Clinical Coder
10AI EXPOSURE TODAY10
20-YEAR SCENARIO
NOT A FORECAST55%
NOT A FORECAST55%
THE DOOR · ENTRY DIFFICULTY TODAYB
STARTING PAY£25,000 - £30,000
NO MOATNo physical, legal or personal barrier protects this work from software.
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Clinical Coder
Clinical coders read medical notes and translate what happened in a patient's care into a set of standard codes. These codes are used for hospital funding, research and tracking health trends - so accuracy matters a lot.
THE DOOR: ENTRY DIFFICULTY TODAY, graded A (easy) to E (extremely hard). A Careermash rule-of-thumb index built from our AI exposure index and the job's moat class. It is not a forecast and not a count of job openings.
AI EXPOSURE TODAY is a Careermash index from 0 to 100 of how exposed this job's everyday tasks are to AI today. We estimate it by matching published research on how people use AI to this job, usually by keyword or subject area, and we lower it where the work is protected (for example by physical, personal or legal requirements). It is not a direct measurement of how much people in this job use AI.
AI helps here, but has not taken over
AI exposure for this job is below 50 on our index, and the day-to-day work still leans on a person to decide, check and take responsibility. Nothing formally protects this job though, so the safest move is to keep building the judgement AI cannot yet copy.
Organisations in this field
Organisations known to employ people in this area of work. This is not a list of current vacancies.
NHSThe National Health Service is the publicly funded healthcare system in the UK, employing a vast number of clinical coders across various hospitals and trusts.
BupaBupa is a leading healthcare provider in the UK, offering a range of services and employing clinical coders to manage patient data effectively.
Spire HealthcareSpire Healthcare is one of the UK's leading private hospital groups, employing clinical coders to ensure accurate coding and billing processes.
Ramsay SantéRamsay Santé operates a network of private hospitals and clinics, employing clinical coders to support their healthcare services.
Circle Health GroupCircle Health Group is a private healthcare provider in the UK, employing clinical coders to maintain high standards of patient data management.