Medical Transcriptionists
Healthcare Support · SOC 31-9094
AI exposure from the Anthropic Economic Index (2025); salary from BLS; skills from O*NET. See /sources.
Decision card
Career Evidence Passport
SOC 31-9094 evidence across exposure, wages, projections, postings, certified LCAs, skills, and transitions.
- SOC exposure
- 63.7%
- Very High · Anthropic AEI
- Automation friction
- 56/100
- Moderate friction; broad SOC seed ORS job-requirements coverage.
- Wages
- $40,410
- H-1B offered wage $40,560; LCAs are filings.
- Projected openings
- 7,700
- BLS EP 2024–2034; employment change -4.9%.
- Observed/proxy demand
- 1
- FY2025 certified LCAs; 11,124 postings in 2025.
Skill evidence
- H-1B values are certified Labor Condition Applications, not visa approvals.
- Job postings are seed-static / seed-derived; treat as provider-ready proxy coverage until observed provider data is wired in.
- Transition matches are directional skill-overlap context, not placement guarantees.
- This release is a FutureGrid broad-SOC seed derived from public BLS ORS requirement concepts and categories, not direct occupation-level ORS survey estimates. It describes job requirements, not worker ability, AI capability, or displacement probability. Automation friction is a FutureGrid derived score and should be read alongside exposure, demand, wage, and projection signals.
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AI Exposure Analysis
Across AI measures
Multiple exposure lenses for this occupation.
AI could do ~87.5% of this role but only ~63.7% is currently done with AI — a large capability-vs-adoption gap.
Top Skills
H-1B Visa Sponsorship Demand
View full H-1B trends →Certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications naming this occupation, FY2016–FY2025. A descriptive high-skill labor-demand signal — employer filings, not visa approvals or individual outcomes. Note: one LCA can cover multiple worker positions.
O*NET occupation profile
What this work involves
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.
Common titles: Clinical Medical Transcriptionist, Documentation Specialist, Medical Language Specialist, Medical Scribe, Medical Transcriber, Medical Transcriptionist
Representative Tasks
- •Return dictated reports in printed or electronic form for physician's review, signature, and corrections and for inclusion in patients' medical records.
- •Produce medical reports, correspondence, records, patient-care information, statistics, medical research, and administrative material.
- •Identify mistakes in reports and check with doctors to obtain the correct information.
- •Review and edit transcribed reports or dictated material for spelling, grammar, clarity, consistency, and proper medical terminology.
- •Transcribe dictation for a variety of medical reports, such as patient histories, physical examinations, emergency room visits, operations, chart reviews, consultation, or discharge summaries.
Detailed Work Activities
- •Prepare medical reports or documents.
- •Maintain medical records.
- •Perform clerical work in medical settings.
- •Record vital statistics or other health information.
- •Schedule patient procedures or appointments.
Tools & Technologies
Employment Projections & AI Exposure
Employment & Wage Trend
BLS OEWS, 2019–2025
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). See /sources.
Sector Comparison
| Metric | This Career | Sector Average |
|---|---|---|
| AI Exposure | 63.6% | 1.9% |
| Outlook | Average | 69% Bright |
| Median Salary | $40,410 | N/A |
| AI Resiliency | 36/100 | N/A |