Records Management Analysts manage how organizational records are stored, accessed, retained, and protected — building records retention schedules, managing electronic records systems, supporting compliance with records regulations, partnering with legal and operational teams. The work tends to mix policy and program work with steady operational support.
Most days mix records program management, retention work, and stakeholder partnership — building or updating records retention schedules, managing electronic records management systems, supporting records audits, partnering with legal on litigation holds, and working with operational teams on records practices. You're often working in government agencies, regulated industries (healthcare, finance, legal), large corporations, or specialty records management consultancies, and the regulatory framework shapes daily work.
What tends to be harder than people expect is the regulatory complexity combined with information governance reality. Federal records laws (in government), HIPAA, SEC, FINRA in regulated industries, and e-discovery requirements all shape the work. Certifications (CRM, CIP, IGP) shape career growth, and the shift from paper to digital records has reshaped the field.
People who tend to thrive here are methodical, comfortable with both policy and operational work, patient with regulatory complexity, and quietly precise about records governance. If you want fast operational work, records management runs on regulatory cycles. If you like the niche of organizational records governance, the role offers durable demand in regulated sectors and a clear path toward records management leadership or information governance roles.
Where this role sits in the broader career landscape — and where it can take you.
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View all Business Operations roles →Records Management Analysts manage how organizational records are stored, accessed, retained, and protected — building records retention schedules, managing electronic records systems, supporting compliance with records regulations, partnering with legal and operational teams. The work tends to mix policy and program work with steady operational support.
Median pay for a Records Management Analyst is about $101K nationally, with the field ranging roughly from $60K to $174K depending on experience, employer, and metro (BLS).
Core skills for this role include Critical Thinking, Reading Comprehension, Active Listening, Complex Problem Solving, and Judgment and Decision Making.
Most people in this role hold a bachelor's degree.
Employment in this field is projected to grow about 8.8% through 2034, with roughly 893,900 people working in it today (BLS).
Closely related roles include Senior Records Management Analyst, Records Management Director, and Business Analyst.
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