CME coordinators help ensure the success of medical education programs.
Continuing medical education, or CME, coordinators are university education administrators responsible for a number of important tasks. CME coordinators generally maintain ongoing policy guidelines, maintain professional development standards and a various other tasks necessary for the ongoing activity of a university graduate medical education department. The salary of a CME coordinator can depend on factors such as the school, where it is located and what type of credentials the coordinator has.
Average Salary
The average salary of a CME coordinator was $76,000 per year, as of July 2011, according to Indeed.com. In contrast, the average salary of all postsecondary education administrators was $96,680 per year, according to May 2010 figures from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, which indicates that administrators at universities and colleges made an average salary of $100,920 annually.
Pay Scale
Placing the salary of CME coordinators within the large pay scale of education administrators nationwide provides some additional context for understanding. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the median salary of administrators nationwide was $83,710 per year as of May 2010. The bureau indicates that the middle 50 percent of all administrators earned salaries that ranged from $61,440 to $117,040 per year. The highest paid administrators made salaries of $164,540 or higher, while those at the bottom of the pay scale made $47,130 or less. This scale indicates that CME coordinator salaries were typically in the lower 50 percent of those earned nationwide but in the middle 50 percent overall.
Location
Where the CME coordinator works provides an indication of how much he can expect to make. According to Indeed.com, the average salary of a CME coordinator in Florida and Texas was less than that made by other coordinators nationwide. These coordinators made an average salary of $73,000 per year. Those working in Maryland made an average salary of $78,000 per year, while those in New York and California made average salaries of $88,000 and $81,000 per year, respectively.
Job Outlook
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the number of jobs in education administration should increase at a rate of about 8 percent in the decade from 2008 to 2018. College and university growth for education administration is expected to occur at a faster rate than other types of schools as the growing population continues to need to have its education needs met. CME coordinator positions are highly specialized positions that require considerable familiarity with medical continuing education requirements, policies and guidelines.
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