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Registrar

What Does a Professional in this Career Do?

A Registrar manages student academic records within a college or university.

Job Outlook

There were 210 Registrar job postings in North Carolina in the past year and 10932 in the United States.

In combination with other careers in the College / University Administrator industry, which includes the Registrar career, the following graph shows the number of people employed for each year since 2015:

Salary

Many new Registrar jobs have salaries estimated to be in the following ranges, based on the requirements and responsibilities listed in job postings from the past year.

National

The average estimated salary in the United States for this career, based on job postings in the past year, is $79,344.

State

The average estimated salary in North Carolina for this career, based on job postings in the past year, is $81,614.

Percentiles represent the percentage that is lower than the value. For example, 25% of estimated salaries for Registrar postings in the United States in the past year were lower than $69,898.

Education and Experience

Posted Registrar jobs typically require the following level of education. The numbers below are based on job postings in the United States from the past year. Not all job postings list education requirements.

Education LevelPercentage
Associate's Degree0%
Bachelor's Degree17.96%
Master's Degree5.94%
Doctoral Degree0.82%
Other61.07%

Posted Registrar jobs typically require the following number of years of experience. The numbers below are based on job postings in the United States from the past year. Not all job postings list experience requirements.

Years of ExperiencePercentage
0 to 2 years75.96%
3 to 5 years21.79%
6 to 8 years1.7%
9+ years0.55%

Skills

Below are listings of the most common general and specialized skills Registrar positions expect applicants to have as well as the most common skills that distinguish individuals from their peers. The percentage of job postings that specifically mention each skill is also listed.

Baseline Skills

A skill that is required across a broad range of occupations, including this one.

  • Customer Service (47.16%)
  • Communication (40.05%)
  • Scheduling (26.11%)
  • Clerical Works (19.94%)
  • Detail Oriented (17.22%)
  • Management (16.36%)
  • Microsoft Office (14.67%)
  • Collections (13.14%)
  • Computer Literacy (13.09%)
  • Typing (13.01%)

Defining Skills

A core skill for this occupation, it occurs frequently in job postings.

  • Medical Terminology (33.82%)
  • Registration (39.89%)

Necessary Skills

A skill that is requested frequently in this occupation but isn’t specific to it.

  • Office Equipment (11.25%)
  • Patient Interviews (12.59%)
  • Administrative Support (5.75%)
  • Copayment Collection And Processing (14.45%)
  • Student Services (4.34%)
  • Billing (23.85%)
  • Auditing (14.56%)
  • Medical Records (18.14%)
  • Data Entry (20.19%)
  • Demography (21.03%)
  • Medical Office Procedures (7.88%)
  • Medicare (9.86%)
  • Student Information Systems (11.61%)
  • Nursing (5.03%)
  • Patient Registration (17.18%)
  • Setting Appointments (10.42%)

Alternative Job Titles

Sometimes employers post jobs with Registrar skills but a different job title. Some common alternative job titles include:

  • Registration Specialist
  • Registration Representative
  • Admitting Representative
  • Patient Access Representative
  • Registration Coordinator
  • Registration Clerk
  • Registration Associate
  • Patient Access Associate
  • Admitting Clerk

Similar Occupations

If you are interested in exploring occupations with similar skills, you may want to research the following job titles. Note that we only list occupations that have at least one corresponding NC State Online and Distance Education program.

Common Employers

Here are the employers that have posted the most Registrar jobs in the past year along with how many they have posted.

United States

  • Indiana University (210)
  • Aflac (177)
  • Optum (153)
  • Mayo Clinic (110)
  • Randstad (109)
  • Trinity Health (102)
  • Intermountain Health (101)
  • University of California (100)
  • Children's Healthcare Of Atlanta (87)
  • CoxHealth (82)

North Carolina

  • WakeMed (12)
  • Ecu Health (10)
  • Firsthealth (9)
  • Aflac (8)
  • University of North Carolina (7)
  • First Health of the Carolinas (7)
  • Wake County Public Schools (5)
  • Spca Of Wake County (5)
  • Mission Health (4)
  • Cone Health (4)

NC State Programs Relevant to this Career

If you are interested in preparing for a career in this field, the following NC State Online and Distance Education programs offer a great place to start!