By the numbers

June 24, 2012 at 12:33AM

50,000

Possible number of new workers needed by the U.S. health care industry in information technology by 2017.

What the jobs pay

Associate's degree Bachelor's degree

$20,000 to $30,000$30,000 to $50,000

Sources: Bureau of Labor Statistics, AMA

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