Entry level wages may be lower. Pay varies with the size and type of the health care facility and by department. Pay also varies with the worker's level of responsibility. Executives often receive bonuses based on performance. Nursing home and personal home care administrators usually earn less than administrators of hospitals.
Salaries are higher for managers in certain departments.
For example, nursing department managers earn more than home health care managers. There were 4,640 people employed as medicine and health services administrators in Indiana in 1998. It is estimated that between 1996 and 2006, about 162 jobs per year will need to be filled in this occupation. This number includes new jobs and jobs resulting from the replacement of current workers. This occupation should grow as fast as the average for other occupations in Indiana.