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schemaVersion = "role.v1"
slug = "role-29-2072-00"
socCode = "29-2072.00"
title = "Medical Records Specialists"
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aliases = ["Health Information Technician (Health Information Tech)", "Medical Records Clerk", "Medical Records Coordinator", "Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT)", "Coder", "Health Information Clerk", "Health Information Specialist", "Medical Records Technician (Medical Records Tech)", "Certified Coding Specialist", "Certified Medical Coder", "Certified Professional Coder (CPC)", "Clinical Documentation Specialist"]
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capabilities = []
workContext = []
aiSignals = []

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jobZone = "3"
jobZoneName = "Job Zone Three: Medium Preparation Needed"
education = "Most occupations in this zone require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree."
experience = "Previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is required for these occupations. For example, an electrician must have completed three or four years of apprenticeship or several years of vocational training, and often must have passed a licensing exam, in order to perform the job."
svpRange = "(6.0 to < 7.0)"
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category = "Postsecondary nondegree award"
slug = "postsecondary-nondegree-award"

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meanWage = 55970
pct10Wage = 35780
pct25Wage = 41600
pct75Wage = 64070
pct90Wage = 80950
employment = 187910
areaTitle = "U.S."

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slug = "62"
title = "Health Care and Social Assistance"
level = "Sector"
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medianWage = 48690
lq = 4.36

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title = "Management of Companies and Enterprises"
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medianWage = 60750
lq = 4.75

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title = "Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services"
level = "Sector"
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medianWage = 49590
lq = 1.3

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naics = "54"
slug = "54"
title = "Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services"
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medianWage = 49970
lq = 0.97

[[industries.top]]
naics = "52"
slug = "52"
title = "Finance and Insurance"
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employment = 5790
medianWage = 63360
lq = 0.76

[[industries.top]]
naics = "524114"
slug = "524114"
title = "Direct Health and Medical Insurance Carriers"
level = "National industry"
employment = 4290
medianWage = 63790
lq = 7.84

[[industries.top]]
naics = "561320"
slug = "561320"
title = "Temporary Help Services"
level = "National industry"
employment = 3340
medianWage = 45720
lq = 1.03

[[industries.top]]
naics = "51"
slug = "51"
title = "Information"
level = "Sector"
employment = 3260
medianWage = 44720
lq = 0.92

[[industries.top]]
naics = "61"
slug = "61"
title = "Educational Services"
level = "Sector"
employment = 2490
medianWage = 58460
lq = 0.15

[[industries.top]]
naics = "621420"
slug = "621420"
title = "Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers"
level = "National industry"
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medianWage = 42200
lq = 3.47

[[industries.top]]
naics = "44-45"
slug = "44-45"
title = "Retail Trade"
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employment = 770
medianWage = 54750
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employment = 760
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[[industries.concentrated]]
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lq = 4.75

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naics = "62"
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title = "Health Care and Social Assistance"
level = "Sector"
employment = 122640
lq = 4.36

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naics = "621420"
slug = "621420"
title = "Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers"
level = "National industry"
employment = 1310
lq = 3.47

[[industries.concentrated]]
naics = "623220"
slug = "623220"
title = "Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities"
level = "National industry"
employment = 710
lq = 2.25

[[industries.concentrated]]
naics = "621320"
slug = "621320"
title = "Offices of Optometrists"
level = "National industry"
employment = 360
lq = 1.94

[[industries.concentrated]]
naics = "621310"
slug = "621310"
title = "Offices of Chiropractors"
level = "National industry"
employment = 310
lq = 1.74

[[industries.concentrated]]
naics = "56"
slug = "56"
title = "Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services"
level = "Sector"
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usageRelease = "2026-01-15-v4-plus-2025-03-27-v2"

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percentile = 94
band = "High"
version = "ai-exposure-index-v1"
componentCount = 2

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percentile = 95
source = "openai_gpts_are_gpts"

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percentile = 83
source = "microsoft_working_with_ai"

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beta = 0.6176470588235294
gamma = 1

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growthPercentile = 86
direction = "Growing fast"
annualOpeningsThousands = 14.2
annualOpeningsPercentile = 71
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employment2034Thousands = 208.6

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label = "LLM task exposure, γ (OpenAI / Eloundou)"
value = 1
percentile = 95
band = "High"
note = "Share of this job's tasks where a large language model plus simple tools could cut the time to do them by at least half. γ is capped at 1.0 and many jobs reach that ceiling, so treat a top score as 'in the top group', not a precise rank."

