Medical records & health information technicians

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Total Workforce

192k

Average Age

45.8

Average Salary

$41,740

Average Male Salary

$51,552

Average Female Salary

$40,792

About

Medical records & health information technicians are most often employed by the Hospitals industry. The average yearly wage for Medical records & health information technicians was $41,740 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Medical records & health information technicians by wage are Miscellaneous office & administrative support workers, including desktop publishers, Miscellaneous life, physical, & social science technicians, including social science research assistants, and Model makers, patternmakers, & molding machine setters, metal & plastic.

Medical records & health information technicians are part of the Healthcare practitioners & technical occupations, along with Chiropractors, Dentists, Dietitians & nutritionists, Optometrists, Pharmacists, and 37 more.

The top 3 locations that employ the most Medical records & health information technicians are Wapello, Mahaska, Washington, Jefferson, Keokuk, Davis & Van Buren Counties PUMA, IA, North Little Rock, Sherwood & Jacksonville Cities PUMA, AR, and Eugene City (West & South) PUMA, OR. The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Medical records & health information technicians are Wapello, Mahaska, Washington, Jefferson, Keokuk, Davis & Van Buren Counties PUMA, IA, Eugene City (West & South) PUMA, OR, and North Little Rock, Sherwood & Jacksonville Cities PUMA, AR.

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Information on the businesses and industries that employ Medical records & health information technicians and on wages and locations for those in the field. Hospitals is the industry that employs the most Medical records & health information technicians, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Medical records & health information technicians, by average wage, is National security & international affairs. Medical records & health information technicians are paid most in Muscogee & Chattahoochee Counties PUMA, GA but are relatively concentrated in Wapello, Mahaska, Washington, Jefferson, Keokuk, Davis & Van Buren Counties PUMA, IA.

Wages

Yearly Wage

$41,740

AVERAGE SALARY

± $1,842

In 2017, Medical records & health information technicians earned an average of $41,740, $12,149 less than than the average national salary of $53,888.

Miscellaneous life, physical, & social science technicians, including social science research assistants make somewhat more than Medical records & health information technicians while Miscellaneous office & administrative support workers, including desktop publishers make somewhat less. This chart shows the various occupations closest to Medical records & health information technicians as measured by average annual salary in the US.

Wage Distribution

0.292

WAGE GINI

In 2017, Medical records & health information technicians had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.292, which is lower than than the national average of 0.479. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Medical records & health information technicians (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

Wage by Location

HIGHEST PAYING PUMAS

This map shows the Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States shaded by average annual wage for Medical records & health information technicians.

Spatial Concentration

PUMAs with a Relatively High Concentration of Medical records & health information technicians

This map displays which Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States have a relatively high population of Medical records & health information technicians.

Industries

Most Common

The most common industries employing Medical records & health information technicians, by number of employees, are Hospitals, Offices of physicians, and Outpatient care centers.

Highest Paying

The highest paying industries for Medical records & health information technicians, by average wage, are National security & international affairs, Management, scientific & technical consulting services, and Residential care facilities, except skilled nursing facilities.

Industries by Share

192k

2017 Workforce

± 10,757

5.46%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 7.61%

The number of people employed as Medical records & health information technicians has been growing at a rate of 5.46%, from 182,275 people in 2016 to 192,232 people in 2017.

This graphic shows the share of Medical records & health information technicians employed by various industries. Hospitals employs the largest share of Medical records & health information technicians at 43.1%, followed by Offices of physicians with 13.7% and Outpatient care centers with 7.72%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Medical records & health information technicians in the US. The average age of male Medical records & health information technicians in the workforce is 43.3 and of female Medical records & health information technicians is 46.1, and the most common race/ethnicity for Medical records & health information technicians is White (Non-Hispanic).

Gender Composition

16.9k

MALE WORKFORCE

± 3,195

175k

FEMALE WORKFORCE

± 10,273

91.2% of Medical records & health information technicians are Female, making them the more common gender in the occupation. This chart shows the gender breakdown of Medical records & health information technicians.

Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity of Medical records & health information technicians

White (Non-Hispanic)
Black (Non-Hispanic)
White (Hispanic)

67.3% of Medical records & health information technicians are White (Non-Hispanic), making that the most common race or ethnicity in the occupation. Representing 12.6% of Medical records & health information technicians, Black (Non-Hispanic) is the second most common race or ethnicity in this occupation. This chart shows the racial and ethnic breakdown of Medical records & health information technicians.

Age by Gender

43.3

AVERAGE MALE AGE

± 2.23

46.1

AVERAGE FEMALE AGE

± 0.743

The median age of Medical records & health information technicians is 45.8, and Male employees are generally 2.75 years younger than than their Female counterparts.

Education

Data on higher education choices for Medical records & health information technicians from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Medical records & health information technicians is Health but a relatively high number of Medical records & health information technicians hold a major in Human Sciences.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degree-majorss. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree-majors obtained.

MOST COMMON MAJORS

MOST SPECIALIZED MAJORS

Skills

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Medical records & health information technicians from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Medical records & health information technicians need many skills, but most especially Reading Comprehension, Active Listening, and Speaking. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Medical records & health information technicians need more than the average amount of Reading Comprehension, Writing, and Learning Strategies.