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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2021
29-9021 Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars
Apply knowledge of healthcare and information systems to assist in the design, development, and continued modification and analysis of computerized healthcare systems. Abstract, collect, and analyze treatment and followup information of patients. May educate staff and assist in problem solving to promote the implementation of the healthcare information system. May design, develop, test, and implement databases with complete history, diagnosis, treatment, and health status to help monitor diseases. Excludes “Medical Records Specialists” (29-2072).
National estimates for Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars
Industry profile for Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars
Geographic profile for Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars
National estimates for Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 37,900 |
2.1 % |
$ 29.53 |
$ 61,410 |
1.3 % |
Percentile wage estimates for Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$ 14.27 |
$ 18.03 |
$ 26.71 |
$ 37.00 |
$ 47.35 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$ 29,680 |
$ 37,500 |
$ 55,560 |
$ 76,960 |
$ 98,490 |
Industry profile for Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars:
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars are provided.
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Industries with the highest levels of employment in Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| General Medical and Surgical Hospitals |
16,900 |
0.30 |
$ 28.68 |
$ 59,640 |
| Offices of Physicians |
4,200 |
0.16 |
$ 23.90 |
$ 49,710 |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises |
2,740 |
0.11 |
$ 35.80 |
$ 74,460 |
| Outpatient Care Centers |
1,380 |
0.14 |
$ 27.82 |
$ 57,860 |
| Office Administrative Services |
1,080 |
0.22 |
$ 35.52 |
$ 73,880 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars:
Top paying industries for Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars:
Geographic profile for Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars:
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Florida |
5,100 |
0.59 |
2.20 |
$ 28.44 |
$ 59,150 |
| California |
3,130 |
0.19 |
0.70 |
$ 41.75 |
$ 86,830 |
| Texas |
2,620 |
0.21 |
0.80 |
$ 32.57 |
$ 67,740 |
| Illinois |
1,720 |
0.31 |
1.14 |
$ 22.11 |
$ 45,980 |
| Oklahoma |
1,630 |
1.05 |
3.90 |
$ 21.87 |
$ 45,500 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Alaska |
350 |
1.18 |
4.37 |
$ 28.01 |
$ 58,260 |
| Oklahoma |
1,630 |
1.05 |
3.90 |
$ 21.87 |
$ 45,500 |
| Kansas |
1,180 |
0.88 |
3.28 |
$ 29.09 |
$ 60,520 |
| Hawaii |
340 |
0.62 |
2.31 |
$ 29.47 |
$ 61,290 |
| South Dakota |
260 |
0.61 |
2.27 |
$ 28.42 |
$ 59,110 |
Top paying states for Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars:
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
2,280 |
0.26 |
0.98 |
$ 34.85 |
$ 72,490 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
1,520 |
0.62 |
2.30 |
$ 28.04 |
$ 58,330 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
1,180 |
0.28 |
1.04 |
$ 22.59 |
$ 46,980 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
1,080 |
0.19 |
0.70 |
$ 39.74 |
$ 82,660 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS |
890 |
0.88 |
3.26 |
$ 28.45 |
$ 59,180 |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD |
800 |
0.64 |
2.37 |
$ 42.63 |
$ 88,660 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL |
790 |
0.67 |
2.51 |
$ 32.36 |
$ 67,300 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL |
780 |
0.60 |
2.25 |
$ 29.01 |
$ 60,340 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL |
710 |
0.56 |
2.06 |
$ 24.86 |
$ 51,700 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ |
710 |
0.33 |
1.24 |
$ 27.64 |
$ 57,500 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Tulsa, OK |
650 |
1.56 |
5.79 |
$ 20.68 |
$ 43,020 |
| Anchorage, AK |
210 |
1.30 |
4.84 |
$ 26.88 |
$ 55,910 |
| Rochester, MN |
150 |
1.29 |
4.79 |
$ 37.14 |
$ 77,250 |
| Topeka, KS |
120 |
1.15 |
4.29 |
$ 36.19 |
$ 75,280 |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL |
250 |
0.95 |
3.54 |
$ 31.59 |
$ 65,700 |
| Sioux Falls, SD |
150 |
0.94 |
3.50 |
$ 31.68 |
$ 65,890 |
| Cape Girardeau, MO-IL |
40 |
0.93 |
3.47 |
$ 19.70 |
$ 40,970 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS |
890 |
0.88 |
3.26 |
$ 28.45 |
$ 59,180 |
| Springfield, IL |
80 |
0.80 |
2.97 |
$ 21.62 |
$ 44,960 |
| Lawton, OK |
30 |
0.77 |
2.86 |
$ 20.28 |
$ 42,190 |
Top paying metropolitan areas for Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA |
190 |
0.18 |
0.67 |
$ 54.04 |
$ 112,400 |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA |
80 |
0.42 |
1.54 |
$ 51.87 |
$ 107,900 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
380 |
0.17 |
0.63 |
$ 47.12 |
$ 98,000 |
| Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA |
200 |
0.20 |
0.74 |
$ 45.56 |
$ 94,750 |
| Vallejo-Fairfield, CA |
30 |
0.23 |
0.87 |
$ 44.85 |
$ 93,290 |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD |
800 |
0.64 |
2.37 |
$ 42.63 |
$ 88,660 |
| Bakersfield, CA |
50 |
0.16 |
0.60 |
$ 42.28 |
$ 87,940 |
| St. Cloud, MN |
30 |
0.33 |
1.21 |
$ 41.25 |
$ 85,790 |
| Stockton-Lodi, CA |
40 |
0.16 |
0.60 |
$ 40.45 |
$ 84,130 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
1,080 |
0.19 |
0.70 |
$ 39.74 |
$ 82,660 |
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars:
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars:
Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars:
About May 2021 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia.
The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.
The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall.
The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate—50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median.
More about percentile wages.
(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.
(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours;
for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.
(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.
(7) The value is less than .005 percent of industry employment.
(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration.
A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.
Other OEWS estimates and related information:
May 2021 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 Occupation Profiles
Technical Notes
Last Modified Date: March 31, 2022
United States Department of Labor
