Income Levels in Tennessee for a Medical Transcriptionist
Medical transcriptionists are the bridge between the spoken word in a physician's office, hospital or clinic and the written record of the doctor's or nurse's commentary. Medical transcriptionists may work with specialty dictation machines or type into word processing programs, creating computer records about procedures, insurance, medications and patient history. For medical transcriptionists in Tennessee, statewide salaries fall below the national average for the field.
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Averages
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When the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics performed its 2009 wage survey, it determined the national average salary for medical transcriptionists to be $33,350 per year. The salaries for Tennessee's medical transcriptionists fell slightly below the country's average, with a statewide average of $30,720, a difference of $2,630 per year.
Range
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A percentage of Tennessee's 1,700 medical transcriptionists did earn salaries higher than their colleagues countrywide. In the state's 90th percentile bracket, salaries averaged $39,670 per year. At the low end of the scale, salaries in the 10th percentile bracket averaged $23,030 per year.
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Considerations
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While there is no single standardized requirement for entry into the field of medical transcription, Tennessee residents seeking to work in the profession may enroll in one of the hundreds of one-year certificate or two-year associate degree programs accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education. The Commission accredits three in-state schools: Volunteer State Community College and National College (with locations in Madison and Memphis).
Outlook
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BLS expects employment of medical transcriptionists to rise 11 percent through 2018, adding 11,700 jobs nationwide. Greater demand for medical transcriptionists is anticipated in part due to the need to share medical information electronically and a lack of advances in computerized medical transcription voice-recorder technology.
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