Medical Records Administration

What the Numbers Say About Medical Records Administration

Federal agencies employ 759 people in the Medical Records Administration occupation (OPM code 669), accounting for 0.0% of the total federal civilian workforce of 2,289,472 for the March 2025 reporting window. Headcount in this occupation moved down by -1.6% versus the prior period, a modest but trackable signal for anyone considering this specialized federal career path.

The average salary for Medical Records Administration is $96,281 per year, placing it 12.4% below the overall federal civilian average of $109,869. Salaries moved up by 2.0% from the prior period, a modest shift, consistent with routine locality pay and grade-level movement. Average length of service in this role is 14 years, a mid-length average tenure, reflecting a mix of career employees and those who transfer or exit mid-career.

Code 6, the Medical, Hospital, Dental, and Public Health Group family, is where the federal government classifies Medical Records Administration alongside 44 related occupations. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Medical Records Administration postings should also review these sibling occupations, since federal hiring managers often cross-post positions across closely related codes when recruitment is difficult. All figures here come directly from OPM FedScope Employment Cubes, the same official source referenced in federal workforce planning, budget justifications, and GAO reports.

Medical Records Administration makes up 0.2% of the 356,984 employees across the Medical, Hospital, Dental, and Public Health Group family, ranking #33 of 45 occupations in that family by headcount. Its average salary ranks in the bottom half (47th percentile) of pay among Medical, Hospital, Dental, and Public Health Group occupations.