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Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars: apprenticeship hours and pay
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Approved apprenticeship titles
3 apprenticeship titles on the Department of Labor's approved list fall under Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars, trained competency-based, hybrid, time-based. The shortest approved term is 2,000 hours, for CLINICAL DOCUMENTATION IMPROVEMENT SPECIALIST (competency-based).
| Title | RAPIDS code | Approach and term |
|---|---|---|
| CLINICAL DOCUMENTATION IMPROVEMENT SPECIALIST | 2026 | Competency-Based: 2,000 to 10,000 hours Hybrid: 2,000 to 2,500 hours Time-Based: 2,000 hours |
| Health Information Technologist (NOF) | 4019 | Competency-Based: 2,000 hours Hybrid: 2,000 to 4,000 hours Time-Based: 2,000 hours |
| TUMOR REGISTRAR | 1004 | Competency-Based: 4,000 hours Hybrid: 4,000 to 5,000 hours Time-Based: 4,000 hours |
Time-based programs count hours on the job; competency-based programs move on when the apprentice shows the skills; hybrid programs use both, within a range of hours (29 CFR 29.5(b)(2)). Each registered program sets its own term inside what the approved title allows.
What health information technologists and medical registrars earn, by state
Arkansas has the highest state median for health information technologists and medical registrars ($93,300) and Puerto Rico the lowest ($27,040), across the 51 states with a published figure.
| State | Median pay | Hourly | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas | $93,300 | $44.86 | Not published |
| Minnesota | $90,760 | $43.64 | 1,040 |
| California | $90,750 | $43.63 | 2,920 |
| Wisconsin | $89,260 | $42.91 | 650 |
| Wyoming | $88,560 | $42.58 | 50 |
| Oregon | $86,230 | $41.46 | 660 |
| Massachusetts | $81,420 | $39.15 | 880 |
| North Dakota | $81,170 | $39.03 | 60 |
| New Hampshire | $81,020 | $38.95 | 170 |
| Iowa | $80,600 | $38.75 | 270 |
| Montana | $79,140 | $38.05 | 190 |
| Colorado | $78,470 | $37.73 | 370 |
| Florida | $76,950 | $37.00 | 2,360 |
| Texas | $76,820 | $36.93 | 2,880 |
| Connecticut | $76,140 | $36.61 | 180 |
| District of Columbia | $75,460 | $36.28 | 80 |
| New York | $75,320 | $36.21 | 2,000 |
| Utah | $75,320 | $36.21 | Not published |
| Vermont | $73,130 | $35.16 | 80 |
| Rhode Island | $72,120 | $34.67 | 50 |
| Ohio | $71,330 | $34.29 | 2,500 |
| Alaska | $71,100 | $34.18 | 70 |
| Georgia | $70,170 | $33.74 | 1,630 |
| Maryland | $70,040 | $33.67 | 1,170 |
| Delaware | $68,890 | $33.12 | Not published |
| Michigan | $67,150 | $32.28 | 1,020 |
| Louisiana | $65,620 | $31.55 | 210 |
| Tennessee | $64,560 | $31.04 | 580 |
| Nevada | $63,610 | $30.58 | 250 |
| North Carolina | $63,010 | $30.29 | 2,370 |
| Illinois | $62,780 | $30.18 | 900 |
| New Jersey | $61,940 | $29.78 | 1,680 |
| West Virginia | $61,330 | $29.49 | 100 |
| South Dakota | $60,740 | $29.20 | 140 |
| Kansas | $60,030 | $28.86 | 610 |
| Pennsylvania | $59,980 | $28.84 | 1,090 |
| Washington | $59,640 | $28.67 | 670 |
| Missouri | $59,380 | $28.55 | 930 |
| Virginia | $59,060 | $28.40 | 770 |
| Idaho | $56,300 | $27.07 | 560 |
| Hawaii | $51,930 | $24.97 | 150 |
| Arizona | $50,740 | $24.40 | 900 |
| Maine | $50,320 | $24.19 | 200 |
| Nebraska | $49,520 | $23.81 | 260 |
| Kentucky | $49,330 | $23.71 | 1,320 |
| Mississippi | $47,000 | $22.60 | 120 |
| Indiana | $46,470 | $22.34 | 1,040 |
| Oklahoma | $45,210 | $21.74 | 610 |
| South Carolina | $44,530 | $21.41 | 470 |
| New Mexico | $42,000 | $20.19 | 120 |
| Puerto Rico | $27,040 | $13.00 | 90 |
Finding a program
The public sponsor file names the organizations that run registered apprenticeships but not the occupations each one trains, so this guide names no sponsor. Search apprenticeship.gov's Apprenticeship Finder for this title, or ask your American Job Center which local programs train it.
Apprenticeship sponsors by state (25,633) · All approved occupations
Sources: apprenticeship.gov approved occupations list (Last-Modified October 8, 2026); BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (all industries; blanks are figures BLS does not publish).