Training:  The position of Health Services Manager involves several different forms of required skills.  The field is so varied that it would be hard to say exactly what kind of training is required to work in Health Services. However, work experience in any of the many fields is a plus.  From there you can include a college education, graduate degree, and finally a master’s degree on the list of advantages that increase the chances of getting the better jobs.  The qualifications for most jobs vary but the very specific jobs in management and hospitals generally require some form of college education.

Salaries:  The people involved in a health services career typically work very long hours. Health Services Managers generally make very good salaries ranging from $30,000 to as high as $195,000.  The pay grade usually corresponds to the occupation and the size of the facility.

Work Nature:  There are 2 categories of human services workers.  They are the generalist administrator and the health specialists.  The generalist administrators help manage facilities or systems and a health specialist is in charge of specific clinical departments or services found only in the health industry.   A few of the workers in these categories might be dental assistants, medical assistants, nursing and psych. aides, occupational therapy assistants, and physical therapy assistants.

Future:  Health Services field is one of the fastest growing fields in the U.S. and it seems that this trend will continue into the future.  Some major factors that will influence this growth are America’s aging population, technological advances in medicine, and increased use of support personnel that are cost effective providers of health care.

Robert King