Career switch, measured
From Insurance Claims Clerk to Computer Programmer
Yes, it's a realistic move with some upskilling. Measured across current postings, the two roles have 45% skill overlap. Skills that carry over include Medical coding, Research, Leadership, Problem solving; the main skills to add are Medical terminology, Regulatory compliance, SQL, Java.
45%
skill overlap
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Skills that carry over
Share of each role’s postings that ask for the skill.
SkillInsurance Claims ClerkComputer Programmer
- Medical coding23%47%
- Research16%22%
- Leadership35%24%
- Problem solving19%16%
- Excel39%10%
- Communication32%16%
Skills to add
Asked for often in Computer Programmer postings, rarely in Insurance Claims Clerk ones.
SkillInsurance Claims ClerkComputer Programmer
- Medical terminology–24%
- Regulatory compliance–24%
- SQL–22%
- Java–22%
- Stakeholder management–18%
- AWS–14%
- Training and coaching–14%
- Statistics–14%
Plan your move to Computer Programmer
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