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Health information management occupations (NOC 1252)

High opportunity occupation
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About this job

People in this occupation:

  • collect, code, record, review and manage health information
  • are employed by hospitals, clinics, workplace health and safety boards, health record consulting firms and other health care establishments
Common job titles
  • cancer registrar
  • health information management coder
  • health records classifier
  • medical records technician / supervisor
  • transcriber / transcriptionist - medical
  • tumour registrar
  • cancer registrar
  • health information management coder
  • health records classifier
  • medical archivist
  • medical records technician / supervisor
  • transcriber / transcriptionist - medical

Earnings

Annual provincial median salary

$66,823

Source: 2019 Job Bank Wage data

Note:Estimated median employment income based on 2019 Job Bank median hourly wage rate (median annual salary = hourly wage rate x 40 (hours per week) x 52.14 (weeks per year))

Provincial hourly rate

  • High
  • Median
  • Low

Source: 2019 Job Bank Wage Report

B.C. Labour Market Outlook (2019-2029)

Provincial outlook

Forecasted average employment growth rate

  • 2019 - 2024
  • 2024 - 2029

Source: B.C. Labour Market Outlook

Job openings

10 year expected job openings: 300

  • 2019
  • 2024
  • 2029

Source: B.C. Labour Market Outlook

Composition of job openings

 
New jobs due to economic growth:
30.0%
90 openings
 
Replacement of retiring workers:
70.0%
210 openings

Source: B.C. Labour Market Outlook

Regional outlook

Select a region to view regional outlook
Vancouver Island / Coast Mainland / Southwest Thompson-Okanagan Kootenay Cariboo Northeast North Coast & Nechako
Cariboo
Employment in 2019:
50
Average annual employment growth(%) 2019-2029:
0.9%
Expected number of job openings 2019-2029:
20
Kootenay
Employment in 2019:
N/A
Average annual employment growth(%) 2019-2029:
N/A
Expected number of job openings 2019-2029:
N/A
Mainland / Southwest
Employment in 2019:
440
Average annual employment growth(%) 2019-2029:
1.4%
Expected number of job openings 2019-2029:
220
North Coast & Nechako
Employment in 2019:
30
Average annual employment growth(%) 2019-2029:
1.5%
Expected number of job openings 2019-2029:
10
Northeast
Employment in 2019:
N/A
Average annual employment growth(%) 2019-2029:
N/A
Expected number of job openings 2019-2029:
N/A
Thompson-Okanagan
Employment in 2019:
N/A
Average annual employment growth(%) 2019-2029:
N/A
Expected number of job openings 2019-2029:
N/A
Vancouver Island / Coast
Employment in 2019:
100
Average annual employment growth(%) 2019-2029:
0.9%
Expected number of job openings 2019-2029:
50

N/A - Data not available

Source: B.C. Labour Market Outlook

Duties

Health information management technicians and related workers:

  • Classify and code diseases according to an established classification system
  • Collect, code, cross-reference and store health records and related information
  • Abstract, assemble and analyze clinical data and related demographic information from health records according to established policies and procedures
  • Operate information systems to maintain indexes for classification systems and to manage and retrieve health records information
  • Prepare medical, social and administrative statistics
  • May supervise other health information management technicians and related workers

Work environment

Work in this occupation is typically performed in a structured environment, such as an office or hospital.

Workforce and employment statistics

Workforce characteristics

500 workers are employed
74% of workers are working mostly full time

Source: 2016 Census

Employment by gender

  Men
  Women

Source: 2016 Census

Employment by age group

  15 - 24 years
  25 - 44 years
  45 - 64 years
  65+ years

Source: 2016 Census

Labour force by industry

Health Care and Social Assistance:
90%
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services:
5%
Public Administration:
5%
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Source: 2016 Census

Employment by region

Select your region:
Vancouver Island / Coast Mainland / Southwest Thompson-Okanagan Kootenay Cariboo Northeast North Coast & Nechako
  % employment of this occupation
  % employment of all occupations
Cariboo
Kootenay
Mainland / Southwest
North Coast & Nechako
Northeast
Thompson-Okanagan
Vancouver Island / Coast

Source: 2016 Census

Career paths and resources

Career paths

Progression to supervisory positions is possible with experience.

Progression to management positions is possible with additional training and experience.

Additional resources

Additional resources are not currently available for this career.

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Profile last updated:
January 6, 2021
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