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
Southwest Minnesota 4016$19.22/hr$0.42/hr$16.26/hr$17.29/hr$18.89/hr$20.64/hr$24.16/hr
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 Services40$18.89/hr
Other Regional Data For Medical Transcriptionists
Geography (click title for details)OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change 2020 - 2030
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 200 $21.24/hr -23.3%
Northwest Minnesota 80 $22.07/hr -17.9%
Central Minnesota 50 $21.91/hr N/A
Northeast Minnesota 40 $22.52/hr N/A
Southwest Minnesota 40 $18.89/hr -26.9%
Southeast Minnesota N/A $22.59/hr N/A