Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2023
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) |
| 185,690 |
1.0 % |
$ 25.81 |
$ 53,690 |
0.4 % |
Percentile wage estimates for Medical Records Specialists:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$ 16.87 |
$ 19.05 |
$ 23.45 |
$ 29.79 |
$ 37.41 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$ 35,080 |
$ 39,620 |
$ 48,780 |
$ 61,960 |
$ 77,810 |
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 |
47,530 |
0.83 |
$ 27.69 |
$ 57,600 |
| Offices of Physicians |
35,910 |
1.26 |
$ 22.12 |
$ 46,010 |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises |
18,930 |
0.68 |
$ 28.39 |
$ 59,060 |
| Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities) |
9,530 |
0.69 |
$ 22.79 |
$ 47,400 |
| Outpatient Care Centers |
7,840 |
0.74 |
$ 27.17 |
$ 56,510 |
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) |
| Offices of Physicians |
35,910 |
1.26 |
$ 22.12 |
$ 46,010 |
| Office Administrative Services |
6,060 |
1.09 |
$ 28.79 |
$ 59,870 |
| General Medical and Surgical Hospitals |
47,530 |
0.83 |
$ 27.69 |
$ 57,600 |
| Outpatient Care Centers |
7,840 |
0.74 |
$ 27.17 |
$ 56,510 |
| Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals |
2,050 |
0.72 |
$ 28.49 |
$ 59,260 |
Top paying industries for Medical Records Specialists:
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.
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 |
20,000 |
1.11 |
0.91 |
$ 30.80 |
$ 64,070 |
| Texas |
19,870 |
1.47 |
1.20 |
$ 23.09 |
$ 48,030 |
| Florida |
16,470 |
1.72 |
1.41 |
$ 24.15 |
$ 50,230 |
| Pennsylvania |
9,120 |
1.53 |
1.25 |
$ 23.88 |
$ 49,680 |
| New York |
7,860 |
0.84 |
0.68 |
$ 29.09 |
$ 60,510 |
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 |
1,410 |
4.54 |
3.71 |
$ 28.32 |
$ 58,900 |
| South Dakota |
1,100 |
2.47 |
2.02 |
$ 25.20 |
$ 52,420 |
| Montana |
960 |
1.92 |
1.57 |
$ 23.57 |
$ 49,020 |
| Idaho |
1,570 |
1.90 |
1.56 |
$ 24.59 |
$ 51,160 |
| Kentucky |
3,730 |
1.90 |
1.56 |
$ 22.52 |
$ 46,840 |
Top paying states for Medical Records Specialists:
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 |
7,680 |
1.24 |
1.02 |
$ 29.10 |
$ 60,530 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
6,590 |
0.69 |
0.57 |
$ 31.15 |
$ 64,790 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
6,450 |
1.63 |
1.33 |
$ 24.85 |
$ 51,680 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
4,340 |
1.36 |
1.12 |
$ 23.86 |
$ 49,620 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
4,270 |
1.57 |
1.28 |
$ 24.12 |
$ 50,160 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
3,320 |
0.74 |
0.60 |
$ 26.99 |
$ 56,150 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL |
2,950 |
2.08 |
1.70 |
$ 27.00 |
$ 56,170 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
2,840 |
1.01 |
0.82 |
$ 26.29 |
$ 54,680 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
2,810 |
0.91 |
0.74 |
$ 30.42 |
$ 63,280 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
2,690 |
0.97 |
0.80 |
$ 28.15 |
$ 58,550 |
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 |
210 |
6.06 |
4.95 |
$ 26.98 |
$ 56,120 |
| Anchorage, AK |
850 |
4.98 |
4.07 |
$ 28.52 |
$ 59,330 |
| Greenville, NC |
320 |
4.03 |
3.29 |
$ 24.80 |
$ 51,570 |
| Iowa City, IA |
360 |
3.94 |
3.22 |
$ 28.12 |
$ 58,480 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH |
490 |
3.81 |
3.11 |
$ 24.16 |
$ 50,250 |
| Sioux Falls, SD |
570 |
3.45 |
2.82 |
$ 26.84 |
$ 55,830 |
| Carson City, NV |
100 |
3.12 |
2.55 |
$ 28.00 |
$ 58,240 |
| Hattiesburg, MS |
190 |
3.03 |
2.48 |
$ 20.12 |
$ 41,860 |
| Corvallis, OR |
110 |
3.02 |
2.47 |
$ 31.11 |
$ 64,710 |
| Jackson, MS |
680 |
2.70 |
2.21 |
$ 20.62 |
$ 42,900 |
United States Department of Labor
