Taking up a medical transcription career is a viable option for many people looking to enter into the healthcare field without spending almost a decade in training and education. Before beginning a transcription career, it is advisable to gain a qualification and then certification from a recognized provider. Courses can take between one and two years and can be undertaken in community or vocational collages, on site at a healthcare facility, or even in the comfort of your own home online. A person who takes up this career path is known as a transcriptionist or an MT and is responsible for converting oral and written notes taken by medical staff into permanent records for both written and computer files.
In 2008, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported that 105,200 people were working in medical transcription careers, around 36% of whom were in hospitals, 23% in physician’s offices. The rest worked in a variety of places including business support services, medical and diagnostic laboratories, outpatient centers, therapy centers and audiologist offices.
Medical Transcription Career Growth
The number of people being hired, according to the BLS, has a national average growth rate of around 11%. This may well
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