse Auditor
  • Health Sciences Compliance and Privacy Officer
  • Senior Certified Coding Specialist
  • Senior Physician Coding Auditor
  • Healthcare Compliance Director or Executive
  • Senior Compliance Analyst, Specialist, Director or Consultant
  • Senior Privacy Specialist
  • HIPAA and Privacy Compliance Officer
  • Compliance and HIPAA Officer or Risk Manager
  • Senior Research Financial Analyst
  • Home Care Compliance and Risk Management Director
  • Compliance and Privacy Manager or Officer
  • Special Investigations Unit Manager
  • Hospital Billing Integrity Manager
  • Compliance and Risk Management Director
  • Vice President and Chief Integrity Officer
  • Hospital Compliance Director
  • Compliance Analyst or Associate
  • Vice President of Audit and Chief Compliance Officer
  • Vice President, Chief Compliance and Ethics Officer
  • Vice President of Compliance, Corporate Compliance
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