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Medical Transcriptionists: apprenticeship hours and pay
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Approved apprenticeship titles
One apprenticeship title on the Department of Labor's approved list fall under Medical Transcriptionists, trained competency-based, hybrid, time-based. The shortest approved term is 4,000 hours, for MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTIONIST (competency-based).
| Title | RAPIDS code | Approach and term |
|---|---|---|
| MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTIONIST | 1111 | Competency-Based: 4,000 hours Hybrid: 4,000 to 4,200 hours Time-Based: 4,000 hours |
Time-based programs count hours on the job; competency-based programs move on when the apprentice shows the skills; hybrid programs use both, within a range of hours (29 CFR 29.5(b)(2)). Each registered program sets its own term inside what the approved title allows.
What medical transcriptionists earn, by state
Minnesota has the highest state median for medical transcriptionists ($50,030) and Oklahoma the lowest ($27,740), across the 51 states with a published figure.
| State | Median pay | Hourly | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | $50,030 | $24.05 | 270 |
| Wisconsin | $49,150 | $23.63 | 590 |
| Maine | $48,600 | $23.36 | 80 |
| Alaska | $48,360 | $23.25 | 110 |
| Connecticut | $48,190 | $23.17 | 390 |
| Wyoming | $48,100 | $23.12 | 40 |
| Oregon | $46,280 | $22.25 | 510 |
| South Dakota | $46,070 | $22.15 | 240 |
| Nebraska | $45,880 | $22.06 | 230 |
| Illinois | $45,490 | $21.87 | 970 |
| District of Columbia | $45,110 | $21.69 | 70 |
| California | $45,050 | $21.66 | 5,860 |
| Iowa | $45,010 | $21.64 | 180 |
| Tennessee | $44,720 | $21.50 | 1,450 |
| North Dakota | $44,660 | $21.47 | 120 |
| Hawaii | $44,310 | $21.30 | Not published |
| New York | $43,260 | $20.80 | 2,710 |
| Colorado | $43,080 | $20.71 | 610 |
| Texas | $42,900 | $20.62 | 7,520 |
| Florida | $42,050 | $20.22 | 2,650 |
| Pennsylvania | $41,510 | $19.96 | 1,130 |
| Indiana | $41,400 | $19.90 | 790 |
| Montana | $41,340 | $19.88 | 80 |
| Maryland | $39,900 | $19.18 | 230 |
| Utah | $39,630 | $19.05 | 210 |
| Nevada | $39,350 | $18.92 | 210 |
| North Carolina | $39,300 | $18.89 | 1,020 |
| New Jersey | $39,020 | $18.76 | 1,710 |
| Kentucky | $39,000 | $18.75 | 690 |
| Washington | $38,690 | $18.60 | 620 |
| Mississippi | $38,600 | $18.56 | 300 |
| Idaho | $38,140 | $18.34 | 400 |
| Louisiana | $38,040 | $18.29 | 420 |
| Missouri | $37,480 | $18.02 | 310 |
| New Mexico | $37,480 | $18.02 | 210 |
| West Virginia | $37,440 | $18.00 | 90 |
| Michigan | $37,280 | $17.93 | 1,130 |
| Ohio | $37,060 | $17.82 | 680 |
| Massachusetts | $36,910 | $17.75 | 400 |
| Arizona | $36,550 | $17.57 | 700 |
| Kansas | $35,390 | $17.02 | 420 |
| Alabama | $35,340 | $16.99 | 410 |
| Virginia | $35,130 | $16.89 | Not published |
| Arkansas | $35,100 | $16.87 | 280 |
| Rhode Island | $34,790 | $16.72 | 80 |
| Delaware | $34,070 | $16.38 | Not published |
| South Carolina | $33,870 | $16.29 | 390 |
| Vermont | $33,030 | $15.88 | Not published |
| Puerto Rico | $31,200 | $15.00 | 140 |
| Georgia | $28,330 | $13.62 | 950 |
| Oklahoma | $27,740 | $13.34 | 560 |
Finding a program
The public sponsor file names the organizations that run registered apprenticeships but not the occupations each one trains, so this guide names no sponsor. Search apprenticeship.gov's Apprenticeship Finder for this title, or ask your American Job Center which local programs train it.
Apprenticeship sponsors by state (25,633) · All approved occupations
Sources: apprenticeship.gov approved occupations list (Last-Modified October 8, 2026); BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (all industries; blanks are figures BLS does not publish).