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Healthcare Practitioners and Technical

Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars

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.

Also called: Medical Records Analyst, Medical Records Director

Median pay in Greater Boston
$82,780
$39.80/hr
Jobs in Greater Boston
690
Massachusetts 2024–2034
+11.2%
60 openings a year
Typical U.S. entry requirement
Associate's degree

Greater Boston: Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area, May 2025. Growth and openings: Massachusetts statewide projection.

Pay range in Greater Boston

Yearly pay in Greater Boston by percentile
10th25thMedian75th90th
$64,680$74,340$82,780$103,750$128,260

10% of workers earn less than the first figure and 10% earn more than the last.

AI and this job

AI exposure: how much of this job’s work AI tools can do or help with, based on national research. It is not a forecast of job loss.

Moderate exposure66 of 100

The index averages three national research measures, each shown as a percentile of all jobs:

  • AIOE 56
  • Language-model AIOE 57
  • GPTs-are-GPTs 85

Observed AI use today: Substantial (Anthropic Economic Index)

AI exposure is moderate, and observed AI use is substantial, so AI tools are already used in this kind of work. They can help collect, sort, and analyze health data and support database work. People are still needed to judge the data, train staff, and solve problems. Federal notes say demand should grow as more health data is created.

Likely to change

  • Collecting and abstracting patient information
  • Analyzing treatment and follow-up data

Still relies on people

  • Training staff on health information systems
  • Solving problems with care teams

What federal projections say

“Demand change - share increases as larger amounts of health data are generated over the coming years. Organizations across all industries, especially those tied to healthcare, will need technologists and registrars to process the data to support operational and clinical decision-making.”
BLS Employment Projections 2025–35, factors affecting this job (U.S.)

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