Visit the US Department of Labors Bureau of Labor Statistics

Visit the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics website at http://www.bls.gov/.  In the search box, type in “medical records.” Choose any article about medical records and health information and report to the class three interesting facts or statistics that you found. Why was this information interesting to you? What were you surprised to learn? What were you excited to see? Share your comments, thoughts and feelings about your classmates’ posts. Provide an APA style reference to your main post.

Solution

1.The mean annual wage for this profession is $42820.

2.While the annual wage for 10 percentile is $25810, the same for 90 percentile is $64610.This shows a huge gap and disparity in the incomes of people in this profession.

3.The annual mean wage in New Jersey is the highest at $58080. This is close to the highest wages and is closest to the 90 percentile figure which shows that wages in New Jersey would be the highest as compared to other States.

I was excited to see the various industries in which the profession has diversified into. This includes General Medical and Surgical Hospitals, Offices of Physicians, Outpatient Care Centers to name a few. This also indicates a huge scope in this field and immense occupational opportunities.

I was also suprised to see the variation in the annual wages as per states. It is interesting to note the differences in wages as per States.

Reference

Medical Records and Health Information Technicians. (2018). Bls.gov. Retrieved 4 July 2018

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