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	Medical Transcriptionists	Patient Representatives	Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	Technical Writers	Billing and Posting Clerks	Proofreaders and Copy Markers
SUMMARY	89% Imminent Risk	29% Low Risk	57% Moderate Risk	48% Moderate Risk	76% High Risk	80% Imminent Risk
JOB SCORE	1.1/10	5.4/10	3.2/10	3.8/10	2.2/10	1.8/10
POLLING	78% (High Risk, Based on 68 votes)	There hasn't been enough votes on this occupation yet	78% (High Risk, Based on 56 votes)	57% (Moderate Risk, Based on 367 votes)	79% (High Risk, Based on 39 votes)	71% (High Risk, Based on 106 votes)
GROWTH by year 2034	-4.9%	5.2%	4.2%	0.9%	-0.4%	-0.6%
WAGES	$37,550 or $18.05 per hour	$48,790 or $23.45 per hour	$44,640 or $21.46 per hour	$91,670 or $44.07 per hour	$47,170 or $22.68 per hour	$49,210 or $23.66 per hour
VOLUME as of 2024	43,070	174,060	830,760	55,530	417,500	5,160
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DESCRIPTION	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.	Assist patients in obtaining services, understanding policies and making health care decisions.	Perform secretarial duties using specific knowledge of medical terminology and hospital, clinic, or laboratory procedures. Duties may include scheduling appointments, billing patients, and compiling and recording medical charts, reports, and correspondence.	Write technical materials, such as equipment manuals, appendices, or operating and maintenance instructions. May assist in layout work.	Compile, compute, and record billing, accounting, statistical, and other numerical data for billing purposes. Prepare billing invoices for services rendered or for delivery or shipment of goods.	Read transcript or proof type setup to detect and mark for correction any grammatical, typographical, or compositional errors. Excludes workers whose primary duty is editing copy. Includes proofreaders of braille.

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