• 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).

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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

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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

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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	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

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

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

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

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