Medical Records Specialists
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical · SOC 29-2072
AI exposure from the Anthropic Economic Index (2025); salary from BLS; skills from O*NET. See /sources.
Decision card
Career Evidence Passport
SOC 29-2072 evidence across exposure, wages, projections, postings, certified LCAs, skills, and transitions.
- SOC exposure
- 66.7%
- Very High · Anthropic AEI
- Automation friction
- 43/100
- Moderate friction; broad SOC seed ORS job-requirements coverage.
- Wages
- $51,140
- H-1B offered wage $72,000; LCAs are filings.
- Projected openings
- —
- BLS EP 2024–2034; employment change +7.1%.
- Observed/proxy demand
- 1
- FY2025 certified LCAs; 5,826 postings in 2025.
Skill evidence
- H-1B values are certified Labor Condition Applications, not visa approvals.
- Job postings are seed-static / seed-derived; treat as provider-ready proxy coverage until observed provider data is wired in.
- Transition matches are directional skill-overlap context, not placement guarantees.
- This release is a FutureGrid broad-SOC seed derived from public BLS ORS requirement concepts and categories, not direct occupation-level ORS survey estimates. It describes job requirements, not worker ability, AI capability, or displacement probability. Automation friction is a FutureGrid derived score and should be read alongside exposure, demand, wage, and projection signals.
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AI Exposure Analysis
Across AI measures
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Top Skills
H-1B Visa Sponsorship Demand
View full H-1B trends →Certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications naming this occupation, FY2016–FY2025. A descriptive high-skill labor-demand signal — employer filings, not visa approvals or individual outcomes. Note: one LCA can cover multiple worker positions.
O*NET occupation profile
What this work involves
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.
Common titles: Coder, Health Information Clerk, Health Information Specialist, Health Information Technician (Health Information Tech), Medical Records Clerk, Medical Records Coordinator
Representative Tasks
- •Assign the patient to diagnosis-related groups (DRGs), using appropriate computer software.
- •Compile and maintain patients' medical records to document condition and treatment and to provide data for research or cost control and care improvement efforts.
- •Consult classification manuals to locate information about disease processes.
- •Enter data, such as demographic characteristics, history and extent of disease, diagnostic procedures, or treatment into computer.
- •Identify, compile, abstract, and code patient data, using standard classification systems.
Detailed Work Activities
- •Perform clerical work in medical settings.
- •Process healthcare paperwork.
- •Classify materials according to standard systems.
- •Code data or other information.
- •Collect medical information from patients, family members, or other medical professionals.
Tools & Technologies
Employment Projections & AI Exposure
Employment & Wage Trend
BLS OEWS, 2019–2025
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). See /sources.
Sector Comparison
| Metric | This Career | Sector Average |
|---|---|---|
| AI Exposure | 66.7% | 5.4% |
| Outlook | Average | 62% Bright |
| Median Salary | $51,140 | N/A |
| AI Resiliency | 33/100 | N/A |