Medical Transcriptionists (31-9094)

Occupation description:  Transcribe medical reports recorded by physicians and other healthcare practitioners using various electronic devices, covering office visits, emergency room visits, diagnostic imaging studies, operations, chart reviews, and final summaries. Transcribe dictated reports and translate abbreviations into fully understandable form. Edit as necessary and return reports in either printed or electronic form for review and signature, or correction.

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2019 Wages

Labor Force Indicators

2016 Worker Characteristics
Total workers	Nonresident workers	Percent nonresident	Percent age 45 plus	Percent age 50 plus
102	6	5.9	49.5	43.4

2016 Potential Supply
Qualified but working in another occupation	51
Currently employed in a lower paid occupation	9
UI claimants previously working in occupation	9

2016 ALEXsys Employment Data
Number of registrants	83
Number of job position postings	2
Ratio of registrants to job position postings	41.5

Typical Entry-level Education, Experience, and/or On-the-job Training

Training Resources