Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars Job Outlook
The Bureau of Labor Statistics projects employment of health information technologists and medical registrars to grow 15.9% from 2025 to 2035 (about 6,700 more jobs), with about 3,000 openings a year, and the May 2025 median pay of $68,020 a year ranks 332nd of 825 occupations.
- Projected change
- +15.9%
- Openings a year
- 3,000
- Median pay
- $68,020
- Pay rank
- 332nd of 825
Is employment of health information technologists and medical registrars growing or shrinking?
Growing: BLS projects employment of health information technologists and medical registrars to rise 15.9% (about 6,700 more jobs) from 2025 to 2035, faster than the 3.5% projected across all occupations. That is faster than the +8.0% summed from BLS's employment levels across the 71 healthcare practitioners and technical occupations with a projection. That change ranks 24th of 830 projected occupations.
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Employment, 2025 | 42,000 |
| Employment, 2035 | 48,600 |
| Projected change | +15.9% |
| Openings a year | 3,000 |
Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2025 to 2035. A projection is a BLS estimate, not a count. The 42,000 jobs here differ from the 38,100 on the salary page because Employment Projections also counts the self-employed and a wider set of workers, while OEWS counts wage and salary jobs in May 2025. BLS published these projections on August 27, 2026; checked November 10, 2026. Confirm any figure in the BLS Employment Projections tables.
BLS's reasons for this projection are at the Occupational Outlook Handbook. State projections are at Projections Central; projections by industry are left to BLS. Education, licensing and work context at O*NET.
How many job openings are there each year?
About 3,000 openings a year, from job growth and from workers leaving the occupation, the 478th most of 830 occupations. About 78% of them replace workers who change occupations or leave the labor force; the rest come from the 670 jobs added in an average year.
Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2025 to 2035.
How does pay for health information technologists and medical registrars rank?
The median of $68,020 a year ranks 332nd of 825 occupations with a published median. It sits in the upper half of occupations on pay and the lower half on openings.
Source: BLS OEWS national file, May 2025. Wage and salary jobs only; the self-employed are not counted. OEWS pay excludes overtime, shift differentials and non-production bonuses. Ranks count only the occupations with that published figure: 830 for projected change, 830 for openings, 825 for median pay, which is why the totals differ.
What does it take to start?
- Typical entry-level education: associate's degree.
Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2025 to 2035, education and training assignments.
How do related jobs compare on outlook?
| Occupation | Change | Openings a year | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medical Records Specialists | +7.8% | 14,000 | $51,140 |
| Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other | +5.9% | 12,400 | $50,290 |
| Registered Nurses | +5.6% | 180,800 | $97,550 |
| Physicians, All Other | +3.4% | 9,400 | $265,930 |
| Genetic Counselors | +10.4% | 300 | $100,040 |
| Data Scientists | +34.6% | 24,800 | $120,230 |
| Computer Systems Analysts | +7.9% | 32,900 | $105,850 |
| Computer Occupations, All Other | +5.1% | 27,000 | $116,580 |
Related occupations from O*NET; projections from BLS Employment Projections, 2025 to 2035; pay from BLS OEWS, May 2025.