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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

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:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New Jersey 2,640 0.65 0.45 $25.97 $54,020
District of Columbia 470 0.66 0.46 $25.69 $53,430
California 21,970 1.29 0.90 $24.94 $51,880
Connecticut 1,800 1.09 0.75 $24.71 $51,400
Hawaii 660 1.02 0.71 $24.49 $50,940





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




Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Morgantown, WV 390 5.85 4.06 $20.72 $43,090
Madera, CA 190 4.20 2.91 $26.03 $54,150
Iowa City, IA 380 4.11 2.85 $25.90 $53,880
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ 190 3.81 2.64 $17.75 $36,920
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL 150 3.61 2.50 $15.52 $32,290
Great Falls, MT 120 3.40 2.36 $16.94 $35,240
Jackson, TN 220 3.31 2.29 $17.71 $36,830
Columbus, GA-AL 380 3.30 2.29 $15.16 $31,530
Wichita Falls, TX 180 3.17 2.20 $14.33 $29,800
Springfield, IL 310 3.02 2.09 $21.88 $45,500




Top paying metropolitan areas for this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ 60 0.51 0.35 $30.06 $62,520
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 910 0.81 0.56 $28.82 $59,940
Yuba City, CA 50 1.21 0.84 $28.05 $58,350
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 2,010 1.35 0.94 $27.59 $57,390
Danbury, CT 70 0.83 0.58 $27.53 $57,260
Trenton, NJ 70 0.30 0.21 $26.97 $56,100
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA 1,660 1.69 1.17 $26.75 $55,630
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 2,860 1.18 0.82 $26.37 $54,850
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT 810 1.38 0.96 $26.22 $54,530
Longview, WA 90 2.29 1.59 $26.16 $54,410

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Kansas nonmetropolitan area 810 2.05 1.43 $17.82 $37,060
North Northeastern Ohio non-metropolitan area (non-contiguous) 450 1.35 0.93 $16.94 $35,230
Arizona nonmetropolitan area 420 4.64 3.22 $19.78 $41,140
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area 410 2.72 1.89 $15.83 $32,930
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area 390 2.06 1.43 $18.28 $38,010

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Arizona nonmetropolitan area 420 4.64 3.22 $19.78 $41,140
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area 380 3.79 2.63 $16.45 $34,220
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area 260 3.28 2.28 $18.37 $38,210
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area 280 3.00 2.08 $18.99 $39,490
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area 410 2.72 1.89 $15.83 $32,930

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Alaska nonmetropolitan area 140 1.34 0.93 $26.71 $55,560
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area 80 1.38 0.96 $23.44 $48,750
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area 70 0.94 0.65 $23.20 $48,250
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area 140 2.28 1.58 $22.97 $47,780
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area 170 1.40 0.97 $22.46 $46,710


About May 2018 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.

(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 OES estimates and related information:

May 2018 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2018 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2018 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2018 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2018 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: March 29, 2019