Should I quit my job as a bank teller to become a medical billing and coding specialist?

1) It can be good as long as the course doesn't waste your money and give you bogus "training" for jobs that don't exist. 2) When the economy turns bad, people look to change jobs and careers. Now is a bad time to do that because you have no relevant experience in the new field. 3) Keep what you have until things get better. It's easier to get hired in that type of environment when companies are growing and managers feel more confident about hiring rookies.

There's lots of good information and training available at ahima.org. I considered it for a while but decided to go for nursing instead.

dont quit your job - wait until you graduate the program (if you do) and find a job (if you do) before quitting. Medical billing and coding is a wierd career. I know people who graduated the program a year ago and still haven't found work. Everyone tries to do this because they see it as a cheap, quick way to receive training and get a job. Its like the easy way out. Thats why its hard to get in - because theres thousands of other people who are also trying to get into the same career. Sorry to be so honest but I don't like to beat around the bush. Good luck and Happy New Year :)

Since you are not happy with your current job, then yes take the Medical Billing and Coding training. Medical Billers make a higher salary then bank tellers. And since you have two children. And if they are young children, you can even work from home. Many medical billers do.

I believe they're about equal in salary and security. There are some companies that contract to medical institutions to do coding and billing and you can do it from home. If you have two boys you might do some reasearch on that if you're really interested in the field.