The most current occupational employment data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) put the number of medical records specialists at work in the United States at more than 180,000 as of May 2021. With just under 16,200 medical records specialists employed at that time, the seven-state Great Plains region accounted for 9% of medical records specialist employment in the United States. Although Minnesota rated as the tenth best state in the nation for medical records specialist annual mean wages, the region overall was a modestly weak one nationally for medical records specialist pay. About 70% of the region's medical records specialists were employed in one of the five states in the region where the annual mean wage level was below the national average for the profession. From May 2021 BLS data, here is a closer look at medical records specialist pay in the Great Plains region:
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Medical Records Specialist Pay in the Great Plains Region |
State | # Employed | Annual Mean Wages | Wage Rank* |
IA | 2,090 | $44,570 | 33rd |
KS | 1,910 | $43,780 | 40th |
MN | 4,290 | $54,860 | 10th |
MO | 4,620 | $46,990 | 23rd |
NE | 1,680 | $43,690 | 41st |
ND | 480 | $48,930 | 17th |
SD | 1,110 | $47,160 | 22nd |
U.S. | 180,570 | $48,310 | ------- |
(*) annual mean wage ranking among the 50 states and the District of Columbia
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OES. Data accessed on May 21, 2022
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