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Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars

Healthcare Practitioners and Technical · SOC 29-9021

30.6% AI Exposure — High
$68,020
Median Annual Salary
Average
O*NET Outlook
Proj. Annual Openings
38,100
Employment (OEWS 2025)
+0.1%/yr
Empl. growth (2021–2025)
69/100
AI Resiliency Score

AI exposure from the Anthropic Economic Index (2025); salary from BLS; skills from O*NET. See /sources.

Decision card

Career Evidence Passport

SOC 29-9021 evidence across exposure, wages, projections, postings, certified LCAs, skills, and transitions.

Proxy / seed data labeledDescriptive-only
SOC exposure
30.6%
High · Anthropic AEI
Automation friction
43/100
Moderate friction; broad SOC seed ORS job-requirements coverage.
Wages
$68,020
H-1B offered wage $78,897; LCAs are filings.
Projected openings
BLS EP 2024–2034; employment change +14.7%.
Observed/proxy demand
336
FY2025 certified LCAs; 789 postings in 2025.

Skill evidence

Critical ThinkingReading ComprehensionActive ListeningCommunicationProblem Solving
  • 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

AI Exposure30.6%
AI Resiliency69/100
Exposure BandHigh
Sector Avg. Exposure5.4%

Across AI measures

Multiple exposure lenses for this occupation.

57.8%
Consensus
Actual adoption · Anthropic30.6%
AI capability · OpenAI65.6%
AI ability · AIOE77.3%
Automation baseline (2013) · Frey & Osborne91%

AI could do ~65.6% of this role but only ~30.6% is currently done with AI — a large capability-vs-adoption gap.

Top Skills

1.Critical Thinking
2.Reading Comprehension
3.Active Listening
4.Communication
5.Problem Solving

H-1B Visa Sponsorship Demand

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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.

5,158
Decade Total (Certified LCAs)
336
FY2025 Volume
0% of all H-1B filings in FY2025
$78,897
Median Offered Wage (Latest Year)
#76 of 776
Rank by Total Volume
H-1B filing volume, FY2016–FY2025

O*NET occupation profile

What this work involves

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.

Common titles: Medical Records Analyst, Medical Records Director

Representative Tasks

  • Assign the patient to diagnosis-related groups (DRGs), using appropriate computer software.
  • Compile medical care and census data for statistical reports on diseases treated, surgery performed, or use of hospital beds.
  • Design databases to support healthcare applications, ensuring security, performance and reliability.
  • Develop in-service educational materials.
  • Evaluate and recommend upgrades or improvements to existing computerized healthcare systems.

Detailed Work Activities

  • Code data or other information.
  • Classify materials according to standard systems.
  • Collect medical information from patients, family members, or other medical professionals.
  • Communicate with management or other staff to resolve problems.
  • Create databases to store electronic data.

Tools & Technologies

eClinicalWorks EHR software · hotEpic Systems · hotHenry Schein Dentrix · hotMEDITECH software · hotMicrosoft Access · hotMicrosoft SQL Server · hotStructured query language SQL · hot3M EncoderAmerican Medical Association CodeManagerComputerized indexing systems

Employment Projections & AI Exposure

15
Occupations Shown
2.6%
Avg AI Exposure
14
Bright Outlook
Horizontal bar chart showing occupations with the highest projected annual openings. Each bar length represents annual projected openings. Color uses a gradient from violet (lower) to cyan (higher). Summary statistics are shown above the chart.

Employment & Wage Trend

BLS OEWS, 2019–2025


Occupation Employment & Wage TrendMulti-year BLS OEWS history for SOC 29-9021: 2021 — employment: 37,900, median wage: $55,560; 2022 — employment: 35,500, median wage: $58,250; 2023 — employment: 34,430, median wage: $62,990; 2025 — employment: 38,100, median wage: $68,020.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). See /sources.

Sector Comparison

MetricThis CareerSector Average
AI Exposure30.6%5.4%
OutlookAverage62% Bright
Median Salary$68,020N/A
AI Resiliency69/100N/A