Medical Records and Health Information Technicians (29-2071)

Occupation description:  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 health care system. Process, maintain, compile, and report patient information for health requirements and standards in a manner consistent with the healthcare industry"s numerical coding system. Excludes "File Clerks" (43-4071).

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2012 Wages

Labor Force Indicators

2011 Worker Characteristics
Total workers	Nonresident workers	Percent nonresident	Percent age 45 plus	Percent age 50 plus
548	40	7.3	43.4	31.2

2011 Potential Supply
Qualified but working in another occupation	90
Currently employed in a lower paid occupation	19
UI claimants previously working in occupation	67

2011 ALEXsys Employment Data
Number of registrants	909
Number of job position postings	218
Ratio of registrants to job position postings	4.2

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