DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

31-9094 Medical Transcriptionists

Occupational 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.

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2020
 Percentiles
GeographyEmploymentEmp SE*MeanMean SE*10th25thMedian75th90th
Minnesota 53071$21.88/hr$0.33/hr$17.27/hr$19.22/hr$21.76/hr$24.48/hr$27.31/hr
U S 55,7801,841$17.23/hr$0.19/hr$10.84/hr$12.57/hr$16.34/hr$20.78/hr$25.08/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.


Leading Industries for Medical Transcriptionists
IndustryOES EmploymentOES Median Wage
Education and Health Services470$21.87/hr
Professional and Business Services60$20.51/hr
Other Regional Data For Medical Transcriptionists
Geography (click title for details)OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change 2023 - 2025
Minnesota 530 $21.76/hr -0.2%
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA 220 $21.55/hr N/A
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 200 $21.24/hr N/A
Northwest Minnesota 80 $22.07/hr N/A
Northwest Balance of State 70 $22.13/hr N/A
Southwest Balance of State 60 $20.54/hr N/A
Central Minnesota 50 $21.91/hr N/A
Fargo ND-MN MSA 50 $17.21/hr N/A
Duluth MN-WI MSA 50 $22.69/hr N/A
Northeast Minnesota 40 $22.52/hr N/A
Southwest Minnesota 40 $18.89/hr N/A
Southeast Balance of State 20 $19.88/hr N/A
St Cloud MN MSA 10 $21.58/hr N/A
La Crosse WI-MN MSA N/A N/A N/A
Northeast Balance of State N/A N/A N/A
Grand Forks ND-MN MSA N/A N/A N/A
Mankato-North Mankato MN MSA N/A N/A N/A
Rochester MN MSA N/A N/A N/A
Southeast Minnesota N/A $22.59/hr N/A