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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2017
29-2071 Medical Records and Health Information Technicians
Compile, process, and maintain medical records of hospital and clinic patients in a manner consistent with medical, administrative, ethical, legal, and regulatory requirements of the heath care system. Process, maintain, compile, and report patient information for health requirements and standards in a manner consistent with the healthcare industry's numerical coding system. Excludes "File Clerks" (43-4071).
National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation
National estimates for this occupation: Top
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 204,220 |
1.0 % |
$20.59 |
$42,820 |
0.4 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$12.41 |
$14.90 |
$18.83 |
$24.69 |
$31.06 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$25,810 |
$30,990 |
$39,180 |
$51,350 |
$64,610 |
Industry profile for this occupation: Top
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| General Medical and Surgical Hospitals |
68,740 |
1.25 |
$21.91 |
$45,580 |
| Offices of Physicians |
38,530 |
1.51 |
$17.59 |
$36,580 |
| Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities) |
11,480 |
0.71 |
$18.88 |
$39,270 |
| Outpatient Care Centers |
8,260 |
0.94 |
$19.41 |
$40,380 |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises |
8,200 |
0.35 |
$23.48 |
$48,850 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Office Administrative Services |
7,660 |
1.56 |
$21.78 |
$45,300 |
| Offices of Physicians |
38,530 |
1.51 |
$17.59 |
$36,580 |
| General Medical and Surgical Hospitals |
68,740 |
1.25 |
$21.91 |
$45,580 |
| Outpatient Care Centers |
8,260 |
0.94 |
$19.41 |
$40,380 |
| Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals |
2,400 |
0.92 |
$22.34 |
$46,460 |
Top paying industries for this occupation:
Geographic profile for this occupation: Top
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| California |
21,900 |
1.31 |
0.92 |
$24.17 |
$50,260 |
| Texas |
17,620 |
1.48 |
1.03 |
$19.96 |
$41,510 |
| Florida |
12,460 |
1.48 |
1.03 |
$19.70 |
$40,980 |
| New York |
9,590 |
1.04 |
0.73 |
$22.21 |
$46,200 |
| Ohio |
9,200 |
1.71 |
1.20 |
$19.44 |
$40,430 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| South Dakota |
1,110 |
2.65 |
1.85 |
$19.46 |
$40,490 |
| Montana |
1,210 |
2.63 |
1.84 |
$18.40 |
$38,280 |
| West Virginia |
1,580 |
2.29 |
1.60 |
$18.12 |
$37,700 |
| Arizona |
5,900 |
2.18 |
1.52 |
$19.49 |
$40,540 |
| Oklahoma |
3,370 |
2.14 |
1.50 |
$17.21 |
$35,790 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| New Jersey |
1,880 |
0.47 |
0.33 |
$27.92 |
$58,080 |
| Alaska |
680 |
2.14 |
1.49 |
$26.04 |
$54,170 |
| California |
21,900 |
1.31 |
0.92 |
$24.17 |
$50,260 |
| District of Columbia |
510 |
0.72 |
0.50 |
$24.07 |
$50,070 |
| Maryland |
4,180 |
1.57 |
1.10 |
$23.75 |
$49,390 |
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Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division |
6,420 |
1.45 |
1.01 |
$23.34 |
$48,560 |
| New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division |
5,170 |
0.77 |
0.54 |
$24.06 |
$50,050 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights, IL Metropolitan Division |
4,400 |
1.20 |
0.84 |
$22.54 |
$46,890 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ |
4,060 |
2.05 |
1.43 |
$19.60 |
$40,760 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
3,730 |
1.27 |
0.89 |
$21.84 |
$45,430 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
3,130 |
1.19 |
0.83 |
$19.96 |
$41,520 |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division |
3,120 |
1.25 |
0.87 |
$21.77 |
$45,290 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN |
2,920 |
2.76 |
1.93 |
$21.71 |
$45,160 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA NECTA Division |
2,810 |
1.53 |
1.07 |
$25.46 |
$52,960 |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD |
2,620 |
1.92 |
1.34 |
$25.08 |
$52,160 |
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Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Morgantown, WV |
370 |
5.77 |
4.03 |
$19.56 |
$40,680 |
| Rochester, MN |
600 |
5.24 |
3.66 |
$24.10 |
$50,120 |
| Madera, CA |
200 |
4.60 |
3.21 |
$23.21 |
$48,280 |
| Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA |
190 |
4.38 |
3.06 |
$19.08 |
$39,690 |
| Killeen-Temple, TX |
600 |
4.32 |
3.02 |
$20.84 |
$43,350 |
| Iowa City, IA |
370 |
4.02 |
2.81 |
$25.37 |
$52,780 |
| Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ |
180 |
3.71 |
2.59 |
$17.59 |
$36,580 |
| Hattiesburg, MS |
220 |
3.54 |
2.47 |
$17.71 |
$36,830 |
| Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY |
190 |
3.51 |
2.45 |
$19.90 |
$41,390 |
| Billings, MT |
300 |
3.47 |
2.42 |
$21.93 |
$45,610 |
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United States Department of Labor
