SOC 29-2072
Medical Records Specialists
Risk Score
โ ๏ธ69/100
High Risk
US Employment
๐ฅ187,910
Total workers
Median Wage
๐ฐ$50K
$36K โ $81K
Projected Growth
๐+7.1%
2023-2033 (BLS)
GenAI Exposure
๐ค79/100
High exposure
๐ก Medical Records Specialists face a risk score of 69/100 โ 25 points above the national average of 44. With 79/100 GenAI exposure, this occupation faces significant pressure from AI tools despite strong projected growth. See our methodology โ
๐ก Workers in this field earn $50K ($4K above the national median). The 3 recommended career transitions all maintain competitive wages while reducing automation exposure. Explore transition paths โ
๐ AI Impact Analysis
With a risk score of 69/100, Medical Records Specialists faces moderate automation pressure. While tasks like ai clinical decision-support tools guiding treatment are increasingly handled by AI, the role retains significant human elements. The 187,910 workers in this occupation should focus on strengthening skills in empathetic patient communication and bedside manner and complex clinical judgment in ambiguous presentations to stay ahead. The role will likely evolve rather than disappear.
Will AI Replace Medical Records Specialists?
Read our full analysis with verdict, risk factors, safe tasks, and career transition paths โ
โ ๏ธ Top Risk Factors
AI clinical decision-support tools guiding treatment
AI-assisted diagnostic imaging reducing radiologist workload
AI coding assistants reducing developer demand
Generative AI producing marketing and creative copy
๐ก๏ธ Tasks Safe from Automation
Empathetic patient communication and bedside manner
Complex clinical judgment in ambiguous presentations
Ethical decision-making in end-of-life situations
๐ Task Automation Breakdown
Based on O*NET task analysis and GenAI exposure scoring. Shows the estimated proportion of this occupation's core tasks that are automatable by current AI, augmented by AI tools, or require essential human skills.
๐ O*NET Task Profile
Assign the patient to diagnosis-related groups (DRGs), using appropriate computer software.
Compile and maintain patients' medical records to document condition and treatment and to provide data for research or cost control and care improvement efforts.
Consult classification manuals to locate information about disease processes.
Enter data, such as demographic characteristics, history and extent of disease, diagnostic procedures, or treatment into computer.
Identify, compile, abstract, and code patient data, using standard classification systems.
๐ป Technology Skills
Categorization or classification software
Medical software
Accounting software
Information retrieval or search software
Office suite software
๐ vs National Average
National avg: $46K
National avg: 44/100
National avg: 38/100
National avg: 3.7%
๐ Career Transition Paths
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|---|---|---|---|
| Dentists, All Other Specialists | 13 | $226K | 82% |
| Occupational Therapists | 28 | $98K | 82% |
| Orthotists and Prosthetists | 28 | $78K | 82% |