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.

Programs That Prepare You

College programs linked to this occupation, ranked by graduate earnings

Health and Medical Administrative Services(masters)Dartmouth College, NH

$188,513

Health and Medical Administrative Services(grad-cert)Duke University, NC

$175,456

Health and Medical Administrative Services(masters)Loyola University Chicago, IL

$168,571

Health and Medical Administrative Services(masters)University of Pennsylvania, PA

$161,843

Health and Medical Administrative Services(masters)University of Miami, FL

$154,482

Health and Medical Administrative Services(doctoral)Central Michigan University, MI

$152,055

Health and Medical Administrative Services(certificate)Saint Joseph's College of Maine, ME

$136,516

Health and Medical Administrative Services(masters)New England College, NH

$133,010

Health and Medical Administrative Services(doctoral)University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC

$129,472

Health and Medical Administrative Services(masters)University of California-San Francisco, CA

$128,685

Health and Medical Administrative Services(masters)CUNY Bernard M Baruch College, NY

$128,189

Health and Medical Administrative Services(masters)Vanderbilt University, TN

$127,244

Health and Medical Administrative Services(masters)Boston University, MA

$121,050

Health and Medical Administrative Services(masters)University of Providence, MT

$120,303

Health and Medical Administrative Services(masters)Norwich University, VT

$118,471

Health and Medical Administrative Services(masters)Franklin Pierce University, NH

$116,863

Health and Medical Administrative Services(masters)University of New Hampshire College of Professional Studies Online, NH

$116,863

Health and Medical Administrative Services(masters)Plymouth State University, NH

$116,863

Health and Medical Administrative Services(masters)Simmons University, MA

$109,665

Health and Medical Administrative Services(doctoral)Medical University of South Carolina, SC

$107,267

Health and Medical Administrative Services(doctoral)Johns Hopkins University, MD

$105,804

Health and Medical Administrative Services(doctoral)Eastern Virginia Medical School, VA

$105,804

Health and Medical Administrative Services(doctoral)George Washington University, DC

$105,804

Health and Medical Administrative Services(doctoral)Northcentral University, CA

$105,804

Health and Medical Administrative Services(doctoral)College of Saint Mary, NE

$105,804