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 grew 0.3% from the prior period; pay averages $65,244, which pays below the federal-wide $117,339.
- Employees
- 4,922
- Share of workforce
- 0.3%
- Avg salary
- $65,244
- Avg tenure
- 11.9 yrs
FedScope read on Medical Records Technician (dense series)
0.3% of the federal civilian workforce (1,953,300 employees total, June 2026) works in the Medical Records Technician occupation (OPM code 0675): 4,922 people, headcount up 0.3% versus the prior period, a modest but trackable signal for anyone considering this specialized federal career path.
Medical Records Technician pays $65,244 per year on average, moving up 0.1% from the prior period (a small shift, within the range of normal year-to-year rounding rather than a broad pay-table change). Employees in this role stay an average of 11.9 years, a mid-length average tenure, reflecting a mix of career employees and those who transfer or exit mid-career.
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.
Within the Medical, Hospital, Dental, and Public Health Group family, Medical Records Technician ranks #13 of 45 by headcount, accounting for 1.5% of the family's combined 339,162 employees. 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 of $117,339
Occupation Average
$65,244
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-44.4%
Where Medical Records Technician ranks on lean federal pay
Its average salary of $65,244 is higher 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; Medical Records Technician ranks higher than 20%.
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
- Medical Records Technician pays below the federal average by 44.4% ($65,244 vs $117,339 federal-wide), at the 20th percentile for pay among 541 tracked occupation series.
- A smaller, specialized federal occupation by headcount: 4,922 employees, 0.3% of the federal civilian workforce, and headcount grew 0.3% from the prior period.
- According to OPM FedScope June 2026, Medical Records Technician ranks #90 of 663 federal occupation series by headcount (the same employee_count ordering as our occupations directory).
- Within the Medical, Hospital, Dental, and Public Health Group family, Medical Records Technician ranks #13 of 45 by headcount, accounting for 1.5% of the family's combined 339,162 employees.
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.