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Medical Staff Services Technician

A program that prepares individuals to perform credentialing, privileging, personnel management, and accreditation compliance services for hospitals and other health care facilities and organizations. Includes instruction in medical staff organization and management, medical terminology, credentialing and re-credentialing, health care accreditation and regulatory standards, health care law, meeting and negotiation management, and office information systems management.

Types of Degrees Medical Staff Services Technician Majors Are Earning

People majoring in Medical Staff Services Technician may pursue degrees at several award levels.

Award Level	Graduates
Associate’s Degree	37
Master’s Degree	1

What Medical Staff Services Technician Majors Need to Know

Coursework for Medical Staff Services Technician emphasize a specific mix of knowledge, skills, and abilities — derived from O*NET surveys of workers in occupations that Medical Staff Services Technician graduates commonly enter.

Knowledge Areas

Coursework in Medical Staff Services Technician emphasizes the following knowledge areas:

• English Language — Importance 4.2 / 5; level 4.4 / 7.
• Customer and Personal Service — Importance 3.6 / 5; level 4.4 / 7.
• Law and Government — Importance 3.4 / 5; level 3.4 / 7.
• Education and Training — Importance 3.3 / 5; level 4.1 / 7.
• Administrative — Importance 3.2 / 5; level 4.0 / 7.

^{Importance is rated 1–5; level is 1–7. Source: ONET Online — weighted across related occupations.*}

Skills

Skills built by a Medical Staff Services Technician program reflects the day-to-day work of related occupations:

• Active Listening — Importance 4.0 / 5; level 4.0 / 7.
• Reading Comprehension — Importance 3.9 / 5; level 4.4 / 7.
• Speaking — Importance 3.8 / 5; level 3.9 / 7.
• Critical Thinking — Importance 3.7 / 5; level 3.9 / 7.
• Writing — Importance 3.6 / 5; level 3.8 / 7.

Abilities

Innate abilities most relevant to Medical Staff Services Technician careers — again drawn from O*NET surveys of related occupations:

• Written Comprehension — Importance 4.0 / 5; level 4.1 / 7.
• Oral Comprehension — Importance 4.0 / 5; level 4.4 / 7.
• Oral Expression — Importance 4.0 / 5; level 4.3 / 7.
• Problem Sensitivity — Importance 3.9 / 5; level 4.0 / 7.
• Written Expression — Importance 3.8 / 5; level 4.0 / 7.

Common Job Activities

Day-to-day, Medical Staff Services Technician graduates report doing:

Activity	Frequency / Importance
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates	4.5 / 7
Getting Information	4.4 / 7
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards	4.3 / 7
Documenting/Recording Information	4.2 / 7
Making Decisions and Solving Problems	4.1 / 7
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events	4.1 / 7
Working with Computers	4.0 / 7
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships	4.0 / 7
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge	4.0 / 7
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work	4.0 / 7

Technology Skills Used on the Job

Most frequently-cited tools used by Medical Staff Services Technician professionals:

Tool / Software	Category	In-Demand
Microsoft Office software	Office suite software	✓
Microsoft Word	Word processing software	✓
Microsoft Excel	Spreadsheet software	✓
Microsoft PowerPoint	Presentation software	✓
Word processing software	Word processing software	—
Microsoft Outlook	Electronic mail software	✓
Microsoft Access	Data base user interface and query software	—
Email software	Electronic mail software	—
Database software	Data base user interface and query software	—
Web browser software	Internet browser software	—
Microsoft SharePoint	Document management software	—
SAP software	Enterprise resource planning ERP software	—

^{Source: ONET Online technology skills, weighted across related occupations.*}

Sample Job Titles

Real job postings for Medical Staff Services Technician graduates include:

• Compliance Coordinator
• Compliance Analyst
• Regulatory Compliance Specialist
• Speech Therapy Assistant
• Speech Correction Assistant
• Regulatory Analyst
• Environmental Compliance Inspector
• Compliance Investigator
• Pathology Assistant
• Speech-Language Technician
• SLPA (Speech and Language Pathology Assistant)
• Speech Assistant
• Hearing and Speech Assistant
• Speech Paraeducator
• School SLPA (School Speech Language Pathologist Assistant)

Education Typically Required

Across the occupations open to Medical Staff Services Technician graduates, the typical level of education actually held by current workers is distributed as:

Education Level	Share of Workers
Bachelor’s degree	41.6%
Associate’s degree (or other 2-year)	18.9%
High school diploma or equivalent	14.5%
Postsecondary certificate	8.0%
Post-baccalaureate certificate	5.6%
Some college courses	5.2%
Master’s degree	4.9%
First professional degree	0.5%
Post-doctoral training	0.4%
Less than a high school diploma	0.3%
Post-master’s certificate	0.2%

^{Source: ONET Online education / training / experience requirements.*}

Who Is Earning a Degree in Medical Staff Services Technician?

Gender Distribution

This field skews predominantly female, with women earning 89.5% of Medical Staff Services Technician degrees.

Gender	Graduates	Share
Women	34	89.5%
Men	4	10.5%

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

At the national level, the racial-ethnic distribution of Medical Staff Services Technician graduates is as follows:

Race / Ethnicity	Graduates	Share
White	21	55.3%
Asian	3	7.9%
Hispanic or Latino	4	10.5%
Black or African American	7	18.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native	1	2.6%
Two or More Races	1	2.6%
Race Unknown	1	2.6%

^{See minority definition below.}

How Much Do Medical Staff Services Technician Graduates Earn?

Federal data tracks median earnings of Medical Staff Services Technician graduates 1, 4, and 5 years after completion. Earnings tend to climb steadily as graduates gain experience and move into mid-career roles.

Years Out	Median Earnings
1 year	$36,041
4 years	$36,054
5 years	$40,847

By year 5 out, median earnings rise to $40,847 — roughly 13% above the 1-year mark.

^{Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, field-of-study earnings tracker.}

Online Medical Staff Services Technician Programs

Distance learning are documented by IPEDS for Medical Staff Services Technician. The table below shows how many graduates earned at least some of their coursework online (Distance-Ed Available) versus completing the entire program online (Distance-Ed Only).

Award Level	Distance-Ed Available	Distance-Ed Only
Associate’s	1	0

^{Distance-Ed Only = degrees completed entirely online; Distance-Ed Available = degrees including at least some online coursework. Source: IPEDS Completions by Distance Education status.}

Is a Degree in Medical Staff Services Technician Worth It?

Looking purely at the federal earnings tracker, Medical Staff Services Technician graduates earn a median of $36,054 four years after completion — about 5% below the national median for workers with only a high school diploma (~$38,000). On earnings alone, this program does not show an income premium over the baseline; non-financial outcomes (career interests, certification requirements, advancement potential) are typically the stronger argument for fields in this range.

^{ROI estimate compares the program’s 4-yr median earnings against the 2023 BLS CPS median earnings for high-school-only workers. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard + BLS Current Population Survey.}

Related Programs

You may also be interested in these closely related fields of study:

Program	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health and Medical Administrative Services	90,166
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	28,347
Medical Insurance Specialist/Medical Biller	11,963
Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician	11,828
Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder	10,171
Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary	7,771
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services, Other	4,065
Hospital and Health Care Facilities Administration/Management	3,494
Health and Medical Administrative Services, Other	3,168
Medical Office Management/Administration	2,900
Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator	2,781
Medical/Health Management and Clinical Assistant/Specialist	1,195

References

The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students and international students. This number is then divided by the total number of students to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics (IPEDS)
• O*NET Online
• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
• U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard

More about our data sources and methodologies.