Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars
Overview
Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars has a national median salary of $68,020 per year, with +15.9% projected job growth from 2025–2035. The Bureau of Labor Statistics lists an associate's degree as the typical education needed to enter this occupation.
Description
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.
Responsibilities
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.
T-A-S-K
Technology, Abilities, Skills & Knowledge
Technology Skills
- Medical software
- Desktop communications software
- Data base user interface and query software
- Document management software
- Categorization or classification software
Education
Education Levels of Current Workers
The Bureau of Labor Statistics lists an associate's degree as the typical education needed to enter this occupation. The chart below shows the highest level of education held by people already working in this field, ages 25 and older. It includes workers who earned more education than the job requires and workers who entered the field under earlier requirements, so the largest bar is not the entry requirement. For example, if someone finished a master's degree and then started working in this field, they are counted under “Master's degree” here, but the job itself typically asks for an associate's degree.
Certificates
Certifications applicable to Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars:
| Certificate name | Certifying Organization | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Advanced Coding Specialist (ACS) | Board of Medical Specialty Coding and Compliance | D |
| Certified Associate in Healthcare Information and Management Systems (CAHIMS) | Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society | D |
| Certified COBRA Specialist (CCS) | Employers Council on Flexible Compensation | D |
| Certified Coding Specialist (CCS) | American Health Information Management Association | D |
| Certified Coding Specialist - Physician-based (CCS-P) | American Health Information Management Association | D |
| Certified Electronic Health Record Specialist (CEHRS) | National Healthcareer Association | D |
| Certified Healthcare Access Associate (CHAA) | National Association of Healthcare Access Management | D |
| Certified Healthcare Documentation Specialist - Level 2 (CHDS) | Association for Healthcare Documentation Integrity | D |
Income & Employability
Income Percentile
The median (50th percentile) is the middle wage; 10% earn less than the low figure and 10% earn more than the high figure.
| Low (10%) | $39,830 |
| Median (50%) | $68,020 |
| High (90%) | $117,420 |
Income by Experience
How pay typically grows from entry level (0–2 yrs) to expert (8+ yrs).
| Entry (0–2 yrs) | $61,439 |
| Mid (3–5 yrs) | $75,181 |
| Senior (6–8 yrs) | $89,490 |
| Expert (8+ yrs) | N/A |
Employability
There are currently 42,000 jobs in this career path (2025). That number is projected to grow to 48,600 by 2035, a +15.9% change.
+15.9% growthVideo Resources
Training Programs
58 programs at 17 schools on Career School App prepare students for a career as Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars, including Medical Billing & Coding (58). Showing 24.
- Professional Coder PLUSAcademy of Allied Health Careers · Chattanooga, TNCertificate Of Completion · 20 weeks
- Medical Billing and CodingAll-State Career School · Baltimore, MDDiploma · 36 weeks (780 contact hours)
- Medical Billing & CodingAsher College · Sacramento, CACertificate · 45 weeks
- Medical BillingBlackstone Career Institute · Allentown, PACertificate · 3–6 months
- Medical Billing and CodingCompass Career College · Hammond, LACertificate Of Completion · 48 weeks
- Medical Administration and BillingDorsey College · Roseville, MIDiploma · 48 weeks (~12 months)
- Health Science (Health Information Technology Concentration)Eastwick College · Nutley, NJAssociate Degree · 15 months
- Medical Billing And CodingFortis College · Lawrenceville, NJCertificate · 48 weeks
- Professional CoderGraduate America · Addison, TXCertificate · 640 clock hours — 22 weeks full time, 30 weeks part time
- Asociado en Codificación y Facturación MédicaKeiser University · Fort Lauderdale, FLAssociate Degree
- Medical Billing and Coding (MBC)Pima Medical Institute · Mesa, AZCertificate · 36 weeks (5-day schedule)
- Medical Coder/BillerRidge Technical College · Winter Haven, FLCertificate · 1,110 clock hours
- Medical Billing and CodingSouth Texas Vocational Technical Institute · Brownsville, TXDiploma · 15 months
- Medical Billing and Coding SpecialistSouthern Careers Institute · Austin, TXDiploma · 36 or 51 weeks
- Coding and Revenue Cycle ManagementThe College of Health Care Professions · Houston, TXAssociate Degree · 96 weeks
- Health Information TechnologyU.S. Career Institute · Fort Collins, COAssociate Degree · 62 semester credits / four semesters
- Health Sciences - Medical Office and Billing SpecialistUltimate Medical Academy · Tampa, FLAssociate Of Science Or State-Dependent Associate Of Applied Science · 70 weeks
- Medical Billing & CodingAsher College · Dallas, TXCertificate · 45 weeks
- Medical CodingBlackstone Career Institute · Allentown, PACertificate · 3–6 months
- Medical Administration and BillingDorsey College · Detroit, MIDiploma · 48 weeks (~12 months)
- Medical Billing and CodingEastwick College · Hackensack, NJCertificate · 9 months
- Medical Billing And CodingFortis College · Landover, MDCertificate · 48 weeks
- Medical Administrative Billing & CodingKeiser University · West Palm Beach, FLAssociate Degree · 18 Months
- Medical Billing and CodingSouth Texas Vocational Technical Institute · McAllen, TXDiploma · 15 months
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Pay-by-experience bands are from Lightcast (as recent as July 2025).