Medical transcriptionist
Types up medical reports recorded by doctors and health workers, spelling out abbreviations and editing them for review.
Will AI replace medical transcriptionist jobs?
AI changes jobs more often than it replaces them. How much AI can help with this work: Low. More AI overlap than 27 in 100 jobs. AI touches a small part of this work. Most of the job happens with your hands, your body or in person. 64% of this job’s working time is already spent on tasks people bring to AI at work (Anthropic Economic Index). Based on Microsoft research on real AI use at work, matched to the tasks of each job in O*NET.
What AI already helps with
- Type up dictated medical reports like histories, exams, and operation notes
- Enter and retrieve data for medical records and for doctors
- Take dictation using shorthand, a stenotype machine, or headsets
What stays human
- Answer and screen phone calls and visitors
- Set up and maintain medical files and databases
- Do clerical tasks like mail, insurance claims, typing, and filing
10-year outlook · USA
Expected change in the number of these jobs by 2035: -4.4%. Typical pay: $40,410 a year. US Bureau of Labor Statistics. German figures differ, but the direction is usually similar.
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