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Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars: apprenticeship hours and pay
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Approved titles
3
RAPIDS codes
Shortest term
2,000 h
longest minimum 4,000 h
National median pay
$68,020
a year, BLS May 2025
Jobs nationally
38,100
BLS May 2025
Approved apprenticeship titles
- Training approaches
- competency-based, hybrid, time-based
- Shortest approved term
- 2,000 hours, CLINICAL DOCUMENTATION IMPROVEMENT SPECIALIST (competency-based)
- State medians
- $93,300 in Arkansas to $27,040 in Puerto Rico (51 states publish one)
| 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 |
What health information technologists and medical registrars earn, by state
| 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
How to find a sponsor that trains this title · Apprenticeship sponsors by state (25,633) · All approved occupations
- Approved titles and terms: apprenticeship.gov approved occupations list, Last-Modified October 8, 2026, read October 8, 2026.
- Pay and jobs: BLS OEWS, May 2025, all industries, read October 8, 2026.