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Medical Transcriptionist

Transcribe medical reports recorded by physicians and other healthcare practitioners.

Live Automation Risk Score
88%
Base: 91% 3 from live signals

Updated: 2/24/202685% confidence

Task-by-Task Analysis

Here's how AI might impact each core task of a medical transcriptionist:

Listen to audio recordings95% automatable
Type medical reports92% automatable
Edit transcriptions85% automatable
Verify medical terminology80% automatable

Live Risk Signals

Real-time factors affecting this job's automation risk score:

-3%
employment
+3.3% employment change year-over-year

Risk scores update automatically based on news, layoffs, employment trends, and AI capability announcements.

Score Breakdown

Base Risk (O*NET Research)91%
Employment Trends (BLS)-3%
Final Score88%

Risk Trend (90 Days)

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AI Tools Threatening This Role

AI speech-to-text
Medical dictation software
NLP medical tools

What AI Cannot Replace

Complex terminology
Quality assurance
Specialized fields

How to Future-Proof Your Career

Medical coding
Health informatics
Clinical documentation
EHR systems

Key Skills for This Role

Medical TerminologyTyping SpeedListening Skills

Career Overview

Median Salary$35,000/yr
Total Employed55k
Job Outlookdeclining
Categoryhealthcare

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Data sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), O*NET OnLine, industry research reports. Risk scores are updated daily using our proprietary algorithm. Last updated: February 2026.

Analysis by AI Crisis Research Team.

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