Is Optum a good company to work for as a Trainee Medical Coder?

Trainee Medical Coder professionals working at Optum have rated their employer with 3.6 out of 5 stars in 28 Glassdoor reviews. This is a higher than average score with the overall rating of Optum employees being 3.4 out of 5 stars. Search open Trainee Medical Coder Jobs at Optum now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Trainee Medical Coder interview questions at Optum .

Does Optum pay Trainee Medical Coder employees well?

Trainee Medical Coder professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Optum with 3.0 out of 5 stars based on 28 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 6.5% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Trainee Medical Coder salaries at Optum.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Optum?

Software Engineer (1142) , Senior Software Engineer (721) , Customer Service Representative (341) , Associate Software Engineer (339) , Nurse Practitioner (188) , Director (184) , Business Analyst (182) , Registered Nurse (143) , Manager (140) , Data Engineer (131) , Associate Director (128) , Medical Coder (128) , Customer Service Representative (CSR) (123) , Project Manager (119) , Data Scientist (115)

What are the pros of working at Optum according to real employee reviews?

"Good work life balance and have to go only 10 days in a month as per our choice" ((in 1929 reviews)); "Benefits are good and they are large" ((in 842 reviews)); "For ppl who just want good pay and basic work this is the best you can get" ((in 688 reviews)); "Flexible work from home schedule" ((in 606 reviews)); "Good culture and policies" ((in 588 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Optum according to real employee reviews?

"Poor management and lack of cooperation." ((in 636 reviews)); "Low salary and very low yearly increases" ((in 437 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs and no warn notices." ((in 306 reviews)); "No bonuses and cost of living raise is not sufficient" ((in 171 reviews)); "No team sprit No onboarding process on joining No training Only interested in monitoring staff output" ((in 135 reviews))

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Optum Trainee Medical Coder reviews

3.6

69% would recommend to a friend

(28 total reviews)

Patrick Conway

100% approve of CEO

69% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.7

Culture & values

3.7

Work/Life balance

3.5

Career opportunities

3.4

Senior management

3.0

Compensation and benefits

Medical Coder Trainee employees have rated Optum with 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 28 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Medical Coder Trainee professionals have a good working experience there. Optum is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Medical Coder Trainee professionals compared to other employers within the Healthcare industry (3.4 stars).

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28 reviews

1.0

Nov 4, 2025

Please don’t go if you really want to grow in ur life

Junior medical coder

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nothing to say please don’t go here

Cons

Everything is I say about this company is they really don’t pay for you … you have to just work hard with complete sick but they really don’t give hike and promotions

4.0

Aug 26, 2025

Great place to work

Junior medical coder

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good company culture, provide hybrid work model and work life balance depends on your manager and target.

Cons

Regarding salary structure and hike for working employee.

4.0

Aug 21, 2025

Good company

Junior medical coder

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

there is no stress no torture and leniant staffs and tl

Cons

Salary is less with stress less

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