Medical Transcriptionists in North Dakota

Get the information you need to know about working as a Medical Transcriptionist.

While jobs for Medical Transcriptionists in North Dakota are decreasing, those who do work in these jobs get paid higher than average.

• Employment for Medical Transcriptionists in North Dakota is expected to decrease.

• Medical Transcriptionists in North Dakota earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

What Major Will Prepare You For a Medical Transcriptionist Career?

• Health Professions
• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Medical Transcription/Transcriptionist

How Many Medical Transcriptionists Work in North Dakota?

There were approximately 190 workers employed as Medical Transcriptionists in this state in 2018.

There were 240 Medical Transcriptionists employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 50 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

The typical state has 720 Medical Transcriptionists working in it, which means North Dakota has fewer Medical Transcriptionists than average.

Job Projections for North Dakota

Jobs for Medical Transcriptionists in this state are declining at a rate of 12.5% which is a faster decline than the nationwide estimated projection of -3.3%.

North Dakota Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 30 annual job openings, and 280 total jobs in 2026 for Medical Transcriptionists in this state.

Nationwide, the prediction is 6,400 annual jobs and 55,500 total jobs in 2026.

What do Medical Transcriptionists Make in North Dakota?

In 2018 wages for Medical Transcriptionists ranged from $24,830 to $50,500 with $35,080 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $11.94 to $24.28. The median hourly rate was $16.86.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $17.77 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate declined by $0.91.

The median salary in North Dakota is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top North Dakota Metros for Medical Transcriptionists

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Medical Transcriptionists.

Metro	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
Bismarck, ND	70	$34,520

Top States for Medical Transcriptionists Employment

The table below shows the states where most Medical Transcriptionists work.

State	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
Florida	5,280	$34,300
California	4,920	$38,460
Texas	4,780	$29,730
Virginia	2,820	$32,030
Pennsylvania	2,540	$35,330
Illinois	2,110	$33,280
Michigan	1,810	$31,430
Ohio	1,740	$37,300
Georgia	1,610	$31,970
Wisconsin	1,590	$40,110
Missouri	1,570	$34,570
New York	1,450	$40,140
Tennessee	1,370	$32,720
Indiana	1,310	$29,570
Washington	1,190	$37,690
Oregon	1,140	$37,820
Arizona	950	$26,760
North Carolina	930	$33,550
New Jersey	900	$42,050
Kentucky	860	$36,030

Below are the states where Medical Transcriptionists get paid the most:

State	Annual Median Salary
Alaska	$49,860
Maryland	$42,660
Minnesota	$42,630
New Jersey	$42,050
New York	$40,140
Wisconsin	$40,110
Vermont	$39,880
New Hampshire	$39,420
Wyoming	$38,840
California	$38,460

Related Careers in North Dakota

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Occupation	North Dakota Employment Total
Dental Assistants	780
Medical Assistants	580
Phlebotomists	400
Medical Equipment Preparers	250
Pharmacy Aides	200
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers	90

References

• Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.