Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars

Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars score 66 out of 100, which is high exposure to AI. That ranks #63 of 923 US occupations, where #1 is the most exposed. Of the 16 tasks in this job, AI could speed up 5 on its own and 11 more with extra software built on top of it. In April–May 2026, 4 of these tasks showed up in real conversations with Claude, Anthropic's AI assistant.

66/ 100

High

Rank: #63of 923 jobs
US workers: 38,100BLS, May 2025
Median pay: $68,020a year
In real AI use: 4 of 16tasks, April–May 2026

Task by task

Each task this job involves, as listed by O*NET, rated on whether a large language model like GPT-4 could cut the time it takes by at least half at the same quality. Tasks marked Seen in real AI use appeared in conversations with Claude in April–May 2026 (Anthropic Economic Index).

AI can speed this up on its own: 5 (31%)
AI can speed this up with extra software: 11 (69%)
Little or no AI speed-up: 0 (0%)

Assign the patient to diagnosis-related groups (DRGs), using appropriate computer software.AI can speed this up on its own · Seen in real AI use
Design databases to support healthcare applications, ensuring security, performance and reliability.AI can speed this up on its own · Seen in real AI use
Develop in-service educational materials.AI can speed this up on its own
Resolve or clarify codes or diagnoses with conflicting, missing, or unclear information by consulting with doctors or others or by participating in the coding team's regular meetings.AI can speed this up on its own
Write or maintain archived procedures, procedural codes, or queries for applications.AI can speed this up on its own · Seen in real AI use
Compile medical care and census data for statistical reports on diseases treated, surgery performed, or use of hospital beds.AI can speed this up with extra software
Evaluate and recommend upgrades or improvements to existing computerized healthcare systems.AI can speed this up with extra software
Facilitate and promote activities, such as lunches, seminars, or tours, to foster healthcare information privacy or security awareness within the organization.AI can speed this up with extra software
Identify, compile, abstract, and code patient data, using standard classification systems.AI can speed this up with extra software · Seen in real AI use
Manage the department or supervise clerical workers, directing or controlling activities of personnel in the medical records department.AI can speed this up with extra software
Monitor changes in legislation and accreditation standards that affect information security or privacy in the computerized healthcare system.AI can speed this up with extra software
Plan, develop, maintain, or operate a variety of health record indexes or storage and retrieval systems to collect, classify, store, or analyze information.AI can speed this up with extra software
Prepare statistical reports, narrative reports, or graphic presentations of information, such as tumor registry data for use by hospital staff, researchers, or other users.AI can speed this up with extra software
Protect the security of medical records to ensure that confidentiality is maintained.AI can speed this up with extra software
Retrieve patient medical records for physicians, technicians, or other medical personnel.AI can speed this up with extra software
Train medical records staff.AI can speed this up with extra software

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Questions about health information technologists and medical registrars and AI

Will AI replace health information technologists and medical registrars?

Probably not entirely, but the job is likely to change a lot. Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars score 66 out of 100 (high exposure), #63 of 923 US jobs. AI could speed up 16 of the job's 16 tasks, 5 of them on its own. Exposure means the work is likely to change, not that the job will disappear.

Which health information technologists and medical registrars tasks can AI do?

The most exposed tasks include "Assign the patient to diagnosis-related groups (DRGs), using appropriate computer software"; "Design databases to support healthcare applications, ensuring security, performance and reliability"; "Develop in-service educational materials".

Which health information technologists and medical registrars tasks are hardest for AI?

Every task in this job has some AI exposure, though 11 of them need extra software built around the AI.

Are people already using AI for this work?

Yes. In April–May 2026, 4 of the 16 tasks showed up in real conversations with Claude, according to the Anthropic Economic Index.

How many people work as health information technologists and medical registrars, and what do they earn?

About 38,100 people in the US, with median pay of $68,020 a year (BLS, May 2025).

How to read this score. Exposure measures how much of the work AI could speed up, not whether the job will disappear. A highly exposed job can change shape, with people spending less time on routine tasks and more on the rest. The score counts tasks AI can speed up on its own in full, and tasks that need extra software at half weight.

The ratings come from published research based on GPT-4 (2023). To show what's happening now, each task is also checked against the latest Anthropic Economic Index, which records which tasks people actually use AI for. That data is refreshed automatically when Anthropic publishes a new release. Read the full method.

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