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Health Information Technologist

BLS: Health Information Technologists and Medical RegistrarsSOC 29-9021Salary source: BLS OEWS May 2025
Career advancement roadmap

Your path to the next level

Bachelor's degree → entry role → credentials → graduate path → mid-level → senior-level.

  1. Recommended bachelor's path
    Health Information Management
    Healthcare
    Your academic foundation
  2. Entry-level role
    No entry-level role mapped yet.
  3. Credentials that advance you
    RHIA
  4. Graduate paths worth considering
    MS Health Informatics
    Healthcare IT
  5. Mid-level roleYou are here
    Health Information Technologist
    Mid
    2–5 years typical
  6. Senior-level role
    No senior-level role mapped yet.
Overview

Degrees that lead to this role

Career ladder

How the climb looks

  1. 1
    Health Information Technologist
    Current • you are here
    years
  2. 2
    Senior Health Information Technologist
    Next
    years
Salary

What you can realistically earn

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025SOC 29-9021View source
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Certifications

Credentials that advance you

Healthcare IT
High
RHIA
Healthcare IT
Medium
RHIT
Healthcare IT
Medium
CPHIMS
Healthcare IT
Medium
CCS
Master's degrees

Graduate paths worth considering

Healthcare IT
High
MS Health Informatics
Healthcare
Medium
MHA
Healthcare IT
Medium
MS Clinical Research

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