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Quick Facts: Medical Records and Health Information Specialists | |
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$45,240 per year
$21.75 per hour |
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Postsecondary nondegree award | |
None | |
None | |
416,400 | |
9% (As fast as average) | |
37,100 |
What Medical Records and Health Information Specialists Do
Medical records and health information specialists organize, manage, and code health information data.
Work Environment
Medical records and health information specialists typically spend many hours at a computer. Most work full time.
How to Become a Medical Records or Health Information Specialist
Medical records and health information specialists typically need a postsecondary certificate to enter the occupation, although some qualify with a high school diploma. Others need an associate’s or higher degree. Certification is often required.
Pay
The median annual wage for health information technologists, medical registrars, surgical assistants, and healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other was $51,840 in May 2020.
The median annual wage for medical dosimetrists, medical records specialists, and health technologists and technicians, all other was $44,090 in May 2020.
Job Outlook
Overall employment of medical records and health information specialists is projected to grow 9 percent from 2020 to 2030, about as fast as the average for all occupations.
About 34,300 openings for medical records and health information specialists are projected each year, on average, over the decade. Many of those openings are expected to result from the need to replace workers who transfer to different occupations or exit the labor force, such as to retire.
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