Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2018
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) |
| 208,650 |
1.0 % |
$21.16 |
$44,010 |
0.4 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$12.76 |
$15.42 |
$19.40 |
$25.35 |
$31.86 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$26,550 |
$32,070 |
$40,350 |
$52,730 |
$66,260 |
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 |
67,200 |
1.21 |
$22.45 |
$46,690 |
| Offices of Physicians |
40,590 |
1.57 |
$18.13 |
$37,720 |
| Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities) |
11,350 |
0.70 |
$19.59 |
$40,750 |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises |
10,310 |
0.43 |
$23.78 |
$49,470 |
| Outpatient Care Centers |
9,150 |
0.99 |
$21.46 |
$44,630 |
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 |
8,140 |
1.64 |
$21.94 |
$45,640 |
| Offices of Physicians |
40,590 |
1.57 |
$18.13 |
$37,720 |
| General Medical and Surgical Hospitals |
67,200 |
1.21 |
$22.45 |
$46,690 |
| Outpatient Care Centers |
9,150 |
0.99 |
$21.46 |
$44,630 |
| Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals |
2,330 |
0.89 |
$22.69 |
$47,200 |
Top paying industries for this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing |
30 |
0.01 |
$30.17 |
$62,740 |
| Insurance Carriers |
1,970 |
0.17 |
$25.40 |
$52,830 |
| Scientific Research and Development Services |
790 |
0.12 |
$25.05 |
$52,100 |
| Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation) |
5,520 |
0.28 |
$24.19 |
$50,320 |
| Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations |
50 |
0.01 |
$24.16 |
$50,260 |
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 |
21,970 |
1.29 |
0.90 |
$24.94 |
$51,880 |
| Texas |
17,210 |
1.42 |
0.99 |
$20.17 |
$41,950 |
| Florida |
13,750 |
1.60 |
1.11 |
$19.87 |
$41,340 |
| New York |
10,180 |
1.08 |
0.75 |
$22.80 |
$47,420 |
| Ohio |
9,710 |
1.79 |
1.24 |
$21.14 |
$43,980 |
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 |
1,040 |
2.46 |
1.71 |
$19.31 |
$40,170 |
| West Virginia |
1,640 |
2.35 |
1.63 |
$18.96 |
$39,430 |
| Arizona |
6,400 |
2.29 |
1.59 |
$19.62 |
$40,800 |
| Montana |
1,020 |
2.20 |
1.52 |
$18.99 |
$39,500 |
| Alaska |
690 |
2.20 |
1.53 |
$24.16 |
$50,250 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
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) |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
8,540 |
0.90 |
0.62 |
$24.52 |
$51,000 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
7,890 |
1.29 |
0.89 |
$24.37 |
$50,690 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
5,950 |
1.28 |
0.89 |
$22.79 |
$47,410 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
4,770 |
1.34 |
0.93 |
$21.20 |
$44,100 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ |
4,610 |
2.24 |
1.56 |
$19.63 |
$40,840 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
4,300 |
1.66 |
1.15 |
$20.89 |
$43,440 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
4,040 |
1.47 |
1.02 |
$25.25 |
$52,510 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
4,000 |
1.34 |
0.93 |
$21.84 |
$45,430 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
3,350 |
1.18 |
0.82 |
$22.80 |
$47,430 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
3,260 |
1.22 |
0.84 |
$19.72 |
$41,020 |
United States Department of Labor
