How to become a Health Information Technologist and Medical Registrars
Official title: Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars
Also called: Medical Records Analyst, Medical Records Director
Apply knowledge of healthcare and information systems to assist in the design, development, and continued modification and analysis of computerized healthcare systems. Abstract, collect, and analyze treatment and followup information of patients. May educate staff and assist in problem solving to promote the implementation of the healthcare information system. May design, develop, test, and implement databases with complete history, diagnosis, treatment, and health status to help monitor diseases.
How to become one
Education requirements for health information technologists and medical registrars vary. Some workers typically need an associate's degree; others need a bachelor's or higher degree. Certification may be required or preferred.
Typical education to start: Associate's degree
Read the full guide from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Ways in
- Apprenticeship: Clinical Documentation Improvement Specialist.
- Apprenticeship: Health Information Technologist (Nof).
- Apprenticeship: Tumor Registrar.
- College: Medicine & Dentistry degrees, Offered by 23 universities in the US
- College: Health & Public Health degrees, Offered by 29 universities in the US
- Certificate or associate's degree: Associate's degree. Programs such as Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator; Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician; Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder
- Licence: A licence is required in 38 states.
Pay · Outlook · AI and this job
- Median pay: $68,020 a year The middle half earn $48,940 to $95,630.
- About 42,000 people work in this job now, and about 48,600 are projected by 2035. (+15.9%)
- People already use generative AI for a good share of this work, which usually changes the job more than it replaces it. Microsoft Research rates its AI applicability as high.
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Questions people ask
How do I become a Health Information Technologist and Medical Registrars?
Education requirements for health information technologists and medical registrars vary. Some workers typically need an associate's degree; others need a bachelor's or higher degree. Certification may be required or preferred.
How much does a Health Information Technologist and Medical Registrars earn in the US?
Median full-time pay is $68,020 a year (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics). The middle half earn $48,940 to $95,630.
Is a Health Information Technologist and Medical Registrars a growing career in the US?
Yes. Employment is projected to grow 16% by 2035, from about 42,000 to about 48,600 people (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics).
Do you need a degree to become a Health Information Technologist and Medical Registrars?
Usually. 73% of people in this job hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Will AI change the work of a Health Information Technologist and Medical Registrars?
People already use generative AI for a good share of this work, which usually changes the job more than it replaces it. Microsoft Research rates its AI applicability as high.
Sources
- Microsoft Research: Working with AI: AI applicability by occupation (2025-12-22 (built on O*NET 29.0)), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 2026-10-03
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: Employment Projections (2025-35 (released 2026-08-27)), Public domain (BLS), retrieved 2026-10-03
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: Occupational Outlook Handbook (2025-35 edition (published 2026-08-27)), Public domain (BLS); photographs excluded, retrieved 2026-10-03
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025), Public domain (BLS), retrieved 2026-10-03
Updated 2026-10-03
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