Medical transcriptionists enjoy many benefits, including:
1. Train at home to work at home
2. High demand = High income
3. Growing Market = Job security
4. Flexibility
5. Quality time with family
6. No daycare costs
7. No commute
8. Finish training quickly - Set own pace
9. Comfortable, home-based career
10. Rewarding, interesting work
People become motivated about medical transcription for many different reasons; they become MTs so they can work from home, earn great income, avoid long commutes and costly daycare, have job security in a growing market, or enjoy more quality time with family. Whatever your personal reasons for looking into medical transcription, know that Career Step is your best resource for training, assistance, and support to prepare you to confidently step into a new career as a medical transcriptionist.
Career Step encourages prospective students who may have questions or concerns about becoming a medical transcriptionist to speak one-on-one with an MT from our Office of Admissions & Enrollment by calling toll-free: 1-800-246-STEP (7837) (8am-7pm MST). You may also search for answers to your specific questions on this website.
Sample Case Study - "Common Concerns": One mother of three recently related how she put off enrolling in her online course because she thought she "typed way too slow to be a good medical transcriptionist." At the time she wasn't aware of the rapid improvement most students gain in their typing speeds after they enroll in Career Step's training, which includes a keyboarding improvement unit developed expressly for students who want to improve their typing speed and earnings potential.
Don't let unreasonable worries or concerns hold up your progress towards graduation from Career Step and placement in a rewarding new career; get the answers you need and get started today!
1. Train at home to work at home
Career Step offers quality training that teaches the skills necessary for you to work successfully from home as a medical transcriptionist, using advanced home-based technologies and support. You will learn how to utilize the latest in Internet, remote support, networking, and telecommuting technologies.
Career Step's curriculum prepares you to work at home. We conducted a survey a few years ago across the United States and determined that approximately 83% of all transcriptionists work at home. Unless you have had the advantage of working from your home, you cannot imagine the FREEDOM that such a lifestyle gives you!
Imagine nobody looking over your shoulder. Imagine no limit to your potential. Imagine working a little harder--and making a little more money. Your hard work does not go to pad someone else's pocket! And you don't have to sacrifice what matters most for a great career!
2.High Demand = High Income
In 2002 the U.S. Department of Labor found, "Medical transcriptionists had median hourly earnings of $13.05... The middle 50 percent earned between $10.87 and $15.63. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $9.27, and the highest 10 percent earned more than $17.97."
However, Career Step graduates can earn much more! Some of OUR GRADUATES have averaged between $40 and $50 AN HOUR! Within a short period of employment, MOST of our graduates MAKE MORE THAN $20 AN HOUR!
3.Market Growth = Job Security
The demand for Career Step's trained, at-home medical transcriptionists is at an all-time high and growing! According to the U.S. Department of Labor, "Demand for medical transcriptionists is expected to increase due to rapid growth in health care industries spurred by a growing and aging population."
The U.S. Department of Labor projects 30.3% growth in the number of medical transcriptionist positions between 2000 and 2010. Their report also says, "Contracting out transcription work overseas and advancements in speech-recognition technology are not expected to significantly reduce the need for well-trained medical transcriptionists domestically."
Career Step has been honored as a "Utah Top-100 Fastest Growing Company" 5-Years in a row, as demand for quality graduates grows each year!
4.Flexibility
Career Step enjoys favorable name recognition nationwide, which allows our graduates to seek comfortable employment arrangements.
Medical transcription offers a variety of work and compensation options, many of which can fit your unique needs or situation. You can customize your hours, schedule, etc. with your employer upon graduation. This allows you control over your own life and freedom to do the things you love. If you're a morning person, you could get up early and work in your pajamas! Or whenever is best for you.
When you have the FLEXIBILITY of working at HOME, every day can be different if you want. And any time that you spend typing, you can put a few MORE DOLLARS in your pocket!
5.Quality time with family
Working from home as a medical transcriptionist provides you with the opportunity to earn great income at home, so you don't sacrifice family time and the things that mean the most to you!
6. No daycare costs
If you are like most people, you likely get up early every morning, get dressed, and leave your children in the care of friends, relatives--even total strangers--who you hope and pray are capable, compassionate, and kind. While you go off to a job you don't particularly like. And then the MAJORITY of what you make goes to PAY FOR DAYCARE! The same daycare you would rather not be using in the first place. Because no matter how much you like your daycare center, nobody loves your children as you do. Nobody delights in their achievements, is as patient with their antics, or cares as much about their development as you! Simply put: There's NO SUBSTITUTE for YOU !
Maybe you've already given all that up and now you do stay at home with your family. But you CAN'T MAKE ENDS MEET! You're missing out on essential income, barely getting your bills paid every month, but what if you could HAVE IT ALL? Your family and an INCOME—even a rewarding career?
Enroll in Career Step's medical transcription course to achieve the FREEDOM to be the parent you want to be!
7.No commute
Maybe you've grown accustomed to waking up every morning to drive off to a job you may not particularly like. Perhaps, you have to fight traffic to get there, maybe even sit in gridlock for hours. (That's not at all stressful, right?) All to go and make nowhere near as much money as you're worth. You're overworked and underappreciated. You may have to put up with ridiculous office politics and have somebody constantly looking over your shoulder. Only to get back into your car and spend a chunk of your salary on the gasoline your car burns while you drive home.
There is a better way! Home-based MTs work for top companies and enjoy a rewarding career without the headaches. MTs don't waste time and money commuting to and from work!
8. Complete Training In Relatively Short Period
Most careers require years of schooling and an expensive college degree or advanced degree to earn a reasonable income. Career Step provides you with the opportunity to study at home for a comparatively small investment to prepare you for a rewarding career in a fast-growing industry!
As a Career Step student, you will set your own pace! If you can grab A COUPLE OF HOURS A DAY, five days a week, you can complete your training in just FIVE TO SIX MONTHS, or LESS. If you require more time, your enrollment period lasts for one year, following which extensions are available, if needed.
9.Comfortable, home-based career
Working at home means BEING at home. You can be there for all the important events in your children's lives! When you work at home and set your own schedule you can plan in that quality time that you otherwise wouldn't have. When your work is done you can take your kids to the park, to sporting events, to visit family, to do nothing!
With the flexibility of working at home every day can be different. You won't have to worry about expensive daycare, long commutes to the office, or spending money on a fancy wardrobe. You get to spend your time and money on the thing that really counts... your FAMILY!
10. Rewarding, interesting work
As an MT, you will play a key role in creating accurate medical documents. As such, you will become a medical language specialist, meaning you will learn many fascinating things about science, human biology, physiology, the medical industry, and other interesting subjects.
Like most MTs, you will enjoy your work. It goes by fast, and with computers getting faster and better all the time, you can almost treat your work like a game--except instead of earning points and a higher score you can make more money! The more you type, the more money you will make!
