Note from the Product Coordinator: Make sure your professional experiences are represented

by Karla Accorto

Ever wondered how you stack up against your peers in terms of compensation, education, certifications, and experience? This is your chance to find out. Today, I’m pleased to share that the 2022 CDI Salary Survey is now open for submissions. Make sure your professional experiences are represented as the CDI industry continues into a new year!

On behalf of ACDIS, I humbly ask that you consider taking a few brief minutes to complete this survey and ensure your voice is heard. The more responses ACDIS receives, the more meaningful (and actionable) the data will be in the special report published in early 2023.

Ultimately, ACDIS hopes CDI professionals will leverage the data in the report to show their worth. For example, CDI professionals can use the information to make the case for a higher salary. You can gather the average salary ranges of those with similar titles, years of experience, certifications, and educational backgrounds, as well as those working in similar geographical reasons, and use it to support your salary proposal.

Or use information related to staffing levels to make the case for additional positions in your department. Look at which certifications are held by many high-ranking CDI professionals to chart your path forward. The ways in which this information can help the CDI profession grow are endless. However, in order to provide this report, ACDIS first needs to obtain the data, and only you can help us do that.

In the 2021 CDI Salary Survey Report, one CDI manager said, “If you want engaged, talented employees who are going to make a difference for the organization, you have to match the market, and all this data really helps.” We firmly believe this sentiment still holds true and we hope you consider sharing your own experiences.

To access the survey, click here or copy and paste this link into your browser: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2022-CDI-Salary-Survey. If you are not a CDI specialist or do not hold a closely related position, please forward this survey to an individual who works in this capacity. We appreciate your input to this invaluable data for CDI departments and professionals across the nation!

Editor’s note: Accorto is an editor and product coordinator at ACDIS in Middleton, Massachusetts. Contact her at kaccorto@acdis.org.