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Use transcribing machines with headset and foot pedal to listen to recordings by physicians and other healthcare professionals dictating a variety of medical reports, such as emergency room visits, diagnostic imaging studies, operations, chart reviews, and final summaries. Transcribe dictated reports and translate medical jargon and abbreviations into their expanded forms. Edit as necessary and return reports in either printed or electronic form to the dictator for review and signature, or correction. (O'Net 31-9094.00)
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| May 2008 |
| hourly rates |
annual rates |
| Average |
Median |
Midrange |
Average |
Median |
Midrange |
| Vermont |
$14.79 |
$14.69 |
$12.89 -
$16.94
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$ 30,770 |
$ 30,560 |
$ 26,810 -
$ 35,230
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| Burlington-South Burlington MSA |
$14.94 |
$15.05 |
$12.94 -
$17.71
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$ 31,080 |
$ 31,290 |
$ 26,910 -
$ 36,850
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| Southern Vermont Balance of State |
$15.54 |
$15.16 |
$13.64 -
$17.20
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$ 32,330 |
$ 31,530 |
$ 28,370 -
$ 35,770
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| Northern Vermont Balance of State |
$13.74 |
$13.62 |
$11.93 -
$15.35
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$ 28,570 |
$ 28,330 |
$ 24,810 -
$ 31,930
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source: Occupational Employment Statistics, Vermont Labor Market Information, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, released June 2009. |
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| Location |
Employment |
Annual % change
(compounded) |
Annual job openings
(due to growth and
net replacements) |
| 2006 |
2016 |
| Vermont |
445 |
507 |
1.3% |
12 |
| Burlington-South Burlington MSA |
191 |
223 |
1.6% |
5 |
| Southern Vermont Balance of State |
147 |
165 |
1.2% |
4 |
| Northern Vermont Balance of State |
106 |
121 |
1.3% |
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source: Employment Projections, Vermont Economic & Labor Market Information, in cooperation with U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, released July 2008. |
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| Industry |
Vermont |
2006
Employment |
Percent
of Total |
| Ambulatory Health Care Services |
195 |
44% |
| Hospitals |
126 |
29% |
| Total Self-Employed and Unpaid Family Workers, Primary Job |
78 |
18% |
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source: Employment Projections, Vermont Economic & Labor Market Information, in cooperation with U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, released July 2008. |
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Decide which information should be included or excluded in reports. |
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Distinguish between homonyms, and recognize inconsistencies and mistakes in medical terms, referring to dictionaries, drug references, and other sources on anatomy, physiology, and medicine. |
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Identify mistakes in reports, and check with doctors to obtain the correct information. |
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Perform data entry and data retrieval services, providing data for inclusion in medical records and for transmission to physicians. |
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Produce medical reports, correspondence, records, patient-care information, statistics, medical research, and administrative material. |
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Return dictated reports in printed or electronic form for physicians' review, signature, and corrections, and for inclusion in patients' medical records. |
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Review and edit transcribed reports or dictated material for spelling, grammar, clarity, consistency, and proper medical terminology. |
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Take dictation using either shorthand or a stenotype machine, or using headsets and transcribing machines; then convert dictated materials or rough notes to written form. |
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Transcribe dictation for a variety of medical reports such as patient histories, physical examinations, emergency room visits, operations, chart reviews, consultation, and/or discharge summaries. |
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Translate medical jargon and abbreviations into their expanded forms to ensure the accuracy of patient and health care facility records. |
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| source: Occupational Information Network: Medical Transcriptionists updated July 2004 |
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| source: National Center for Education Statistics 2000 Classification of Instructional Programs
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A source for occupational characteristics, such as age, gender, race, and years of education
and an alternative source for occupational wage rates.
Limited to people looking for jobs and the jobs advertised through VDOL
Vermont Job Link. |
| Look for statewide information over the latest 12 months for Medical Transcriptionists . |
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| Occupational Outlook Handbook |
| The Occupational Outlook Handbook is a nationally recognized source of career information, designed to provide valuable assistance to individuals making decisions about their future work lives. Revised every two years, the Handbook describes what workers do on the job, working conditions, the training and education needed, earnings, and expected job prospects in a wide range of occupations. |
| Handbook occupations related to Medical Transcriptionists : |
| Medical transcriptionists |
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| O*NET™ Online |
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All of the descriptive information on this page comes from the O*NET database, 2003, version 5.1.
The O*NET database takes the place of the Dictionary of Occupational Titles (DOT) as the nation's primary source of occupational information. |
| For additional information on Medical Transcriptionists , go to
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