Medical Records Specialists build time management, judgment and decision making and social perceptiveness skills that carry over to other work. Below are 25 careers ranked by how closely their skills match, with pay from BLS May 2025. The closest match is Medical Assistants (87%).
Updated October 2026 · Data: O*NET 31.0 and BLS OEWS May 2025 · How we match careers
Sorted by skill match.
| # | Career | Skill match | Median pay | Pay change | Extra education |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Medical Assistants | 87% | $45,690 | −11% | None |
| 2 | Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants | 86% | $45,930 | −10% | None |
| 3 | File Clerks | 85% | $43,600 | −15% | None |
| 4 | Office Clerks, General | 82% | $45,010 | −12% | None |
| 5 | Medical Transcriptionists | 82% | $40,410 | −21% | None |
| 6 | Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks | 81% | $50,670 | −1% | None |
| 7 | Statistical Assistants | 80% | $50,330 | −2% | Bachelor's degree |
| 8 | Document Management Specialists | 80% | $116,580Pay for the broader BLS group “Computer Occupations, All Other” | Not compared | Bachelor's degree |
| 9 | Tax Preparers | 79% | $54,920 | +7% | None |
| 10 | Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants | 79% | $55,570 | +9% | None |
Compared with Medical Records Specialists, median $51,140. Skill match is our estimate (0–99) from O*NET 31.0 skills, knowledge, work activities and interests, adjusted for preparation and big pay drops. Pay: BLS OEWS May 2025, national median.
How important each skill is in work as medical records specialists (O*NET importance, scale 1–5).
The gaps that show up most often across your top 10 matches.
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A concrete first step, the skills to add, and the hard parts of each job, from O*NET 31.0 education, training and work context data.
87% skill match · $45,690 · −11% pay
Operation and Control · Social Perceptiveness · Equipment Selection
86% skill match · $45,930 · −10% pay
Service Orientation · Management of Personnel Resources · Operations Analysis
85% skill match · $43,600 · −15% pay
Operation and Control · Operations Analysis
If you want to stay close to what you do now, these roles are the nearest.
The closest matches are Medical Assistants (87% skill match, median $45,690), Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants (86% skill match, median $45,930) and File Clerks (85% skill match, median $43,600), based on O*NET 31.0 data and BLS May 2025 pay.
Among the 25 matches, 8 pay more than medical records specialists at the median. The biggest increases: Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants (+50%, $76,590), Paralegals and Legal Assistants (+23%, $62,890) and Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents (+22%, $62,370).
23 of the 25 matches usually need no more education than you have now, based on O*NET Job Zones.
We compare the importance of skills, knowledge, work activities and interests in O*NET 31.0 for your job and every other career, then adjust for extra preparation and big pay drops. The full method is on our Methodology page.