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Career overview · SOC 29-9021

Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars

Apply knowledge of healthcare and information systems to assist in the design, development, and continued modification and analysis of computerized healthcare systems. Abstract, collect, and analyze treatment and followup information of patients. May educate staff and assist in problem solving to promote the implementation of the healthcare information system. May design, develop, test, and implement databases with complete history, diagnosis, treatment, and health status to help monitor diseases.

Also called: Medical Records Analyst · Medical Records Director

Median pay (national)
$67,310
$39,120–$112,130 (10th–90th)
Employed (US)
37,620
BLS OEWS, May 2024
Outlook 2024–34
+14.7%
~3,200 openings/yr
Typical entry
Associate's degree

What the numbers say

Refit analysis ·Pay for health information technologists and medical registrars shows an unusually wide range: the top 10% earn $112,130 versus $39,120 at the bottom 10% — 2.9x. The median of $67,310 leaves roughly 67% of headroom to the 90th percentile, which is where seniority, specialization, and the skills below tend to pay off.
Refit analysis ·Employment is projected to change +14.7% from 2024 to 2034 — much faster than the 3% average for all occupations. Even so, BLS projects about 3,200 openings a year, mostly to replace workers who retire or change careers.
Refit analysis ·Where you work moves the number a lot. Across the 52 states with released data, California pays the most for this role (median $95,340, +42% vs the national median), while Puerto Rico sits lowest at $22,650 — a 321% spread for the same job title.

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What they actually do

Core O*NET tasks for this role.

  • Assign the patient to diagnosis-related groups (DRGs), using appropriate computer software.
  • Compile medical care and census data for statistical reports on diseases treated, surgery performed, or use of hospital beds.
  • Design databases to support healthcare applications, ensuring security, performance and reliability.
  • Develop in-service educational materials.
  • Evaluate and recommend upgrades or improvements to existing computerized healthcare systems.
  • Facilitate and promote activities, such as lunches, seminars, or tours, to foster healthcare information privacy or security awareness within the organization.
  • Identify, compile, abstract, and code patient data, using standard classification systems.
  • Manage the department or supervise clerical workers, directing or controlling activities of personnel in the medical records department.
  • Monitor changes in legislation and accreditation standards that affect information security or privacy in the computerized healthcare system.
  • Plan, develop, maintain, or operate a variety of health record indexes or storage and retrieval systems to collect, classify, store, or analyze information.

Tools & technology

  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Office software
  • eClinicalWorks EHR software
  • Epic Systems
  • Henry Schein Dentrix
  • IBM SPSS Statistics
  • MEDITECH software
  • Microsoft SQL Server
  • Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services SSRS
  • Microsoft Visio
  • Microsoft Visual Basic
  • Microsoft Windows
  • R
  • SAS
  • Structured query language SQL
  • Tableau