Computer and Mathematical · Holland code ICS
Health Informatics Specialists
Apply knowledge of nursing and informatics to assist in the design, development, and ongoing modification of computerized health care systems. May educate staff and assist in problem solving to promote the implementation of the health care system.
Also called: Clinical Informaticist, Clinical Informatics Specialist, Health Informaticist, Nursing Informatics Specialist, Clinical Electronic Health Record Nurse (Clinical EHR Nurse), Clinical Informatics Analyst, Clinical Informatics Nurse, Nursing Informatics Officer.
O*NET 15-1211.01
At a glance
- US median annual pay
- $105,850
- Middle half earn $82,860 to $134,110. BLS OEWS, May 2025.
- Most common education
- Master's Degree
- 52% of workers surveyed by O*NET report this level.
- Preparation needed
- Job Zone 5 of 5
- Extensive preparation. Zone 1 is little or none; zone 5 is graduate-level.
- US employment outlook, 2024 to 2034
- +9% · Much faster than average
- 521,100 jobs in 2024, projected 566,500. BLS Occupational Outlook Handbook, which groups this with similar roles as "Computer systems analysts".
What the work involves
The tasks workers in this occupation rate as most important, from the O*NET survey.
- Translate nursing practice information between nurses and systems engineers, analysts, or designers, using object-oriented models or other techniques.
- Use informatics science to design or implement health information technology applications for resolution of clinical or health care administrative problems.
- Develop or implement policies or practices to ensure the privacy, confidentiality, or security of patient information.
- Analyze and interpret patient, nursing, or information systems data to improve nursing services.
- Identify, collect, record, or analyze data relevant to the nursing care of patients.
- Apply knowledge of computer science, information science, nursing, and informatics theory to nursing practice, education, administration, or research, in collaboration with other health informatics specialists.
- Develop, implement, or evaluate health information technology applications, tools, processes, or structures to assist nurses with data management.
- Design, develop, select, test, implement, and evaluate new or modified informatics solutions, data structures, and decision-support mechanisms to support patients, health care professionals, and their information management and human-computer and human-technology interactions within health care contexts.
Skills and knowledge it leans on
Skills
- Reading Comprehension4.4 / 5
- Active Listening4.0 / 5
- Writing4.0 / 5
- Speaking4.0 / 5
- Critical Thinking4.0 / 5
- Active Learning3.8 / 5
Knowledge areas
- Computers and Electronics4.2 / 5
- English Language4.0 / 5
- Medicine and Dentistry3.7 / 5
- Education and Training3.7 / 5
- Customer and Personal Service3.5 / 5
- Administration and Management3.5 / 5
Importance ratings on O*NET’s 1 to 5 scale. Higher means the occupation depends on it more.
Who tends to enjoy it
How strongly this occupation draws on each of the six Holland interest types, which is the same profile the career interests test compares you against.
- Realistic31
- Investigative88
- Artistic17
- Social59
- Enterprising18
- Conventional62
The same work abroad
Other countries classify jobs differently, so these are the closest matches through the international ISCO-08 standard, not exact equivalents.
European occupation titles (ESCO)
- clinical informatics manager · DE Leiter der klinischen Informatik/Leiterin der klinischen Informatik · FR responsable informatique clinique
- ICT system analyst · DE IT-Systemanalytiker/IT-Systemanalytikerin · FR analyste de système informatique
- ICT system developer · DE IT-Systementwickler/IT-Systementwicklerin · FR développeur de systèmes informatiques/développeuse de systèmes informatiques
- software analyst · DE Softwareanalytiker/Softwareanalytikerin · FR analyste logiciel
- medical records clerk · DE Krankheitsregister-Dokumentar/Krankheitsregister-Dokumentarin · FR agent du service des dossiers médicaux/agente du service des dossiers médicaux
- clinical coder · DE Klinischer Kodierer/Klinische Kodiererin · FR agent de codage des actes médicaux/agente de codage des actes médicaux
Closest UK occupation groups (SOC 2020)
- Health services and public health managers and directors (1171)86,300 employed
- IT business analysts, architects and systems designers (2133)212,200 employed
- Programmers and software development professionals (2134)543,400 employed
Employment is the UK Annual Population Survey for April 2025 to March 2026, all workers in the group, which can be broader than this one occupation.
Pay across Europe, for the whole group
Median annual earnings of all employees in “Technicians and associate professionals”. This is the broad ISCO group this occupation falls in, not the occupation itself, so treat it as context for the wage level, not as a salary for this job.
| Country | Median pay |
|---|---|
| Belgium | €50,992 |
| Austria | €46,986 |
| Germany | €44,473 |
| Netherlands | €42,448 |
| Ireland | €41,613 |
| Sweden | €41,155 |
| Italy | €34,882 |
| France | €34,816 |
| Spain | €29,757 |
| Portugal | €18,080 |
| Poland | €12,108 |
Eurostat Structure of Earnings Survey, businesses with ten or more employees outside public administration, in euro and not adjusted for the cost of living. Reference years differ between sources: the US, Japan and Europe figures on this page come from different survey years, so compare them as rough levels, not to the euro or yen.
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