School Registrar

Also called: Records specialist, Enrollment specialist

Keeps student records, enrolls new students, and produces transcripts and report cards.

A day in the life

Registrars process enrollments, update grades, send transcripts to colleges, and answer questions from families.

Pay over a career

Starting
$30k
Typical
$42k
High
$58k

Estimate.

Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.

Training

High school diploma, about 0 years after high school. High school diploma; office experience.

Ways in: On-the-job training. Training cost: Get paid while you train.

Majors to look at: Business Administration.

Outlook

Growing slowly. Steady but automating.

Will it last? Our AI estimate

Medium risk in 5 years, high in 10. Online enrollment and AI records systems process forms and transcripts, cutting registrar jobs; tricky cases stay human.

Could start within a month

Age 18+. One way to start: Apply for registrar or records clerk jobs in district listings; office experience helps First: School fingerprint background check and district onboarding (a few weeks)

Start now, in high school

Classes: Computer applications, Business, Spanish.

Official data: O*NET occupation 43-4199.

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