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Medical Records Specialists

	Median Wage (USD, 2025)	Projected Job Openings (2025-2035)	Projected Growth (2025-2035)
National Statistics	$51140	14200	7.1%
State Statistics	-	-	-
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National

State

City

State

City

$51140

Median Wage (USD, 2025)

14200

Projected Job Openings (2025-2035)

7.1%

Projected Growth (2025-2035)

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.

Experience Requirements Overview

Job Zone Three: Medium Preparation Needed
Previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is required for these occupations. For example, an electrician must have completed three or four years of apprenticeship or several years of vocational training, and often must have passed a licensing exam, in order to perform the job.
Most occupations in this zone require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree.
Employees in these occupations usually need one or two years of training involving both on-the-job experience and informal training with experienced workers. A recognized apprenticeship program may be associated with these occupations.

Education, Training and Experience

Required Level of Education: High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)

Related Work Experience: N.A.

On-Site or In-Plant Training: Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months

On-the-Job Training: Anything beyond short demonstration, up to and including 1 month

Detailed Work Activities

Classify materials according to standard systems.
Record patient medical histories.
Maintain medical or professional knowledge.
Enter patient or treatment data into computers.
Collect medical information from patients, family members, or other medical professionals.
Code data or other information.
Maintain medical facility records.
Prepare official health documents or records.
Process healthcare paperwork.
Maintain security.
Perform clerical work in medical settings.
Communicate with management or other staff to resolve problems.
Monitor medical facility activities to ensure adherence to standards or regulations.
Schedule appointments.
Schedule patient procedures or appointments.

Tasks

Protect the security of medical records to ensure that confidentiality is maintained.
Review records for completeness, accuracy, and compliance with regulations.
Scan patients' health records into electronic formats.
Release information to persons or agencies according to regulations.
Enter data, such as demographic characteristics, history and extent of disease, diagnostic procedures, or treatment into computer.
Maintain or operate a variety of health record indexes or storage and retrieval systems to collect, classify, store, or analyze information.
Process patient admission or discharge documents.
Retrieve patient medical records for physicians, technicians, or other medical personnel.
Resolve or clarify codes or diagnoses with conflicting, missing, or unclear information by consulting with doctors or others or by participating in the coding team's regular meetings.
Compile and maintain patients' medical records to document condition and treatment and to provide data for research or cost control and care improvement efforts.
Identify, compile, abstract, and code patient data, using standard classification systems.
Assign the patient to diagnosis-related groups (DRGs), using appropriate computer software.
Process and prepare business or government forms.
Consult classification manuals to locate information about disease processes.
Transcribe medical reports.
Schedule medical appointments for patients.

Work Styles

Innovation

A tendency to be inventive, to be imaginative, and to adopt new perspectives on ways to accomplish work.

Achievement Orientation

Intellectual Curiosity

Tolerance for Ambiguity

Initiative

Adaptability

Self-Confidence

Perseverance

Leadership Orientation

Humility

Sincerity

Empathy

Cooperation

Optimism

Social Orientation

Cautiousness

Attention to Detail

Dependability

Integrity

Stress Tolerance

Self-Control

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