Medical Records Specialists Career

Vocational Programs for Medical Records Specialists Career

Total Employees	Hourly Wage	Annual Wage
186K	$25.81	$53,690

The role of Medical Records Specialists is to 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 The average annual wage of the occupations is $53,690 and $26 per hour. 4 vocational programs could be taken for the Medical Records Specialists career. Based on BLS data, a total of 185,690 employees were employed in the Occupation.

The 2024 average tuition over the programs for preparing Medical Records Specialists is $15,276. The average length of the programs is 346 hours and the average completion time is 9.95 months.

Vocational Programs to Prepare Medical Records Specialists Career

The following 4 vocational programs are required or helpful to prepare Medical Records Specialists.

The tuition, program length, and completion time program information is average amounts over all schools that offer each program. This information is only for vocational programs (i.e. certificate programs) and not for bachelor's or graduate degrees.

2024 Average Tuition and Completion Information for Preparing Medical Records Specialists
Program Name	Number of Schools	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator	37	$10,534	$1,132	339 Hours	6.00 Months
Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician	260	$16,884	$2,059	397 Hours	13.46 Months
Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder	428	$18,409	$1,182	301 Hours	10.40 Months
Disease Registry Data Management	3	-	-	-	-

2024 Average Tuition and Completion Information for Preparing Medical Records Specialists

Program Name

Number of Schools

Tuition & Fees

Books & Supplies

Program Lengths

Avg. Completion Time

Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator

$10,534

$1,132

339 Hours

6.00 Months

Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician

260

$16,884

$2,059

397 Hours

13.46 Months

Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder

428

$18,409

$1,182

301 Hours

10.40 Months

Disease Registry Data Management

Schools offering voational programs for Medical Records Specialists

The following 645 schools offer the vocational programs and courses for preparing Medical Records Specialists. The list includes some 4-year colleges that have certificate or associate programs for the career.