Medical Transcriptionist Salary
Updated: 31 May 2012
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Job: Medical Transcriptionist
Salary by Years Experience
Years Experience | National Salary Data ( ?XAll compensation data shown are gross, national 10th to 90th percentile ranges. Pay can vary greatly by location. To view local data, take the PayScale survey. ) | $0 | $20K | $40K | $60K |
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| Less than 1 year | $12,080 - $59,598 |
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| 1-4 years | $10,865 - $40,357 |
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| 5-9 years | $9,834 - $40,127 |
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| 10-19 years | $13,875 - $41,246 |
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| 20 years or more | $14,368 - $50,176 |
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Country: United States | Currency: USD | Updated: 31 May 2012 | Individuals Reporting: 375 |
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Job: Medical Transcriptionist
Medical Transcription Salary - A Hot Commodity
Medical transcription is a hot career right now. Many people are drawn to medical transcription because of the flexible hours and the ability to work from home. Others want to put the medical knowledge they've picked up in other fields to work in a new position. In addition to an exhaustive knowledge of human anatomy, diseases, and pharmaceuticals, a medical transcriptionist needs a keen ear to be able to decipher doctors' recorded speech and turn it into meaningful medical data. In the last 10 years, technological advances have made medical transcription a career ideally suited to work from home. Instead of messing around with tapes and tape recorders, doctors can now record their medical notes on a digital recorder and upload the audio files directly to a medical transcription company, which can then make them available for transcriptionists to download and transcribe from their home computers. This ability to work from home means that jobs in medical transcription are in hot demand. With such stiff competition in the field, many are asking, "what is a medical transcriptionist salary like?"
Medical Transcriptionist Salary Data
With so many applicants entering the field, employers can afford to be choosy when hiring a medical transcriptionist. Salary in this field isn't affected much by degree (see the Medical Transcriptionist Salary by Degree chart for details), but completing a certification program can make a big difference when it comes to actually getting a job in medical transcription - salary negotiations are hard without a job offer, after all! If you're looking for a place with high medical transcriptionist salaries, look to the west. The Medical Transcriptionist Salary by State chart shows that California is currently in the lead. Looking closer at salary data by location, the Medical Transcriptionist Salary by City report shows that it's possible to earn a high medical transcriptionist salary in many locations, some of which have a much lower cost of living than others. Use the PayScale Cost of Living Calculator to compare both Cost of Living and Medical Transcriptionist Salary Data for various U.S. cities.
For the real dirt on what it's like to be a medical transcriptionist, get the info from one who knows. Read " Working from Home: A Medical Transcriptionist Salary" in the Salary Stories blog.
Medical Transcriptionist
Job Description
Compile, process, and maintain medical records of hospital and clinic patients in a manner consistent with medical, administrative, ethical, legal, and regulatory requirements of the health care system. Process, maintain, compile, and report patient information for health requirements and standards.
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Medical Transcriptionist - (City withheld for privacy), Alabama, United States
Words cannot describe the pain I feel right now. New people came aboard, and I was pushed to the side and then out the door. Somethings you expect, but you also expect equality. However, there was clear prejudice here. I no longer wish to transcribe. I want to put all my effort into producing something for the public around the public and being able to greet the public. Behind closed doors a lot of things happen and are said and a lot of things are planned, and sometimes they involve us, we ...
Medical Transcriptionist - (City withheld for privacy), Tennessee, United States
First of all, you have to have the credentials (i.e. experience and/or degree) to back you up. Then, longevity and loyalty to one company plays an important role. Dedication to your job is another. Before asking for a raise, make sure you are worthy of one. Another important factor is being able to negotiate. Starting at a higher rate, then be willing to work out a compromise and be happy with it. After all, they really don't have to give you a raise at all other than your annual increase.
Medical Transcriptionist - (City withheld for privacy), Tennessee, United States
After 23 years with a large cardiology group in Knoxville (last 3 1/2 years supervising a team of seven) working as a transcriptionist/supervisor I was called to a meeting on Friday morning, told that my job had been dissolved due to new Dictaphone system. They felt the manager of the transcription department would be able to take care of all 30 transcriptionists throughout the company from her office and a supervisor was no longer needed for this team on campus. They told me "business is busi...


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