waiting list coordinator
Waiting list coordinators guarantee the day to day management of waiting list time. They plan when operation rooms are available and call patients in to be operated. Waiting list coordinators make sure to optimise the use of resources.
waiting list coordinator waiting list coordinators guarantee the day to day management of waiting list time. They plan when operation rooms are available and call patients in to be operated. Waiting list coordinators make sure to optimise the use of resources. The role shows moderate AI exposure (0.50 on a 0-1 scale) — some tasks are being automated but the role adapts. The most in-demand skills for the role include medical terminology, health records management, data protection, monitor waiting list, answer patients' questions.
Pay in the UK
UK: median £35,209 a year for Business associate professionals n.e.c. (ONS ASHE 2025, full-time)
Middle half of full-time jobs: £28,099 to £46,322 a year
UK jobs are grouped differently; this is the closest UK occupation group (ONS SOC 2020 3549). ONS rates this estimate precise. 2025 provisional figures; ONS revises them a year later. Source: ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (Open Government Licence)
Pay in India (occupation group)
Average monthly earnings of salaried employees in the occupation group “Technicians and associate professionals” in India, from the Government of India's Periodic Labour Force Survey (January–December 2025). It covers everyone in this group, not only waiting list coordinator, and it is not US pay converted to rupees.
Source: MoSPI (Government of India), Periodic Labour Force Survey Annual Report 2025, Table 51 — average wage/salary earnings of regular wage/salaried employees, NCO-2015 division 3. Official India data gives one average per occupation group: there are no official India figures for single careers, experience levels or cities. Read the report
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Frequently asked questions
What does waiting list coordinator do?
Waiting list coordinators guarantee the day to day management of waiting list time. They plan when operation rooms are available and call patients in to be operated. Waiting list coordinators make sure to optimise the use of resources.
What skills does waiting list coordinator need?
The most in-demand skills for this role include medical terminology, health records management, data protection, monitor waiting list, answer patients' questions, maintain healthcare user data confidentiality. These are the skills O*NET identifies as most important for competent performance.
Will AI replace waiting list coordinator?
Our AI-durability model gives waiting list coordinator a score of 0.50 on a 0-1 scale (higher = more exposure). That places it at moderate AI exposure — some tasks are being automated but the role adapts. Learning to work with AI tools rather than against them is the path forward.