Nevada·Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations·SOC 29-9021

Best Health Information Technologist programs in Nevada, ranked by enrollment

Apply knowledge of healthcare and information systems to assist in the design, development, and continued modification and analysis of computerized healthcare systems.

3 schools in Nevada run programs that feed this job, graduating 66 people a year. The job pays a median of $63,610 in Nevada across about 250 jobs (BLS OEWS May 2025).

Also calledMedical Records AnalystMedical Records DirectorTumor RegistrarCancer RegistrarClinical AnalystHealth Data AnalystApplications AnalystMedical Data Analyst
Graduates / yr
66
in Nevada
Median pay · Nevada
$63,610
BLS OEWS May 2025
Jobs in state
250
people employed
Schools
3
with a feeder program
Avg graduation rate
38%
across those schools
Median net price
$33,952
per year, IPEDS

Fields of study in Nevada that lead to this job

Grouped at the 4-digit CIP level. Numbers are graduates per year in this state.

2 programs in Nevada that lead to this job

Ranked by graduates per year in Nevada (IPEDS completions). Graduate earnings and debt are national College Scorecard figures reported at the 4-digit CIP level, so specializations within one field share a figure. Each program also links to its own Nevada page.

Degree programs that lead to this occupation, ranked by graduates per year
#ProgramGraduates / yrShare of pipelineSchoolsGrad earnings (1 yr)Median debt
1
CIP 51.0713In Nevada
51
77.3%
3$30,774$17,375
2
CIP 51.0707In Nevada
15
22.7%
1$30,774$17,375

Top 3 schools in Nevada

Ranked by graduates per year into this job. Graduate earnings are reported for 1 of the 3 schools in this state.

Schools ranked by graduates per year into this occupation
#SchoolGraduates / yrTop feeder programGrad earnings (1 yr)Grad rateNet priceAcceptance
1United Education Institute - Las Vegas
Las Vegas, NV Private for-profit · 1 feeder programs
33Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder$24,78153%$33,952
2College of Southern Nevada
Las Vegas, NV Public · 2 feeder programs
21Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician19%
3Great Basin College
Elko, NV Public · 1 feeder programs
12Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder41%

All 3 schools in Nevada

Every school in Nevada with a program that feeds this job, ordered by graduates per year. Earnings are shown for the ranked schools above; open a school profile for the rest.

All schools in Nevada that feed this occupation
SchoolCityControlGraduates / yrFeeder programs
United Education Institute - Las VegasLas VegasPrivate for-profit331
College of Southern NevadaLas VegasPublic212
Great Basin CollegeElkoPublic121

What health information technologists and medical registrars earn in Nevada

What people already working in this job earn (BLS OEWS May 2025). Not graduate earnings.

Median annual in Nevada
$63,610
Mean annual
$66,600
Jobs in state
250
What the range looks like
10th pct$45,400Median$63,61090th pct$80,860
Versus the national median
-6.5%

U.S. median $68,020. Nevada pays below the national figure.

Job concentration
0.65×

1.00× means the state has its expected share of these jobs.

Metro areas in Nevada

Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV
$63,820median
180 jobs
Reno, NV
$45,400median
50 jobs

Job outlook

Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections, 2024 to 2034.

Projected growth 2024–34
+14.7%
Much faster than average
Openings per year
3,200
new jobs plus replacements
Employment change
6,200
41,900 → 48,100
Typical entry education
Associate's degree

Growth and openings are national. The Bureau of Labor Statistics does not publish employment projections at state level, so these figures describe the occupation across the whole U.S., not this state alone.

How to get in

The full skills, tools, and day-to-day breakdown lives on the national Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars page.

How to become a Health Information Technologist

Job zone 3 of 5 · SVP 6.0 to < 7.0
Typical entry education
Associate's degree

Most occupations in this zone require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree.

Previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is required for these occupations. For example, an electrician must have completed three or four years of apprenticeship or several years of vocational training, and often must have passed a licensing exam, in order to perform the job.

Employees in these occupations usually need one or two years of training involving both on-the-job experience and informal training with experienced workers. A recognized apprenticeship program may be associated with these occupations.

The same job in other states

Where else this occupation employs the most people, and what it pays there.

Related careers in Nevada

Every major mapped to this job

The official federal mapping behind the rankings above.

All 6 majors mapped to Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars6 of them graduated someone in the latest IPEDS year. NCES CIP 2020 → SOC 2018 crosswalk.+
  • 51.0706Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator
  • 51.0707Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician
  • 51.0713Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder
  • 51.0721Disease Registry Data Management
  • 51.0723Healthcare Information Privacy Assurance and Security
  • 51.2706Medical Informatics

Common questions

Answers for people weighing health information technologists and medical registrars programs in Nevada.

What degree do you need to become a Health Information Technologist?+

Associate's degree is the typical entry-level education BLS reports for this occupation. The most common program people actually graduate from is Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder, which awarded 51 degrees in Nevada in 2024-25, 77.3% of everyone graduating from a program that feeds this career.

Which college majors lead to becoming a Health Information Technologist?+

The NCES CIP-to-SOC crosswalk maps 2 programs to this occupation. The largest are Health and Medical Administrative Services. Together they graduate about 66 people a year in Nevada.

How much do health information technologists and medical registrars earn in Nevada?+

The median is $63,610 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). That is 6.5% below the U.S. median of $68,020. This is pay for people already working in the occupation, not the same thing as graduate earnings one year after finishing a degree.

Is demand for health information technologists and medical registrars growing?+

BLS projects a +14.7% change in employment between 2024 and 2034, much faster than average, with roughly 3,200 openings a year nationally once retirements and job changes are counted.

How many schools offer programs for this career in Nevada?+

3 institutions in Nevada reported graduates from at least one of the 2 programs that feed this occupation in IPEDS 2024-25. Rankings on this page use graduates per year, because the federal data publishes no enrollment count by program.

What other job titles do health information technologists and medical registrars work under?+

Employers advertise this work under many names. O*NET records Medical Records Analyst, Medical Records Director among the most commonly reported, all mapping to SOC 29-9021.

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About the data on this page

Rankings use IPEDS completions 2024–25, degrees awarded per year. That is the closest federal measure of how many people a program puts into a career, because no federal dataset publishes enrollment by program. Wages and employment come from BLS OEWS May 2025, growth and openings from BLS Employment Projections 2024-34, and which majors lead to which jobs from the NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk. Occupation descriptions, tasks, skills and tools are O*NET 30.3 (CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor/ETA).

  • BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics

    May 2025

    Wages, employment counts, location quotients and metro breakdowns.

  • BLS Employment Projections

    2024–34

    Projected growth, annual openings and typical entry-level education.

  • IPEDS Completions

    2024-25 (provisional)

    Graduates per year by program and institution — the ranking metric.

  • College Scorecard, Field of Study

    2020-21 cohorts

    Median graduate earnings one year after completion, and median debt.

  • Census Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes

    latest available

    Graduate earnings 1/5/10 years out, where the state participates.

  • NCES CIP 2020 and the CIP-to-SOC 2018 crosswalk

    CIP 2020 / SOC 2018

    Which college programs officially lead to this occupation.

  • O*NET Database 30.3

    30.3

    Tasks, skills, knowledge, tools, job zone and alternate job titles.

    Official source →CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor / ETA

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