The latest occupational employment data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) estimated that more than 180,000 medical records specialists were employed in the United States as of May 2021. With nearly 52,200 medical records specialists employed at that time, the twelve-state Southeast region accounted for almost 29% of medical records specialist employment in the United States. BLS data revealed the region to be the worst one nationally for medical records specialist pay. Only one Southeastern state registered an annual mean wage level that was above the national average for the profession, and six states in the Southeast ranked among the ten states with the lowest annual mean wage levels for medical records specialists. From May 2021 BLS data, here is a closer view of medical records specialist pay in the Southeastern U.S.:
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Medical Records Specialist Pay in the Southeastern U.S. |
State | # Employed | Annual Mean Wages | Wage Rank* |
AL | 2,510 | $40,020 | 49th |
AR | 1,770 | $39,190 | 50th |
FL | 15,370 | $44,930 | 31st |
GA | 5,480 | $44,720 | 32nd |
KY | 4,260 | $43,390 | 44th |
LA | 2,150 | $43,020 | 45th |
MS | 2,060 | $37,990 | 51st |
NC | 5,000 | $43,950 | 38th |
SC | 2,510 | $46,070 | 26th |
TN | 4,780 | $44,440 | 35th |
VA | 4830 | $50,980 | 15th |
WV | 1,450 | $41,250 | 47th |
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 28, 2022
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