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In the United States, the average income of an Epic Systems Trainer is $94,687.00 and for a Cerner Trainer is $85,949.00. That represents a near $10,000 difference between the two roles. If you hover on the interactive map above, you can see the two different salaries in each state. For a bigger picture, please click here.
According to Ziprecruiter, here are the top 5 highest average income states for Epic and Cerner Trainer roles:
- New York
- Massachusetts
- Maryland
- California
- Nebraska
The figures are created as a blended average of posted roles advertised across the nation over the past 12 months. Individual salaries for rare or specialized skills can vary substantially from state to state and even within a city. Certain high demand, low supply skills command up to $85,000 more than per annum than the posted average. Interestingly, lower demand skills do not attract such a wide variation. Skills falling into this category are generally no more than $18,000 off the pace of the local medium.
Some of you might be wondering how you can transition your career to become Epic certified and you can read more here. In addition, there are many different types of certifications available for skilled Healthcare IT EMR Analysts. Up to date certifications were pinpointed as one of the key attributes to reaching the top levels of salaries posted. To find out more about Epic’s certification process, read the independent article, “The Road to Epic Certification” by Amy Demski.
According to Michael Williams, CEO of Global Healthcare IT, Inc, “The healthcare EHR remains robust and consistent. Steady demand is expected to continue in both Epic and Cerner for at least the next 5 years and is expected to grow exponentially across the worldwide market. Key areas of growth continue to be Europe, the Middle East, and now Canada.” Anyone interested in a new Epic/Cerner career or contract engagement should contact Global HIT directly.
If you are looking for your next career move or contract opportunity, please email your resume to info@globalhit.com to be connected with one of our experienced Epic or Cerner Specialists.
This article was created by Stephanie Sok, Business Researcher, Global Healthcare IT, Inc. with assistance from the following base line articles: For more on each please click on the link.
Stephanie can be reached on ssok@globalhit.com.
