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Medical Records Technician

Types of Degrees Medical Records Technician Majors Are Earning

Those studying Medical Records Technician have the option of earning degrees at several award levels.

Award Level	Graduates
Certificate	5,270
Associate’s Degree	3,354
Bachelor’s Degree	67
Master’s Degree	3,091

Technology Skills Used on the Job

Most frequently-cited tools used by Medical Records Technician professionals:

Tool / Software	Category	In-Demand
SynaMed EMR	Medical software	—
Henry Schein Dentrix	Medical software	—
Fox Meadows Accent Data Manager	Document management software	—
Practice Partner Patient Records	Medical software	—
Microsoft Word	Word processing software	✓
Eko	Desktop communications software	—
Microsoft Excel	Spreadsheet software	✓
Virtual private networking VPN software	Network security and virtual private network VPN equipment software	—
SAS	Analytical or scientific software	—
Tableau	Business intelligence and data analysis software	—
Speech recognition software	Voice recognition software	—
Corel WordPerfect Office Suite	Office suite software	—

^{Source: ONET Online technology skills, weighted across related occupations.*}

Sample Job Titles

Real job postings for Medical Records Technician graduates include:

• Medical Records Clerk
• Health Information Specialist
• Certified Cancer Registrar
• Cancer Tumor Registrar
• Data Integrity Specialist
• ROI Specialist (Release of Information Specialist)
• Medical Data Analyst
• Health Information Management Specialist
• Tumor Registrar
• Health Records Technician (Health Records Tech)
• Health Information Technician
• Clinical Documentation Improvement Specialist (CDIS)
• Health Data Analyst
• Public Health Registrar
• Utilization Review Coordinator

What Can You Do With a Medical Records Technician Degree?

Graduates with a degree in Medical Records Technician commonly enter the following occupations:

Occupation	Job Growth	Median Salary	25th–75th Pctile
Medical Records Specialists	4.4%	$153,246	$126,777–$179,715

^{Job-growth = projected employment change for the parent occupation. Source: ONET / BLS Employment Projections.*}

Who Is Earning a Degree in Medical Records Technician?

Gender Distribution

This field skews predominantly female, with women earning 94.5% of Medical Records Technician degrees.

Gender	Graduates	Share
Women	11,172	94.5%
Men	656	5.5%

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

At the national level, the racial-ethnic distribution of Medical Records Technician graduates is as follows:

Race / Ethnicity	Graduates	Share
White	5,852	49.5%
Asian	374	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino	1,502	12.7%
Black or African American	2,834	24.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native	114	1.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	36	0.3%
Two or More Races	353	3.0%
Race Unknown	711	6.0%
International Students	52	0.4%

^{See minority definition below.}

How Much Do Medical Records Technician Graduates Earn?

The U.S. Department of Education tracks median earnings of Medical Records Technician graduates 1, 4, and 5 years after completion. These numbers tend to grow steadily as graduates gain experience and move into mid-career roles.

Years Out	Median Earnings
1 year	$36,041
4 years	$36,054
5 years	$40,847

By year 5 out, median earnings rise to $40,847 — roughly 13% above the 1-year mark.

^{Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, field-of-study earnings tracker.}

Online Medical Records Technician Programs

Online study is tracked by IPEDS for Medical Records Technician. The table below shows how many graduates earned at least some of their coursework online (Distance-Ed Available) versus completing the entire program online (Distance-Ed Only).

Award Level	Distance-Ed Available	Distance-Ed Only
Associate’s	115	41
Bachelor’s	4	2
Master’s	3	2

^{Distance-Ed Only = degrees completed entirely online; Distance-Ed Available = degrees including at least some online coursework. Source: IPEDS Completions by Distance Education status.}

Is a Degree in Medical Records Technician Worth It?

Looking purely at the federal earnings tracker, Medical Records Technician graduates earn a median of $36,054 four years after completion — about 5% below the national median for workers with only a high school diploma (~$38,000). On earnings alone, this program does not show an income premium over the baseline; non-financial outcomes (career interests, certification requirements, advancement potential) are typically the stronger argument for fields in this range.

^{ROI estimate compares the program’s 4-yr median earnings against the 2023 BLS CPS median earnings for high-school-only workers. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard + BLS Current Population Survey.}

Related Programs

You may also be interested in these closely related fields of study:

Program	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health and Medical Administrative Services	90,166
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	28,347
Medical Insurance Specialist/Medical Biller	11,963
Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder	10,171
Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary	7,771
Medical Office Assistant/Specialist	4,419
Hospital and Health Care Facilities Administration/Management	3,494
Health and Medical Administrative Services, Other	3,168
Medical Informatics	3,054
Medical Office Management/Administration	2,900
Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator	2,781
Medical/Health Management and Clinical Assistant/Specialist	1,195

References

The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students and international students. This number is then divided by the total number of students to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics (IPEDS)
• O*NET Online
• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
• U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard

More about our data sources and methodologies.