Headline risk
1%
Very Low RiskMedical records specialists
United States AI Work Index tracks this occupation on the shared structural baseline and then layers on local demand resilience, wages, and confidence.
Why This Score
Share of job tasks that overlap with current AI capabilities
Median annual wage
Projected employment change over 10 years
Typical preparation needed for this occupation
Occupation profile
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.
Task evidence
Task primitive coverage is not published for this occupation.
Scores combine AI task overlap, human advantages, and local demand. How it works
United States Now
Median Wage
USD 50,250
Employment 2024
194.8K
Projected Change (2024–34)
7.1%
Openings (2024–34)
14.2K
Wage distribution
Demand outlook
Employment of medical records specialists is projected to grow 7 percent from 2024 to 2034, much faster than the average for all occupations.
Role Profile
Technologies
Requirements
Worker profile
Median age 49.8 · 166K employed
Under 25: 5% · 25–54: 60% · 55+: 36%
Related
No direct US role match is available yet for this occupation.
Source coverage
9/11 source families · O*NET 30.2 / OEWS 2024 / ORS 2025 / OOH 2025-08-28 / Projections 2024-34 / CPS 2025 / Anthropic task penetration
Mapping quality
title_match · employment series present
Narrative & sources
Medical records specialists compile, process, and maintain patient files.
Medical records specialists typically spend many hours at a computer. Most work full time.
Medical records specialists typically need a postsecondary certificate to enter the occupation, although some qualify with a high school diploma. Others might need an associate’s or bachelor's degree. Certification may be required or preferred.
The median annual wage for medical records specialists was $50,250 in May 2024.
Employment of medical records specialists is projected to grow 7 percent from 2024 to 2034, much faster than the average for all occupations.
Published limitations
This page shows the local country layer, not realised individual job outcomes. The global structural baseline is shared across countries; only the local demand and wage layer changes here.
Built from O*NET occupation descriptions, task statements, technology skills, work context, Job Zones, Anthropic task penetration, BLS OEWS wages, BLS projection tables, BLS ORS requirements, BLS OOH narrative content, BLS skills data, and BLS CPS occupation age tables.