DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

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 heath care system. Process, maintain, compile, and report patient information for health requirements and standards in a manner consistent with the healthcare industry’s numerical coding system. Excludes “File Clerks” (43-4071).

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2013

					Percentiles
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	Mean SE*	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
EDR 4 - West Central	120	12	$17.60/hr	$0.71/hr	$12.89/hr	$14.21/hr	$17.05/hr	$20.69/hr	$22.93/hr
Minnesota	3,400	204	$19.63/hr	$0.27/hr	$14.16/hr	$16.35/hr	$19.22/hr	$22.45/hr	$26.24/hr
U S	182,370	1,641	$17.92/hr	$0.05/hr	$10.85/hr	$13.12/hr	$16.64/hr	$21.62/hr	$27.39/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.

Leading Industries for Medical Records and Health Information Technicians Industry OES Employment OES Median Wage Education and Health Services 110 $16.23/hr

Other Regional Data For Medical Records and Health Information Technicians Geography (click title for details) OES Projections Employment Median Wage % Change  -  EDR 11 - 7 County Twin Cities 1,870 $19.58/hr N/A EDR 10 - Southeast 430 $21.52/hr N/A EDR 3 - Arrowhead 260 $17.80/hr N/A EDR 2 - Headwaters 210 $18.21/hr N/A EDR 5 - North Central 150 $17.86/hr N/A EDR 7W- Central 150 $18.55/hr N/A EDR 4 - West Central 120 $17.05/hr N/A EDR 9 - South Central 110 $17.39/hr N/A EDR 7E- East Central 90 $18.28/hr N/A EDR 1 - Northwest 60 $19.33/hr N/A EDR 6E- Southwest Central 60 $17.31/hr N/A EDR 8 - Southwest 40 $16.87/hr N/A EDR 6W- Upper Minnesota Valley 10 $17.25/hr N/A

Related Occupations

Occupation (click title for details)	OES		Projections
	Employment	Median Wage	% Change  -
Office Clerks, General	1,570	$13.16/hr	N/A
Pharmacy Technicians	260	$14.19/hr	N/A
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	130	$17.19/hr	N/A
Procurement Clerks	40	$17.01/hr	N/A
Correspondence Clerks	N/A	N/A	N/A

• Compiles and maintains medical records of patients to document condition and treatment and to provide data for research studies.
• Maintains variety of health record indexes and storage and retrieval systems.
• Enters data, such as demographic characteristics, history and extent of disease, diagnostic procedures and treatment into computer.
• Prepares statistical reports, narrative reports and graphic presentations of tumor registry data for use by hospital staff, researchers, and other users.
• Contacts discharged patients, their families, and physicians to maintain registry with follow-up information, such as quality of life and length of survival of cancer patients.
• Assists in special studies or research, as needed.
• Reviews records for completeness and to abstract and code data, using standard classification systems, and to identify and compile patient data.
• Compiles medical care and census data for statistical reports on diseases treated, surgery performed, and use of hospital beds.