Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2020
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 Medical Transcriptionists
Industry profile for Medical Transcriptionists
Geographic profile for Medical Transcriptionists
National estimates for Medical Transcriptionists:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Medical Transcriptionists:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 49,530 |
4.8 % |
$ 17.94 |
$ 37,310 |
2.5 % |
Percentile wage estimates for Medical Transcriptionists:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$ 10.48 |
$ 13.01 |
$ 16.96 |
$ 21.76 |
$ 26.55 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$ 21,790 |
$ 27,070 |
$ 35,270 |
$ 45,260 |
$ 55,220 |
Industry profile for Medical Transcriptionists:
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Medical Transcriptionists are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in Medical Transcriptionists, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in Medical Transcriptionists:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Business Support Services |
16,650 |
2.00 |
$ 16.55 |
$ 34,410 |
| Offices of Physicians |
14,160 |
0.55 |
$ 18.28 |
$ 38,020 |
| General Medical and Surgical Hospitals |
8,100 |
0.14 |
$ 20.46 |
$ 42,550 |
| Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories |
1,370 |
0.50 |
$ 20.75 |
$ 43,160 |
| Outpatient Care Centers |
1,220 |
0.13 |
$ 15.08 |
$ 31,370 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Medical Transcriptionists:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Business Support Services |
16,650 |
2.00 |
$ 16.55 |
$ 34,410 |
| Offices of Physicians |
14,160 |
0.55 |
$ 18.28 |
$ 38,020 |
| Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories |
1,370 |
0.50 |
$ 20.75 |
$ 43,160 |
| General Medical and Surgical Hospitals |
8,100 |
0.14 |
$ 20.46 |
$ 42,550 |
| Outpatient Care Centers |
1,220 |
0.13 |
$ 15.08 |
$ 31,370 |
Top paying industries for Medical Transcriptionists:
Geographic profile for Medical Transcriptionists:
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Medical Transcriptionists are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in Medical Transcriptionists, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in Medical Transcriptionists:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| California |
5,180 |
0.32 |
0.89 |
$ 24.81 |
$ 51,600 |
| Texas |
3,800 |
0.31 |
0.88 |
$ 17.40 |
$ 36,200 |
| Florida |
3,480 |
0.41 |
1.16 |
$ 16.30 |
$ 33,900 |
| Pennsylvania |
2,790 |
0.51 |
1.42 |
$ 16.70 |
$ 34,730 |
| New York |
2,550 |
0.29 |
0.83 |
$ 17.36 |
$ 36,110 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Medical Transcriptionists:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| South Dakota |
480 |
1.18 |
3.30 |
$ 18.19 |
$ 37,830 |
| Nevada |
1,110 |
0.89 |
2.49 |
$ 17.06 |
$ 35,490 |
| Nebraska |
750 |
0.80 |
2.24 |
$ 20.15 |
$ 41,920 |
| Oregon |
1,340 |
0.74 |
2.08 |
$ 18.94 |
$ 39,400 |
| Virginia |
2,190 |
0.59 |
1.66 |
$ 15.14 |
$ 31,500 |
Top paying states for Medical Transcriptionists:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| California |
5,180 |
0.32 |
0.89 |
$ 24.81 |
$ 51,600 |
| Minnesota |
450 |
0.17 |
0.47 |
$ 22.79 |
$ 47,400 |
| Connecticut |
800 |
0.52 |
1.46 |
$ 22.73 |
$ 47,270 |
| New Jersey |
960 |
0.25 |
0.71 |
$ 21.56 |
$ 44,840 |
| Vermont |
90 |
0.31 |
0.88 |
$ 20.71 |
$ 43,080 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Medical Transcriptionists:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
3,130 |
0.54 |
1.51 |
(8) |
(8) |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
2,350 |
0.27 |
0.75 |
$ 17.77 |
$ 36,950 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
1,830 |
0.42 |
1.18 |
$ 12.24 |
$ 25,460 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
1,330 |
0.37 |
1.04 |
$ 20.28 |
$ 42,180 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ |
1,180 |
0.56 |
1.57 |
$ 16.13 |
$ 33,560 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
1,110 |
0.42 |
1.19 |
$ 17.16 |
$ 35,690 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
1,010 |
0.37 |
1.05 |
$ 15.99 |
$ 33,250 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL |
990 |
0.83 |
2.34 |
$ 12.35 |
$ 25,700 |
| Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV |
910 |
1.01 |
2.83 |
$ 17.20 |
$ 35,780 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA |
830 |
0.72 |
2.04 |
$ 17.62 |
$ 36,650 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Medical Transcriptionists:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Corvallis, OR |
70 |
2.03 |
5.71 |
$ 20.75 |
$ 43,160 |
| Gadsden, AL |
60 |
1.91 |
5.35 |
$ 12.14 |
$ 25,240 |
| Chico, CA |
140 |
1.86 |
5.23 |
$ 20.43 |
$ 42,500 |
| Medford, OR |
130 |
1.60 |
4.50 |
$ 22.74 |
$ 47,310 |
| Sioux Falls, SD |
240 |
1.53 |
4.30 |
$ 18.85 |
$ 39,210 |
| Rapid City, SD |
70 |
1.17 |
3.29 |
$ 18.05 |
$ 37,550 |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA |
70 |
1.07 |
3.01 |
$ 11.69 |
$ 24,320 |
| Charlottesville, VA |
110 |
1.03 |
2.90 |
$ 16.11 |
$ 33,500 |
| Saginaw, MI |
80 |
1.01 |
2.85 |
$ 11.80 |
$ 24,540 |
| Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV |
910 |
1.01 |
2.83 |
$ 17.20 |
$ 35,780 |
Top paying metropolitan areas for Medical Transcriptionists:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV |
30 |
0.31 |
0.88 |
$ 27.91 |
$ 58,050 |
| Bend-Redmond, OR |
40 |
0.46 |
1.29 |
$ 27.14 |
$ 56,450 |
| Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL |
(8) |
(8) |
(8) |
$ 26.79 |
$ 55,720 |
| Port St. Lucie, FL |
40 |
0.25 |
0.71 |
$ 26.16 |
$ 54,410 |
| San Diego-Carlsbad, CA |
220 |
0.16 |
0.44 |
$ 26.10 |
$ 54,280 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
160 |
0.09 |
0.25 |
$ 25.09 |
$ 52,180 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
170 |
0.07 |
0.21 |
$ 24.93 |
$ 51,850 |
| Modesto, CA |
60 |
0.32 |
0.89 |
$ 24.46 |
$ 50,880 |
| Binghamton, NY |
70 |
0.72 |
2.02 |
$ 24.04 |
$ 50,010 |
| Cleveland-Elyria, OH |
50 |
0.05 |
0.14 |
$ 24.00 |
$ 49,920 |
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Medical Transcriptionists:
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Medical Transcriptionists:
Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Medical Transcriptionists:
About May 2020 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.
(7) The value is less than .005 percent of industry employment.
(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 OEWS estimates and related information:
May 2020 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2020 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2020 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2020 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2020 Occupation Profiles
Technical Notes
Last Modified Date: March 31, 2021
United States Department of Labor
