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Medical Records Specialists
Also filed here: Medical coder, Medical coding, Medical records
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AI already performs a large share of the work in this job. Even so, the BLS expects 7.8% more of these jobs by 2035, faster than the 3.5% average.
Clinical work often uses specialised medical AI tools that consumer Copilot data does not see, so this file probably understates how much AI touches it.
- Rank
- #72 of 785 jobs, by how much of the work AI does
- US jobs, 2025 to 2035
- +7.8% All jobs: +3.5%
- Median US pay
- $51,140 a year, 2025
- People doing it
- 200,700 in the US, with about 14,000 openings a year
The work, 11 activities
The job description, marked up.
Every activity in this job, the biggest first. Tap a line for the evidence.
- deleAI does this
- +AIAI helps
- stetStill yours
AI does this: Perform administrative or clerical activities37%
AI performed this in about 1 in 401 Copilot conversations and completed it 90% of the time.
AI does this: Process digital or online data11%
AI performed this in about 1 in 136 Copilot conversations and completed it 81% of the time.
Still yours: Maintain health or medical records11%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Collect information about patients or clients5%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Monitor operations to ensure compliance with regulations or standards5%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Maintain current knowledge in area of expertise5%
AI performed this in about 1 in 40 Copilot conversations and completed it 91% of the time.
Still yours: Schedule appointments5%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI helps with this: Maintain safety or security5%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 1,066 conversations, and it got them there 93% of the time.
Still yours: Prepare health or medical documents5%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI helps with this: Coordinate with others to resolve problems5%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 738 conversations, and it got them there 83% of the time.
AI helps with this: Execute financial transactions5%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 1,073 conversations, and it got them there 93% of the time.
2025 to 2035
Ten years from now.
For every 100 of these jobs in 2025, the BLS projects 108 in 2035. Across all US jobs, about 104.
About 14,000 openings a year, from growth and from people who retire or move on.
BLS on AIDemand grows, but it is partly offset by AI-based medical coding tools. Source ↗
Nearby
Where your skills travel.
Jobs that share the most work with this one, where AI does less of it.
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- Shares 25% of the workHealthcare Support Workers10% AI does, against 53% here+4.8% by 2035 · $48,430 · High school diploma
- Shares 24% of the workMedical Assistants10% AI does, against 53% here+12.9% by 2035 · $45,690 · Postsecondary certificate
The wire
On the wire.
Nothing filed about this job yet. The latest from the Health front:
How to read this file.
deleAI does this. In US Bing Copilot conversations from January to September 2024, AI itself performed the activity, completed it and made a real difference often enough to count.
+AIAI helps. People brought the activity to AI as their own goal, and it usually got them there.
stetStill yours. It barely shows up in AI use, AI rarely finishes it, or in this job it needs hands.
Shares are weighted by how much each activity matters in the job, using O*NET. Microsoft’s own AI applicability score for this job is 0.26, higher than 83% of jobs.
Doing an activity is not doing a job. The researchers behind this data warn against reading it as job loss, and so do we. It is US data; the shape of the work travels.
Clinical work often uses specialised medical AI tools that consumer Copilot data does not see, so this file probably understates how much AI touches it.
Sources: Microsoft Research, Working with AI (2025) · O*NET OnLine, 29-2072 · BLS Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
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