Areas of Specialization With experience, some medical transcriptionists concentrate on one particular area of the medical profession such as radiology, pathology, or emergency room medicine. Work Environment Medical transcriptionists often work independently with little supervision in doctors' offices and many own their own businesses. In large facilities, such as hospitals, insurance companies, and medical transcription service bureaus, a medical record transcriptionist may work under the supervision of a health information administrator or a medical record technician. Many work 40-hour weeks. Approximately 453 job openings are expected each year in Florida until 2008.
Programs vary from six months to two years and offer a certificate or an associate degree.