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What can you do with a health management degree? 4 mapped careers, on real data.

Every occupation the official NCES/BLS crosswalk connects to health management programs, with BLS pay, the education each job usually needs, what the work involves, and where to go next.

Health Management · CIP 51.0711 · 4 careers · Check one exact major, e.g. 51.0711 Medical/Health Management and Clinical Assistant/Specialist, in the major to career finder

Updated Oct 30, 2026 · Data: NCES/BLS CIP-SOC 2020 · BLS OEWS May 2025 · O*NET 31.0
Program · 1 CIP codeHealth Management4 related occupations · 3 career fields
Office and administrative support
Healthcare support
Quick answer

The official NCES/BLS crosswalk maps health management programs to 4 occupations that such programs typically prepare people for, including Administrative Services Manager, Medical Assistant and Office Manager. BLS median pay across them runs from $45,690 (Medical Assistant) to $114,130 (Administrative Services Manager) in May 2025. The crosswalk describes preparation, not what graduates actually go on to do.

Data Program → related occupations: these are jobs health management programs typically prepare people for (NCES/BLS crosswalk). Not a guaranteed outcome, and not a record of what graduates do.

Career explorer

4 occupations related to health management programs

Data Filter by the education the job usually needs or its preparation level; sort by pay or by number employed.

Occupations related to Health Management programs
OccupationMost common educationJob Zone
Office Manager$69,5001,436,680Bachelor's Degree3
Medical Secretary$45,930961,610High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)1-2
Medical Assistant$45,690817,870n/a3
Administrative Services Manager$114,130263,960High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)3

Data The education column shows a typical entry level only where O*NET data supports one answer. Check the typical education for Administrative Services Manager, one of the health management jobs above.

Pay view

What the related occupations pay

Data BLS national median annual wage, May 2025. These are pay levels of the occupations, not earnings of graduates.

  1. Administrative Services Manager$114,130
  2. Office Manager$69,500
  3. Medical Secretary$45,930
  4. Medical Assistant$45,690
Paths

Six paths in more detail

Data The largest related occupations by employment (postsecondary teaching shown in the explorer).

Management · Job Zone 3Administrative Services Manager
Median pay
$114,130
Employed
263,960
Most common education
High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)

Prepare and review operational reports and schedules to ensure accuracy and efficiency.

Set goals and deadlines for the department.

Time Management · Reading Comprehension · Active Listening

Mapped from CIP 51.0711
Healthcare support · Job Zone 3Medical Assistant
Median pay
$45,690
Employed
817,870
Most common education
n/a

Interview patients to obtain medical information and measure their vital signs, weight, and height.

Clean and sterilize instruments and dispose of contaminated supplies.

Social Perceptiveness · Active Listening · Speaking

Career guide Salary How to become

Mapped from CIP 51.0711
Office and administrative support · Job Zone 3Office Manager
Median pay
$69,500
Employed
1,436,680
Most common education
Bachelor's Degree

Supervise the work of office, administrative, or customer service employees to ensure adherence to quality standards, deadlines, and proper procedures, correcting errors or problems.

Resolve customer complaints or answer customers' questions regarding policies and procedures.

Social Perceptiveness · Coordination · Reading Comprehension

Career guide Salary

Mapped from CIP 51.0711
Office and administrative support · Job Zone 1-2Medical Secretary
Median pay
$45,930
Employed
961,610
Most common education
High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)

Answer telephones and direct calls to appropriate staff.

Schedule and confirm patient diagnostic appointments, surgeries, or medical consultations.

Speaking · Active Listening · Service Orientation

Mapped from CIP 51.0711
Where this degree connects

Career fields reached from this program

Data Related occupations grouped by government career field, with their pay range.

2Office and administrative support$45,930–$69,500
1Healthcare support$45,690–$45,690
1Management$114,130–$114,130
Related programs

Programs that prepare for many of the same jobs

Data Other programs whose crosswalk occupations overlap with these.

FAQ

Common questions

What jobs can you get with a health management degree?
The NCES/BLS crosswalk relates health management programs to 4 occupations, including Administrative Services Manager, Medical Assistant, Office Manager. It shows which jobs such programs typically prepare people for, not where graduates end up.
Which jobs related to health management pay the most?
Among the mapped occupations, Administrative Services Manager has the highest BLS median, $114,130 (May 2025). It most often requires a high school diploma or equivalent.
Does this show where health management graduates work?
The crosswalk cannot tell you that. It records which occupations the programs prepare people for, not graduate outcomes, employment rates or earnings.
Method

How this page is built

The NCES/BLS crosswalk relates instructional programs (CIP 2020) to occupations (SOC 2018) when programs in the CIP category typically prepare individuals directly for jobs in the occupation. This page uses the CIP program series below and shows every non-residual occupation mapped to them that has BLS wages and O*NET data; each occupation lists the CIP codes that map to it.

  • 51.0711 Medical/Health Management and Clinical Assistant/Specialist

Searches this page answers include “health management degree jobs”, “what can you do with a health management degree”, “jobs with a health management degree” (Ahrefs, U.S.).

What this page can't tell you
  • Where graduates actually work: the crosswalk is not an outcomes record.
  • Graduate earnings, employment rates or the chance of getting a job.
  • Whether you qualify: many of these jobs also need experience, a license or a specific degree level.
  • Programs with no crosswalk match: we make no occupation claim for them.
Sources
  1. National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) and U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 Crosswalk and its March 2020 guidelines (U.S. government publication; retrieved Oct 25, 2026).
  2. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 estimates (public domain).
  3. O*NET 31.0 Database, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 license. TryHired selected, ranked and combined the data; O*NET is not responsible for these pages.