Occupations/31-9094.00
Medical Transcriptionists
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.
Usually a certificate, vocational program, or associate degree — not a bachelor’s.
AI automation risk
69%
Higher automation risk
Human characteristics
46%
Balanced human and task mix
Task orientation
79%
Higher automation risk
A day in this job
- Mostly human
Produce medical reports, correspondence, records, patient-care information, statistics, medical research, and administrative material.
- Mostly human
Transcribe dictation for a variety of medical reports, such as patient histories, physical examinations, emergency room visits, operations, chart reviews, consultation, or discharge summaries.
- Task
Return dictated reports in printed or electronic form for physician's review, signature, and corrections and for inclusion in patients' medical records.
The tasks we can read here lean on people, judgment, or hands-on work. The AI risk number is still this job’s rank against other occupations.
Core tasks
- 01Return dictated reports in printed or electronic form for physician's review, signature, and corrections and for inclusion in patients' medical records.
- 02Produce medical reports, correspondence, records, patient-care information, statistics, medical research, and administrative material.
- 03Identify mistakes in reports and check with doctors to obtain the correct information.
- 04Review and edit transcribed reports or dictated material for spelling, grammar, clarity, consistency, and proper medical terminology.
- 05Transcribe dictation for a variety of medical reports, such as patient histories, physical examinations, emergency room visits, operations, chart reviews, consultation, or discharge summaries.
- 06Distinguish between homonyms and recognize inconsistencies and mistakes in medical terms, referring to dictionaries, drug references, and other sources on anatomy, physiology, and medicine.
Model drivers (O*NET 1–5)
- Repeating same tasks4.48
- Degree of automation2.73
- Time sitting3.61
- Originality (ability)1.88
- Conflict situations2.46
- Hands-on objects/tools4.14
- Outdoors / weather1.23
- Disease exposure3.39
- Decision freedom3.76
Top abilities
- Oral Comprehension4.25
- Written Comprehension4.12
- Speech Recognition4.00
- Written Expression3.88
- Near Vision3.88
- Oral Expression3.75
- Information Ordering3.25
- Selective Attention3.12
Essential skills
- Reading Comprehension4.00
- Active Listening4.12
- Writing3.88
- Speaking3.00
- Mathematics1.75
- Science1.50
- Critical Thinking3.00
- Active Learning2.88
- Learning Strategies2.12
- Monitoring3.12
CIP matches
Schools offering related programs
12 of 58 shown
Earnings are College Scorecard medians for that program, 1 and 2 years after completion. A dash means the Department suppressed the cell or the campus is not in the field file.
| Institution | Program | Tuition | Admit | Grad 6-yr | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College Chicago, IL · Public | Medical Transcription/Transcriptionist 51.0708 | $4,600 | 100% | 27% | 1 yr $144,240 2 yr $182,280 Master's · CIP 51.07 |
University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA · Private nonprofit | Medical Transcription/Transcriptionist 51.0708 | $68,200 | 12% | 92% | 1 yr $104,749 2 yr $88,096 Master's · CIP 51.07 |
Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY · Private nonprofit | Medical Transcription/Transcriptionist 51.0708 | $68,200 | 4% | 96% | 1 yr $90,049 2 yr $87,310 Master's · CIP 51.07 |
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI · Public | Medical Transcription/Transcriptionist 51.0708 | $17,700 | 18% | 93% | 1 yr $89,044 2 yr $87,112 Master's · CIP 51.07 |
New York University New York, NY · Private nonprofit | Medical Transcription/Transcriptionist 51.0708 | $60,400 | 12% | 88% | 1 yr $87,420 2 yr $80,326 Master's · CIP 51.07 |
Howard University Washington, DC · Private nonprofit | Medical Transcription/Transcriptionist 51.0708 | $33,200 | 53% | 65% | 1 yr $85,264 2 yr $79,631 Master's · CIP 51.07 |
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, VA · Public | Medical Transcription/Transcriptionist 51.0708 | $15,200 | 57% | 86% | 1 yr $84,653 2 yr $72,901 Master's · CIP 51.07 |
Georgetown University Washington, DC · Private nonprofit | Medical Transcription/Transcriptionist 51.0708 | $65,400 | 12% | 95% | 1 yr $69,338 2 yr $70,176 Bachelor's · CIP 51.07 |
Georgia State University Atlanta, GA · Public | Medical Transcription/Transcriptionist 51.0708 | $9,200 | 67% | 56% | 1 yr $68,778 2 yr $95,739 Master's · CIP 51.07 |
Boston University Boston, MA · Private nonprofit | Medical Transcription/Transcriptionist 51.0708 | $65,200 | 14% | 89% | 1 yr $67,042 2 yr $63,681 Master's · CIP 51.07 |
University of Florida Gainesville, FL · Public | Medical Transcription/Transcriptionist 51.0708 | $6,400 | 23% | 89% | 1 yr $61,728 2 yr $68,499 Master's · CIP 51.07 |
Lincoln College of Technology-Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN · Private for-profit | Medical Transcription/Transcriptionist 51.0708 | $18,600 | 100% | 64% | 1 yr $57,657 2 yr $63,005 Bachelor's · CIP 51.07 |