Also called: Audio Transcriber
Listens to recordings and types out exactly what was said—for research, legal, or media use.
Types up interviews for a documentary, marking timestamps and tricky words, and double-checks names and accents.
Estimate.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
High school diploma, about 0 years after high school. High school; strong typing and listening skills.
Ways in: On-the-job training, Self-taught. Training cost: Under $15k.
Shrinking (about -6% over 10 years). Estimate; speech recognition is shrinking demand.
High risk for 10 years. AI transcription now does almost all of this; the few left check names, accents and legal accuracy.
Age 18+. One way to start: Pass the typing test for transcription sites like Rev or TranscribeMe (they require 18)
Classes: Typing or keyboarding, English, Computer applications.
Official data: O*NET occupation 43-9022.
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