 Employment Opportunities
You could find work in the following settings:
- hospitals
- physicians’ offices
- transcription service offices
- clinics
- laboratories
- medical libraries
- government medical facilities
- your home!
Job Outlook* Your job opportunities will be good! Employment for
medical transcriptionists is projected to grow faster
than average for all occupations through 2014.
Earnings* According to the U.S. Department of Labor, medical
transcriptionists had median hourly earnings
of $13.64 in May 2004. Your compensation for
medical transcription may vary. Sometimes you are
paid based on the number of hours you work or on
the number of lines you transcribe.
* Information based on the “Occupational Outlook Handbook,
2005-06 Edition,” a publication of the U.S. Department of
Labor. Individual student earnings vary based on experience and
location.
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