Learn about the types of people who become medical billing and coding technicians. This page goes into detail about the employment, gender, and ethnic ratios of the workplace.
Employment Type Mix, 2024
77% of medical billing and coding technicians work in full-time roles while 23% work part-time.
Gender Mix By Career Interest, 2024
This graph shows the distribution of females and males that are interested in becoming a medical billing and coding technician. Four or five star ratings on CareerExplorer indicate interest.
More women than men are interested in becoming medical billing and coding technicians at a ratio of 1.36 to 1.
Actual Gender Mix, 2024
80% of medical billing and coding technicians are female and 20% are male.
Gender Bias, 2024
This is one of the most compelling statistics we collect. Gender bias shows the difference between gender interest in being a medical billing and coding technician and the actual gender mix of people in the career.
If there is a significant difference, then it means there is a gender imbalance between those interested in becoming a medical billing and coding technician and those who end up becoming one.
In this case there are significantly more men interested in becoming a medical billing and coding technician than those actually working as one. It is hard to pinpoint the exact reasons why, but there are likely various forces at play, from changing interests over time to societal norms and biases.
Ethnic Mix, 2019
The largest ethnic group of medical billing and coding technicians are White, making up 59% of the population. The next highest segments are Black or African American and Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish, making up 17% and 11% respectively.