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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2022

29-2072 Medical Records Specialists

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 healthcare system. Classify medical and healthcare concepts, including diagnosis, procedures, medical services, and equipment, into the healthcare industry’s numerical coding system. Includes medical coders. Excludes “Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars” (29-9021) and “File Clerks” (43-4071).


National estimates for Medical Records Specialists
Industry profile for Medical Records Specialists
Geographic profile for Medical Records Specialists

National estimates for Medical Records Specialists:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Medical Records Specialists:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
187,720 1.5 % $ 24.56 $ 51,090 0.5 %

Percentile wage estimates for Medical Records Specialists:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $ 15.25 $ 18.04 $ 22.69 $ 28.93 $ 36.28
Annual Wage (2) $ 31,710 $ 37,510 $ 47,180 $ 60,170 $ 75,460


Industry profile for Medical Records Specialists:

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Medical Records Specialists are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in Medical Records Specialists, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in Medical Records Specialists:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals 47,980 0.86 $ 26.06 $ 54,210
Offices of Physicians 36,070 1.30 $ 20.58 $ 42,800
Management of Companies and Enterprises 18,110 0.67 $ 26.38 $ 54,880
Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities) 9,170 0.68 $ 21.32 $ 44,350
Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services 7,670 0.73 $ 24.55 $ 51,060

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Medical Records Specialists:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Office Administrative Services 7,060 1.33 $ 27.86 $ 57,950
Offices of Physicians 36,070 1.30 $ 20.58 $ 42,800
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals 47,980 0.86 $ 26.06 $ 54,210
Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services 7,670 0.73 $ 24.55 $ 51,060
Outpatient Care Centers 7,110 0.70 $ 25.73 $ 53,520

Top paying industries for Medical Records Specialists:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Insurance Carriers 3,290 0.27 $ 31.16 $ 64,800
Other Support Services 60 0.02 $ 29.81 $ 62,000
Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services 50 (7) $ 29.02 $ 60,370
Scientific Research and Development Services 640 0.07 $ 28.65 $ 59,580
Office Administrative Services 7,060 1.33 $ 27.86 $ 57,950


Geographic profile for Medical Records Specialists:

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Medical Records Specialists are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in Medical Records Specialists, see the Create Customized Tables function.



Map of employment of medical records specialists by state, May 2022


States with the highest employment level in Medical Records Specialists:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
California 21,590 1.22 0.96 $ 31.66 $ 65,850
Texas 19,750 1.52 1.20 $ 21.48 $ 44,680
Florida 14,980 1.63 1.28 $ 22.75 $ 47,320
Pennsylvania 9,600 1.65 1.30 $ 23.11 $ 48,070
New York 9,130 1.00 0.79 $ 26.63 $ 55,400


Map of location quotient of medical records specialists by state, May 2022


States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Medical Records Specialists:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Alaska 1,350 4.41 3.47 $ 27.02 $ 56,210
South Dakota 1,130 2.60 2.05 $ 23.86 $ 49,640
Kentucky 4,210 2.22 1.75 $ 21.72 $ 45,180
Maine 1,240 2.04 1.60 $ 23.66 $ 49,220
Idaho 1,460 1.83 1.45 $ 23.11 $ 48,060


Map of annual mean wages of medical records specialists by state, May 2022


Top paying states for Medical Records Specialists:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New Jersey 1,470 0.36 0.28 $ 32.93 $ 68,500
California 21,590 1.22 0.96 $ 31.66 $ 65,850
District of Columbia 250 0.36 0.28 $ 30.64 $ 63,740
Hawaii 680 1.14 0.90 $ 29.42 $ 61,190
Connecticut 1,590 0.98 0.77 $ 29.04 $ 60,410



Map of employment of medical records specialists by area, May 2022


Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Medical Records Specialists:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 8,290 1.36 1.07 $ 32.63 $ 67,880
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 6,970 0.76 0.60 $ 28.70 $ 59,690
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 6,180 1.63 1.28 $ 22.64 $ 47,090
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 4,280 1.40 1.10 $ 22.40 $ 46,590
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 3,810 0.86 0.68 $ 26.00 $ 54,070
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL 3,630 1.39 1.09 $ 23.15 $ 48,140
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 3,000 1.08 0.85 $ 25.86 $ 53,790
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ 2,720 1.22 0.96 $ 22.03 $ 45,820
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 2,630 1.10 0.87 $ 35.48 $ 73,800
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 2,520 0.93 0.73 $ 28.35 $ 58,960


Map of location quotient of medical records specialists by area, May 2022


Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Medical Records Specialists:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Fairbanks, AK 220 6.43 5.07 $ 25.32 $ 52,660
Anchorage, AK 850 5.09 4.01 $ 26.84 $ 55,830
Iowa City, IA 370 4.09 3.22 $ 27.93 $ 58,090
Bangor, ME 260 4.08 3.21 (8) (8)
Greenville, NC 310 4.03 3.17 $ 23.56 $ 49,000
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA 150 3.83 3.02 $ 21.60 $ 44,920
Sioux Falls, SD 590 3.64 2.87 $ 25.11 $ 52,240
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH 430 3.35 2.64 $ 23.52 $ 48,920
Jackson, TN 230 3.31 2.61 $ 20.42 $ 42,470
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH 120 3.20 2.52 $ 22.33 $ 46,440


Map of annual mean wages of medical records specialists by area, May 2022


Top paying metropolitan areas for Medical Records Specialists:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA 1,300 1.26 1.00 $ 35.49 $ 73,810
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 2,630 1.10 0.87 $ 35.48 $ 73,800
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 1,070 0.95 0.75 $ 34.18 $ 71,090
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 8,290 1.36 1.07 $ 32.63 $ 67,880
Stockton-Lodi, CA 380 1.36 1.07 $ 32.45 $ 67,490
Trenton, NJ 100 0.40 0.32 $ 32.03 $ 66,630
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 1,710 1.05 0.83 $ 31.63 $ 65,800
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI 100 0.84 0.66 $ 30.81 $ 64,080
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 2,250 1.11 0.87 $ 30.51 $ 63,460
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ 40 0.34 0.27 $ 30.49 $ 63,420

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Medical Records Specialists:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Kansas nonmetropolitan area 590 1.55 1.22 $ 19.63 $ 40,840
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area 370 2.26 1.78 $ 18.87 $ 39,240
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area 340 1.52 1.20 $ 17.96 $ 37,360
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) 340 1.06 0.83 $ 21.10 $ 43,880
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area 310 2.10 1.65 $ 20.77 $ 43,190

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Medical Records Specialists:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Alaska nonmetropolitan area 270 2.66 2.10 $ 29.05 $ 60,430
Arizona nonmetropolitan area 220 2.40 1.89 $ 22.72 $ 47,250
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area 230 2.36 1.86 $ 19.29 $ 40,130
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area 180 2.34 1.84 $ 20.87 $ 43,410
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area 150 2.31 1.82 $ 21.88 $ 45,520

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Medical Records Specialists:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area 60 0.94 0.74 $ 29.72 $ 61,810
Alaska nonmetropolitan area 270 2.66 2.10 $ 29.05 $ 60,430
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area 110 0.93 0.73 $ 28.83 $ 59,960
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area 50 1.43 1.13 $ 28.02 $ 58,280
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area 80 0.86 0.68 $ 27.75 $ 57,710


About May 2022 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.

(8) Estimate not released.

(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 2022 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: April 25, 2023