- The average salary of a health unit coordinator as of May 2010 in the Milwaukee area, including Waukesha and West Allis, was $14.25 per hour, or $29,640 per year, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That was a bit lower than the Wisconsin statewide average for this occupation of $14.40 per hour, or $29,960 per year.
- The middle 50 percent of Milwaukee-area health unit coordinators and other medical secretaries in 2010 were making $11.14 to $16.75 per hour, or $23,170 to $34,840 per year. The bottom 10 percent had wages of $9.58 per hour and less, and the top 10 percent were earning $20.60 per hour and higher, or $42,850 per year and more. The statewide range was narrower, with the bottom 10 percent earning $9.72 per hour and less, and the top 10 percent $19.97 per hour and more.
- Milwaukee ranked in the mid-range for average salaries of health unit coordinators and other medical secretaries in Wisconsin. The highest average salary for these workers was in the southwestern nonmetropolitan area of the state, at $16.08 per hour. The lowest was in the eastern nonmetropolitan area at $12.33 per hour. Areas with average salaries for health unit coordinators most comparable to the average in Milwaukee were Sheboygan at $14.08 per hour, Green Bay at $14.24 and Janesville at $14.36.
- The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics forecasts fast job growth for medical secretaries through at least 2018, in contrast to the slow job growth for secretaries in less specialized fields. The rapidly growing health care industry creates new employment opportunities for health unit coordinators and other medical secretaries.
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