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Medical Transcriptionists
Keeps patient records accurate and turns care into billing codes.
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Medical records specialists and coders review charts, assign standard codes for diagnoses and procedures, and make sure records are complete and private. Many work in hospitals and offices; many work from home.
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The guide checks the courses against your plan, with things to try each year. Free account needed.
High school courses that build toward it
- English 10 · English
Builds reading and writing, which this job uses.
- Computer Science Principles · Computer Science
Builds computers and electronics, which this job uses.
- U.S. History · Social Studies
Builds reading and writing, which this job uses.
- Business Law · Career and Technical
Builds reading and writing, which this job uses.
- German · World Language
Builds reading and writing, which this job uses.
- Anatomy and Physiology · Science
Builds health and medicine, which this job uses.
Ranked by how much the job relies on what each course teaches, from O*NET's knowledge ratings. Your school's own courses and the counselor have the final word.
Medical Transcriptionists on O*NET OnLine · O*NET 31.0 (U.S. Department of Labor, CC BY 4.0); BLS Employment Projections 2025.