Vocational Programs for Patient Representatives Career

The role of Patient Representatives is to assist patients in obtaining services, understanding policies and making health care decisions..

14 vocational programs could be taken for the Patient Representatives career.

The 2024 average tuition over the programs for preparing Patient Representatives is $30,450. The average length of the programs is 528 hours and the average completion time is 15.81 months.

Vocational Programs to Prepare Patient Representatives Career

The following 14 vocational programs are required or helpful to prepare Patient Representatives.

The tuition, program length, and completion time program information is average amounts over all schools that offer each program. This information is only for vocational programs (i.e. certificate programs) and not for bachelor's or graduate degrees.

2024 Average Tuition and Time for Preparing Patient Representatives
Program Name	Number of Schools	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Respiratory Therapy Technician/Assistant	5	$37,550	$2,170	846 Hours	18.60 Months
Radiologist Assistant	2	$17,084	-	-	-
Electroneurodiagnostic/Electroencephalographic Technology/Technologist	14	$34,906	$1,601	647 Hours	16.50 Months
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist	60	$32,088	$1,480	1,259 Hours	18.67 Months
Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist	27	$42,871	$1,901	202 Hours	18.89 Months
Cardiopulmonary Technology/Technologist	2	$22,684	-	-	-
Radiation Protection/Health Physics Technician	4	$26,613	-	-	-
Polysomnography	20	$18,408	$1,207	30 Hours	8.00 Months
Hearing Instrument Specialist	2	-	-	-	-
Orthopedic Technology/Technician	3	-	-	-	-
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (other)	50	$37,575	$1,413	113 Hours	24.00 Months
Renal/Dialysis Technologist/Technician	28	$9,752	$673	600 Hours	6.00 Months
Orthotist/Prosthetist	4	$34,458	-	-	-
Assistive/Augmentative Technology and Rehabilitation Engineering	4	-	-	-	-

Related Occupations to Patient Representatives Career

The following 39 occupations are related to Patient Representatives.

Related Occupations toPatient Representatives
Occupation	Total Employees	Annual Wages	Hourly Rate
	-	-	-
Computer Systems Analysts	499K	$110,800	$53
Rehabilitation Counselors	84,750	$48,430	$23
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	352K	$59,190	$28
Healthcare Social Workers	185K	$67,430	$32
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers	115K	$63,870	$31
Health Education Specialists	57,800	$69,790	$34
Social and Human Service Assistants	409K	$44,240	$21
Community Health Workers	58,550	$52,610	$25
Optometrists	41,390	$143,000	$69
Physician Assistants	146K	$130,490	$63
Radiation Therapists	16,640	$104,420	$50
Respiratory Therapists	130K	$80,340	$39
Registered Nurses	3,175K	$94,480	$45
Cardiologists	15,190	$423,250	$203
Dermatologists	12,040	$342,860	$165
Emergency Medicine Physicians	35,100	$306,640	$147
Radiologists	31,960	$353,960	$170
Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric	11,530	$312,120	$150
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric	14,820	$378,250	$182
Pediatric Surgeons	1,180	$449,320	$216
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians	55,660	$70,270	$34
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	82,780	$89,020	$43
Nuclear Medicine Technologists	16,560	$95,080	$46
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians	221K	$75,250	$36
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists	41,340	$86,600	$42
Psychiatric Technicians	116K	$43,650	$21
Surgical Technologists	110K	$62,250	$30
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians	73,390	$44,290	$21
Medical Records Specialists	186K	$53,690	$26
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other	171K	$54,220	$26
Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars	34,430	$70,260	$34
Surgical Assistants	18,780	$65,190	$31
Nursing Assistants	1,352K	$39,610	$19
Medical Assistants	763K	$43,350	$21
Phlebotomists	137K	$43,130	$21
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other	102K	$47,010	$23
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs	150K	$51,840	$25
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	750K	$43,380	$21

Schools offering vocational programs for Patient Representatives

The following 185 schools offer the vocational programs and certificate courses for preparing Patient Representatives. The list includes some 4-year colleges that have certificate or associate programs for the career.