Healthcare Support

Medical Transcriptionists

SOC 31-9094

Turn doctors' dictated notes into accurate written records.

Median pay

$40k

$34k to $48k typical range

Outlook

Declining

7k openings / yr

Education

Postsecondary cert

AI exposure

70%

modeled estimate · 27th pct in Microsoft's data

Future-proof

39/100

Key skills

Active Listening
Reading Comprehension
Writing
Monitoring
Speaking
Critical Thinking

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Pay and outlook from BLS (OEWS 2025, Employment Projections 2024-2034). Skills and work activities from O*NET 30.3. AI exposure and future-proof scores are modeled estimates. How we model AI exposure.