Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations
BLS May 2025 wages Above-baseline growth SOC 29-9021

Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars

Projected +15% employment change leads this card; pay sits next to Pediatric Surgeons, Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric, Surgeons, All Other, Anesthesiologists.

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Same-major-group titles next to Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars: Pediatric Surgeons ($559K) , Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric ($300K) , Surgeons, All Other ($414K) , Anesthesiologists ($391K) . Hash-ordered per card so residual SOC siblings do not share an identical peer sentence.

What Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars publish as work

O*NET task statements for SOC 29-9021 - occupation-level descriptions, not every employer's posting. Sibling cards diverge here because the task set is entity-keyed.

  1. 1. Assign the patient to diagnosis-related groups (DRGs), using appropriate computer software
  2. 2. Compile medical care and census data for statistical reports on diseases treated, surgery performed, or use of hospital beds
  3. 3. Design databases to support healthcare applications, ensuring security, performance and reliability
  4. 4. Develop in-service educational materials
  5. 5. Evaluate and recommend upgrades or improvements to existing computerized healthcare systems
  6. 6. Facilitate and promote activities, such as lunches, seminars, or tours, to foster healthcare information privacy or security awareness wi…
  7. 7. Identify, compile, abstract, and code patient data, using standard classification systems
  8. 8. Manage the department or supervise clerical workers, directing or controlling activities of personnel in the medical records department
  9. 9. Monitor changes in legislation and accreditation standards that affect information security or privacy in the computerized healthcare system
  10. 10. Plan, develop, maintain, or operate a variety of health record indexes or storage and retrieval systems to collect, classify, store, or a…
  11. 11. Prepare statistical reports, narrative reports, or graphic presentations of information, such as tumor registry data for use by hospital…
  12. 12. Protect the security of medical records to ensure that confidentiality is maintained
Projected employment change 2024-2034
↑ +15%
much faster than average (3.1%)
National median $68,020/yr
$68K
National median
3,200
Annual openings
38,100
Estimated US jobs
Pediatric Surgeons
Highest-pay peer · $559K

Typical Entry and Preparation Assignments

Entry education Associate's degree

Top Paying States for Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars

1. North Dakota $81,170
2. Oregon $86,230
3. Minnesota $90,760
4. Massachusetts $81,420
5. Arkansas $93,300
6. Wyoming $88,560
7. California $90,750
8. New Hampshire $81,020
9. Wisconsin $89,260
10. Iowa $80,600

Other Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations titles

  1. 1. Surgeons, All Other $414,010
  2. 2. Anesthesiologists $391,490
  3. 3. Pediatric Surgeons $559,030
  4. 4. Cardiologists $496,010
  5. 5. Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric $300,080
  6. 6. Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric $358,550

BLS projects +15% employment change for Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars (2024-2034), much faster than average vs the all-occupations baseline of 3.1%. Published median pay is $68,020.

BLS assigns Associate's degree as typical entry education. These are occupation-level assignments, not universal employer rules. BLS does not publish a separate occupation-specific safety rate for this role; its broad SOC-group rate is excluded from this career card's grade.

Highest published state median in this ranking: North Dakota at $81,170. The table records differences without proving causes. Highest-pay peer shown here: Pediatric Surgeons at $559,030. Compare the same statistic in the relevant local wage area before treating the national median as a personal benchmark; OEWS excludes employer benefits.

Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars pay-rank #52 in Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations

On the Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations median table (71 detailed occupations with OEWS medians), Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars lands at #52, in the lower third. That rank is a table position, not a statement about individual workers.

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Data from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025. Projections from BLS Employment Projections program, 2024-2034.

Projected change +14.7% puts Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars ahead of most peers. Open the state map or compare it directly against a slower-growing role.

Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars salary map

State, metro, and percentile for SOC 29-9021

North Dakota · top state for Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars

$81K published median

Oregon · #2 state pay

$86K · behind North Dakota

Pediatric Surgeons

Highest-pay peer vs Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars · $559K

Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric

Lower-pay peer beside Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars · $300K

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Frequently Asked Questions

Where does Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars land on the Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations median table? ▼
Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars is pay-rank #52 of 71 in this major group, lower third of the median table. Closest lower-third titles: Surgical Assistants ($67K), Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other ($66K), Hearing Aid Specialists ($65K), Surgical Technologists ($65K). That position is a table rank, not a worker percentile.
What do health information technologists and medical registrars do day to day? ▼
O*NET lists published task statements for Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars. Leading ones include: 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. These are occupation-level task descriptions, not every employer's job description.
What is the OEWS national median for Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars? ▼
May 2025 OEWS reports $68,020 as the national median for Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars. The published 10th-90th range is $39,830 to $117,420. Beside Pediatric Surgeons ($559,030), this is the occupation-level national figure, not a local offer.
How fast is Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars projected to grow? ▼
BLS Employment Projections put Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars at +15% change for 2024-2034, with about 3,200 annual openings. Versus the all-occupations baseline (3.1%): much faster than average.
What typical entry education does BLS assign to Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars? ▼
BLS assigns Associate's degree as the typical-education-needed-for-entry category for Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars. These are occupation-level labels, not every employer's hiring rule.
Which three states show the highest OEWS medians for Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars? ▼
North Dakota ($81,170), Oregon ($86,230), Minnesota ($90,760) lead this ranking. The table does not identify why those state estimates differ.

Source data and WageDex calculations are identified in context on this page. Wage and state figures use BLS OEWS May 2025; growth and education use BLS Employment Projections for 2024-2034; safety fields cite BLS CFOI/SOII; task statements cite O*NET where shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.

Disclaimer: Wage and outlook figures on this page are provided for informational purposes only and do not constitute career, financial, or salary-negotiation advice. Actual pay varies by employer, experience, and local conditions; consult a career counselor or the hiring employer for guidance specific to your situation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OES Occupational wage estimates by area and industry · 2025

Federal sources on this Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars card
  • BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS / OES) - national median and percentiles for SOC 29-9021. bls.gov/oes
  • O*NET OnLine - task and skill statements for Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars. onetcenter.org
  • BLS Employment Projections - 2024-2034 change and openings for this occupation. bls.gov/emp
  • U.S. Census Bureau ACS - demographic and labor-force context for state and metro geography. census.gov/programs-surveys/acs
  • IRS Statistics of Income (SOI) - payroll-tax aggregate context for wage comparisons. irs.gov/statistics