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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.
What a medical transcriptionist does
Become a medical transcriptionist
If you enjoy doing these activities, you might make a good medical transcriptionist
- Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions.
- Reading work related information.
- Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.
Discover what you could earn in Washington
- Average hourly rate is $19 per hour with an average salary of $39,600 per year.
- Half of workers earn between $15 and $22 per hour.
- Half of workers earn an annual salary between $31,300 and $45,400 per year.
Medical Transcriptionist job outlook
- There are 1,323 workers in this occupation in Washington.
- There are 235 openings per year in this occupation in Washington.