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source = "microsoft_applicability"
label = "AI assistant applicability (Microsoft)"
value = 0.26437576455139833
percentile = 83
band = "High"
note = "How applicable today's AI assistants are to this job's activities, measured from real Microsoft Copilot conversations. Applicability is not the same as replacement."

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task = "Identify, compile, abstract, and code patient data, using standard classification systems."
usagePercent = 0.017563031769573023

[[aiOutlook.usageTasks]]
task = "Transcribe medical reports."
usagePercent = 0.009859947660111171

[[aiOutlook.usageTasks]]
task = "Review records for completeness, accuracy, and compliance with regulations."
usagePercent = 0.009346408719480382

[[aiOutlook.usageTasks]]
task = "Consult classification manuals to locate information about disease processes."
usagePercent = 0.009140993143228065

[[aiOutlook.usageTasks]]
task = "Compile and maintain patients' medical records to document condition and treatment and to provide data for research or cost control and care improvement efforts."
usagePercent = 0.006470590651947956

[[aiOutlook.usageTasks]]
task = "Enter data, such as demographic characteristics, history and extent of disease, diagnostic procedures, or treatment into computer."
usagePercent = 0.0039028959487940056

[[aiOutlook.sources]]
source = "bls_employment_projections"
version = "2024-2034"

[[aiOutlook.sources]]
source = "microsoft_working_with_ai"
version = "working-with-ai"

[[aiOutlook.sources]]
source = "openai_gpts_are_gpts"
version = "gpts-are-gpts"

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tasks = 17
skills = 22
capabilities = 0
tools = 109
relatedRoles = 20

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version = "30.3"
generatedAt = "2026-06-02T21:00:32.945303+00:00"
contentHash = "bb3bc62a411529cc"

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[[tasks]]
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[[tasks]]
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[[tasks]]
text = "Post medical insurance billings."
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text = "Process and prepare business or government forms."
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[[tasks]]
text = "Process patient admission or discharge documents."
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[[tasks]]
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[[tasks]]
text = "Release information to persons or agencies according to regulations."
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[[tasks]]
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[[activities]]
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[[skills]]
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[[skills]]
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[[skills]]
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inDemand = true

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inDemand = false

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[[tools]]
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[[tools]]
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inDemand = false

[[tools]]
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[[tools]]
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[[tools]]
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socCode = "31-9094.00"
slug = "role-31-9094-00"
title = "Medical Transcriptionists"
tier = "Primary-Short"

[[relatedRoles]]
socCode = "29-9021.00"
slug = "role-29-9021-00"
title = "Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars"
tier = "Primary-Short"

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slug = "role-43-6013-00"
title = "Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants"
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slug = "role-31-9092-00"
title = "Medical Assistants"
tier = "Primary-Short"

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slug = "role-43-4071-00"
title = "File Clerks"
tier = "Primary-Short"

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slug = "role-29-2099-08"
title = "Patient Representatives"
tier = "Primary-Long"

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slug = "role-15-1299-03"
title = "Document Management Specialists"
tier = "Primary-Long"

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title = "Health Informatics Specialists"
tier = "Primary-Long"

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slug = "role-43-9111-00"
title = "Statistical Assistants"
tier = "Primary-Long"

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socCode = "29-2052.00"
slug = "role-29-2052-00"
title = "Pharmacy Technicians"
tier = "Primary-Long"

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socCode = "29-1071.00"
slug = "role-29-1071-00"
title = "Physician Assistants"
tier = "Supplemental"

[[relatedRoles]]
socCode = "29-1214.00"
slug = "role-29-1214-00"
title = "Emergency Medicine Physicians"
tier = "Supplemental"

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slug = "healthcare-human-services"

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title = "Health Professions and Related Programs"
slug = "health-professions-and-related-programs"
