Health Information Management Professionals
Job description
These individuals collect, code, record, review, and manage health information. This group includes supervisors. They work in:
- Hospitals
- Clinics
- Consulting firms
- Health care facilities
Main tasks
- File and code diseases according to an established classification system.
- Collect, code, store, and return health records and other relevant information.
- Summarize, collect, and analyze relevant data.
- Keep background documents.
- Prepare medical, social, and administrative statistics.
- Supervise technicians and professionals in the field.
Advancement and mobility
- Additional training and experience can lead to supervisory or managerial positions.
Hourly wage
The hourly wage is calculated by averaging wages from 2022 to 2024.- Minimum
- $22.00
- Median
- $27.85
- Maximum
- $35.00
Job prospects for 2024-2028
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Job prospects for 2024-2028
Job prospects
All of Québec
Very good
All of Québec
Non available
Total jobs for 2023
All of Québec
2,000
All of Québec
na
Gender distribution
All of Québec
Not available.
- 90.8% Female
- 9.2% Male
Not available.
- 90.8% Female
- 9.2% Male
Job types
All of Québec
Not available.
- Full time
- Part time
Not available.
- Full time
- Part time
Yearly wage on 2020
All of Québec
$59,200
All of Québec
Other characteristics
All of Québec
- Non traditional for men
- None
All of Québec
- Non traditional for men
- None
Sectors of activity
All of Québec
Not available.
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NAICS 621, 622, 62389% of jobs
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NAICS 914% of jobs
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NAICS 5416, 54173% of jobs
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NAICS 611% of jobs
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NAICS 511% of jobs
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Others2% of jobs
All of Québec
Not available.
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NAICS 621, 622, 62389% of jobs
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NAICS 914% of jobs
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NAICS 5416, 54173% of jobs
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NAICS 611% of jobs
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NAICS 511% of jobs
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Others2% of jobs
Training and requirements
Formation
Most training programs are offered in French only.
College
DCS in medical Records Management
Code : 411A0
Placement rate: 83.3%
8.9% of graduates pursue further studies
Sometimes required
- Knowledge of the existing computerized system is often required.
Main skills and characteristics
Skills
- Data collection
- Information processing
- Reading comprehension
- Active listening
- Written expression
- Oral expression
- Critical thought
Abilities
- Near vision
- Oral comprehension
- Written comprehension
- Verbal skills
- Classification
- Information organization
- Deductive reasoning
- Speech recognition
- Written expression
Knowledge and attributes
- Focussed on results
- Knowledge of the French language
- Capacity to influence and mobilize
- Spoken and written bilingualism (French and English)
- Capacity to work in a team
- Versatility
- Attention to detail
- Capacity to be discrete
- Knowledge of computer science, digital and electronics
- Commitment to quality
- Knowledge of office work
Interests
- Direct, organize, and manage
- Draft, communicate, and inform
- Work in an office
Personality profiles (RIASEC)
- Conventional
- People with this profile prefer specific, well-defined tasks. They like to respect the order of things and follow established rules.
- Realistic
- People with this profile prefer carrying out concrete tasks and being physically involved in what they do.
- Social
- People with this profile prefer to be in contact with others, in particular to entertain, help or teach them.
Official name of the NOC 12111
Health information management occupations
Job titles
- Medical Archivists
- Medical records supervisor
- Health information management coder
- Health information management practitioner
- Medical records technicians supervisor
- Health records technician
- Health records classifier
- Health records management coder
- Clinical data coordinator
- Cancer registrar
- Medical records unit supervisor
- Health records management supervisor
- Health information management supervisor
- Health information management technician
Skill type
Business, finance and administration
Last update: January 29, 2026
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