For those who are interested in Dallas medical jobs, but don’t want to be a nurse or doctor, a position as a medical transcriptionist may be a good option.

Medical transcriptionists spend most of their time listening to recordings made by healthcare professionals and transcribing them into medical reports. They may create discharge summaries; medical history, physical exam, operative, consultation, and autopsy reports; diagnostic-imaging studies; progress notes; and referral letters.

Most medical transcriptionists have some post-secondary education and knowledge of computers and medical terminology. Education is usually gained through a one-year certificate program or a two-year associate’s degree program.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, there were about 105,200 medical transcriptionists throughout the nation during 2008, and that number is expected to grow by 11 percent by 2018.

Employment in Dallas is expected to increase by 17.4 percent to 1,010 workers by 2018, while employment throughout Texas also should grow by 17.4 percent to 6,420 workers.

About 36 percent of medical transcriptionists work in hospitals, while 23 percent work in physicians’ offices and others work in business support services; medical and diagnostic labs; outpatient care cents; physical, occupational, and speech therapists’ offices; and audiologists’ offices.

The top five industries that employ medical transcriptionists in Dallas, according to the Texas Workforce Commission, include:

  1. General medical and surgical hospitals – 30.38 percent
  2. Business support services – 20.41 percent
  3. Offices of physicians – 18.37 percent
  4. Self-employed workers – 16.81 percent
  5. Medical and diagnostic laboratories – 5.36 percent

During 2009, medical transcriptionists in Dallas earned an average wage of $17.93 per hour, while those throughout Texas earned an average wage of $15.86 per hour and those across the nation earned an average wage of $16.03 per hour.

If you’re looking for a healthcare-related job, but being a medical transcriptionist doesn’t sound like your cup of tea, there are plenty of other options. You may want to consider radiology jobs or family therapy jobs (Click here) for starters.

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