NOC 12111: Health information management occupations
What health information management occupations do
Health information management workers collect, code, record, review and manage health information. They are employed by hospitals, clinics, workplace health and safety boards, health record consulting firms and other health care establishments. Health information management workers who are supervisors are included in this unit group.
Main duties
This group performs some or all of the following duties:
- Classify and code diseases according to an established classification system
- Collect, code, cross-reference and store health records and related information
- Abstract, assemble and analyze clinical data and related demographic information from health records according to established policies and procedures
- Operate information systems to maintain indexes for classification systems and to manage and retrieve health records information
- Prepare medical, social and administrative statistics
- Use and maintain software or information technology systems
- May implement and update health information systems and also provide support and training
- May supervise other health information management technicians and related workers.
Job titles under NOC 12111
17 job titles are classified here, including health information management supervisor, health information management technician, health records technician.
- cancer registrar
- clinical data coordinator
- health information management coder
- health information management practitioner
- health information management professional
- health information management supervisor
- health information management technician
- health records classifier
- health records management coder
- health records management supervisor
- health records technician
- medical archivist
- medical records supervisor
- medical records technician
- medical records technicians supervisor
- medical records unit supervisor
- tumour registrar
Employment requirements
- Health information management technicians and related workers require completion of a recognized two-year college diploma program in health record technology or health information management.
- Health information management technicians and related workers are eligible to write the Canadian Health Information Management Association national certification examination which may be required by employers.
Health information management occupations wages in Canada
Low, median and high hourly wages from Job Bank’s 2025 wage data. Annual figures assume full-time work (1,950 hours a year).
| Where | Low | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|
Canada | $22.00/hr | $30.51/hr | $46.19/hr |
Toronto ON | $19.50/hr | $29.76/hr | $67.57/hr |
Montréal QC | $24.87/hr | $33.60/hr | $38.09/hr |
Vancouver Lower Mainland region, BC | $26.44/hr | $30.60/hr | $60.20/hr |
Calgary AB | $26.64/hr | $35.39/hr | $45.99/hr |
Edmonton AB | $27.26/hr | $37.22/hr | $48.14/hr |
Ottawa ON | $19.50/hr | $29.76/hr | $67.57/hr |
Winnipeg MB | $22.07/hr | $27.71/hr | $41.11/hr |
Québec City Quebec region, QC | $25.03/hr | $33.25/hr | $41.11/hr |
Hamilton Hamilton–Niagara Peninsula region, ON | $19.50/hr | $29.76/hr | $67.57/hr |
Kitchener-Waterloo Kitchener–Waterloo–Barrie region, ON | $19.50/hr | $29.76/hr | $67.57/hr |
London ON | $19.50/hr | $29.76/hr | $67.57/hr |
Victoria Vancouver Island and Coast region, BC | $25.61/hr | $30.60/hr | $53.00/hr |
Saskatoon Saskatoon–Biggar region, SK | $22.07/hr | $30.65/hr | $39.42/hr |
Regina Regina–Moose Mountain region, SK | $25.56/hr | $31.47/hr | $40.16/hr |
| Where | Low | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|
Newfoundland and Labrador | $24.51/hr | $29.51/hr | $35.17/hr |
Nova Scotia | $21.90/hr | $28.00/hr | $40.22/hr |
New Brunswick | $21.90/hr | $28.00/hr | $40.22/hr |
Quebec | $25.03/hr | $33.25/hr | $41.11/hr |
Ontario | $19.50/hr | $29.76/hr | $67.57/hr |
Manitoba | $21.48/hr | $29.21/hr | $42.18/hr |
Saskatchewan | $22.07/hr | $30.65/hr | $39.42/hr |
Alberta | $27.51/hr | $36.73/hr | $46.83/hr |
British Columbia | $25.61/hr | $30.60/hr | $53.00/hr |
Using NOC 12111 for your resume or Express Entry profile
- IRCC asks you to make sure the main duties listed for your NOC match what you actually did at your job. If they don’t, look for another unit group whose duties do.
- Describe your own work in your own words. Recruiters and ATS software look for concrete tools, results and scope, not text copied from the NOC.
- Applying from outside Canada? Run your resume through the Canadian resume format checker to catch things Canadian employers don’t expect, like a photo or date of birth.
- Use the job title the employer’s posting uses. The 17 titles above are how the same work is named across employers.
Not in this group
Similar jobs classified under a different NOC code:
- Health information management consultant (NOC 11201)
- Health records administrator (NOC 10019)
- Health records clerk (NOC 14100)
- Records management technicians (NOC 12112)
Frequently asked questions
What is the NOC code for health information management occupations?
Health information management occupations are NOC 2021 unit group 12111. Example job titles in this group include health information management supervisor, health information management technician, health records technician, medical records unit supervisor.
What TEER is NOC 12111?
NOC 12111 is TEER 2 (College diploma or apprenticeship (2+ years)). Usually requires a 2–3 year college program or a 2–5 year apprenticeship, or the occupation carries supervisory or significant safety responsibilities. TEER 0, 1, 2 and 3 work counts as skilled work experience for Express Entry’s Federal Skilled Worker and Canadian Experience Class programs.
How much do health information management occupations earn in Canada?
Job Bank's 2025 wage data puts the median at $30.51/hr, about $59,000 a year full-time, with a range of $22.00/hr to $46.19/hr.
Related occupations
Sources: Statistics Canada, National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021 Version 1.0; Employment and Social Development Canada, Job Bank wages (2025). Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada. OfferJetAI is not affiliated with the Government of Canada. Check IRCC’s NOC guidance before you apply.