What is a Transcriber?

Accurate and speedy typing skills are often a requirement for a transcriber career.

Great listening and observation skills, as well as accurate and speedy typing skills, are usually requirements for a position as a transcriber.

Function

A transcriber transfers information from one type of media to a secondary, and often more useful, type of media. Several types of transcriber positions make it possible to pursue this career from home or in an office setting.

Medical

To save time and see more patients, doctors often make audio recordings for doctors notes, correspondence and other items. Medical transcriptionists type out this information, word for word.

Music

A transcriber in the field of music alters a musical composition in order to accommodate a particular singer or the style of a specific musical instrument.

Translation

Some transcribers work in the field of translation by looking at a document or listening to an audio recording in one language (such as Chinese) and translating it into another language (like English) for broader use.

Transfer Data

Generally speaking, transcribers transfer information from one medium to another, typically from audio format to written format. There are even jobs available through the Internet that call for transcriptionists, requiring only experience in the field and not necessarily a degree.

References

• Sensagent: Transcriber
• Career Source: Medical Transcriptionist Job Description