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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019

31-9094 Medical Transcriptionists

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.


National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation

National estimates for this occupation:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
55,780 3.3 % $16.93 $35,210 1.1 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $10.65 $12.35 $16.05 $20.41 $24.64
Annual Wage (2) $22,160 $25,690 $33,380 $42,460 $51,260


Industry profile for this occupation:

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Business Support Services 18,480 2.07 $14.32 $29,790
Offices of Physicians 14,980 0.57 $17.58 $36,570
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals 9,630 0.17 $20.09 $41,780
Offices of Other Health Practitioners 1,600 0.17 $17.65 $36,710
Employment Services 1,570 0.04 $15.92 $33,100

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Business Support Services 18,480 2.07 $14.32 $29,790
Offices of Physicians 14,980 0.57 $17.58 $36,570
Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories 1,380 0.50 $20.45 $42,540
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals 9,630 0.17 $20.09 $41,780
Offices of Other Health Practitioners 1,600 0.17 $17.65 $36,710

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Offices of Dentists (8) (8) $22.97 $47,790
Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services 310 0.02 $21.98 $45,720
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) 300 0.01 $21.34 $44,380
Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories 1,380 0.50 $20.45 $42,540
Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services 160 0.02 $20.11 $41,820


Geographic profile for this occupation:

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.





States with the highest employment level in this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
California 5,270 0.30 0.80 $19.02 $39,560
Florida 4,440 0.50 1.33 $16.65 $34,640
Texas 4,280 0.34 0.91 $15.28 $31,790
New York 2,700 0.28 0.75 $16.79 $34,910
Pennsylvania 2,640 0.45 1.18 $17.04 $35,450




States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
South Dakota 450 1.05 2.77 $17.60 $36,610
Nebraska 790 0.80 2.11 $19.57 $40,700
Oregon 1,470 0.77 2.03 $18.03 $37,500
Nevada 1,040 0.75 1.97 $16.43 $34,170
Kansas 960 0.69 1.82 $16.26 $33,830




Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Minnesota 530 0.18 0.48 $21.50 $44,720
New Jersey 970 0.24 0.62 $20.94 $43,560
Vermont 100 0.33 0.86 $19.77 $41,120
Nebraska 790 0.80 2.11 $19.57 $40,700
Wyoming 60 0.23 0.61 $19.38 $40,310





Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 3,120 0.50 1.32 $17.03 $35,410
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 2,420 0.25 0.66 $17.04 $35,440
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 1,680 0.36 0.95 $14.50 $30,160
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 1,550 0.42 1.12 $14.85 $30,880
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL 1,520 1.18 3.10 $15.03 $31,260
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 1,030 0.32 0.85 $15.75 $32,770
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 990 0.36 0.95 $16.00 $33,290
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA 900 0.75 1.96 $16.80 $34,950
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 800 0.39 1.04 $17.57 $36,550
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV 800 0.78 2.06 $16.25 $33,800




Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Corvallis, OR 80 2.21 5.81 $19.67 $40,900
Gadsden, AL 60 1.58 4.16 $11.58 $24,080
Sioux Falls, SD 230 1.47 3.86 $17.96 $37,350
Bismarck, ND 100 1.45 3.81 $18.19 $37,830
Chico, CA 110 1.35 3.55 $19.75 $41,090
Medford, OR 110 1.28 3.36 $21.97 $45,700
Topeka, KS 140 1.24 3.27 $11.43 $23,770
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL 1,520 1.18 3.10 $15.03 $31,260
Tucson, AZ 410 1.10 2.90 $13.53 $28,140
Rapid City, SD 70 1.06 2.79 $18.33 $38,130




Top paying metropolitan areas for this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Salinas, CA 40 0.23 0.60 $32.62 $67,840
Amarillo, TX (8) (8) (8) $27.39 $56,970
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA 210 0.14 0.37 $26.00 $54,080
Bend-Redmond, OR 30 0.41 1.08 $24.10 $50,140
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 270 0.11 0.29 $24.07 $50,060
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA 370 0.37 0.97 $23.68 $49,260
New Haven, CT (8) (8) (8) $23.24 $48,340
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 80 0.07 0.17 $23.23 $48,310
Lynchburg, VA 60 0.56 1.48 $23.15 $48,140
Binghamton, NY 50 0.55 1.44 $22.69 $47,190

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Kansas nonmetropolitan area 130 0.33 0.86 $15.73 $32,730
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area 110 1.07 2.82 $15.77 $32,790
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area 100 0.65 1.70 $17.81 $37,040
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area 90 1.19 3.14 $15.87 $33,010
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area 90 0.87 2.29 $12.74 $26,500

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area 90 1.19 3.14 $15.87 $33,010
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area 110 1.07 2.82 $15.77 $32,790
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area 60 0.92 2.42 $16.70 $34,730
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area 90 0.87 2.29 $12.74 $26,500
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area 90 0.77 2.04 $17.62 $36,650

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area 70 0.38 1.00 $21.19 $44,080
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area 30 0.30 0.79 $20.93 $43,520
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area 30 0.22 0.58 $20.82 $43,300
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area 60 0.51 1.34 $20.11 $41,830
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area 30 0.22 0.59 $20.10 $41,810


About May 2019 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia. The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.

The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate--50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.


(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

(8) Estimate not released.

(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration. A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.


Other OES estimates and related information:

May 2019 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: July 6, 2020