Medical Records Technician
Drawn directly from OPM FedScope (June 2026), this page tracks headcount, average salary, tenure, and pay comparison for the Medical Records Technician occupation series (code 0675).
The verdict
In the Medical, Hospital, Dental, and Public Health Group family, Medical Records Technician counts 4,922 employees, a smaller, specialized federal occupation at 0.3% of the federal civilian workforce, and headcount edged up from the prior period; pay averages $65,244, which pays below the federal-wide average.
- Headcount change
- +0.3%
- Pay change
- +0.1%
- Avg tenure
- 11.9 yrs
- Rank in family
- #13 of 45
FedScope read on Medical Records Technician (dense series)
On pay, the move between reporting periods was a small shift, within the range of normal year-to-year rounding rather than a broad pay-table change. On length of service, this series shows a mid-length average tenure, reflecting a mix of career employees and those who transfer or exit mid-career. Headcount moved up versus the prior period, a modest but trackable signal for anyone considering this specialized federal career path.
The Medical, Hospital, Dental, and Public Health Group family (code 06) groups Medical Records Technician together with 44 other related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Medical Records Technician postings should also review these sibling occupations in the Medical, Hospital, Dental, and Public Health Group family. The Medical, Hospital, Dental, and Public Health Group family totals 339,162 employees, and Medical Records Technician accounts for 1.5% of them. Its average salary ranks in the bottom half (13th percentile) of pay among Medical, Hospital, Dental, and Public Health Group occupations.
Salary context · lean-pay series
How Medical Records Technician pay compares to the federal average
Occupation Average
$65,244
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-44.4%
Where Medical Records Technician ranks on lean federal pay
Medical Records Technician earns more on average than 20% of federal occupation series (109 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Medical Records Technician sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; the highlighted bar marks Medical Records Technician.
Related Occupations in Medical, Hospital, Dental, and Public Health Group
10 other occupations in the same family
| Occupation | Employees | Avg Salary | Avg LOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse | 106,218 | $132,267 | 10.2 yrs |
| Medical Support Assistance | 39,856 | $58,279 | 8.2 yrs |
| Medical Officer | 34,687 | $301,569 | 11.6 yrs |
| General Health Science | 17,434 | $133,765 | 11.9 yrs |
| Practical Nurse | 16,755 | $75,898 | 10.4 yrs |
| Pharmacist | 14,529 | $167,390 | 11.1 yrs |
| Nursing Assistant | 14,498 | $55,851 | 7.8 yrs |
| Health Aid and Technician | 12,490 | $61,276 | 10.8 yrs |
| Health System Specialist | 7,966 | $110,534 | 15.9 yrs |
| Pharmacy Technician | 7,658 | $70,794 | 9.5 yrs |
Nationwide peers near this dense headcount
Two peer sets for Medical Records Technician outside the Medical, Hospital, Dental, and Public Health Group family, on headcount and average salary axes that vary across all OPM occupation series.
Similar dense headcount
Nearest employee counts in other occupation families (4,922 here).
Similar lean average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families ($65,244 here).
Key takeaways
- Place Medical Records Technician pay in context with the pay-rank chart above, then compare it with another occupation.
- Turn an average salary into a grade: the GS pay grade tables show how grades and steps map to pay.
- Browse the Medical, Hospital, Dental, and Public Health Group family occupations in the table above, or search current Medical Records Technician postings on USAJOBS.
OPM FedScope and Federal Workforce Data figures are federal civilian headcounts, average salaries, and length-of-service statistics - not job-quality scores, hiring advice, or a live vacancy listing. A larger or higher-paid agency is not a better employer.