Health Information Technician Workforce To Grow 22% Between 2012 & 2022

Between 2012 and 2022, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) projects that jobs for the medical records and health information technician workforce will increase by 22%, from 186,300 jobs in 2012 to 227,400 jobs by 2022, an increase of 41,100 jobs. However, the workforce size is growing more slowly than demand; the BLS projects that 35,000 more health information technology professionals will be needed by 2018.In 2009, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) had projected that 51,000 health information technology workers would be needed by 2018. Health information technicians . . .