And to provide an answer to your question of how many people work at NASA -- at least on the civil service (non-contractor) side, it's currently 17,767 (as of the end of the pay period ending 07/12/2014). 1  permalink. 2  embed. 3  save. give gold.
The average salary you can expect to earn as a medical coder in Denver is $38,230 per year, which is higher than the average for medical coders state-wide. 1  Medical Coding Degree in Denver.  Associates Degree in Medical Coding.
Hospital coding jobs are very hard to get into, they (usually) do NOT hire anyone that does not have a RHIA, RHIT or CCS and at least 2-3 years experience with inpatient coding. Outpatient coding is also hard to get into, just not has hard as hospital.f so, it should help in finding a coding job, it isn't a guarntee, there is a lot of competition for entry level coding jobs, but it should give you an edge over people who have zero medical experience.