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Competences — medical transcriptionist

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/5d5fde2c-47ce-4dcd-99f0-ba651b7b908f).

Essential

  • apply grammar and spelling rules (skill/competence)
  • apply organisational techniques (skill/competence)
  • archive healthcare users' records (skill/competence)
  • comply with legislation related to health care (skill/competence)
  • database (knowledge)
  • edit dictated medical texts (skill/competence)
  • execute working instructions (skill/competence)
  • grammar (knowledge)
  • health records management (knowledge)
  • maintain healthcare user data confidentiality (skill/competence)
  • manage digital archives (skill/competence)
  • medical terminology (knowledge)
  • transcribe medical data (skill/competence)
  • use electronic health records management system (skill/competence)
  • use word processing software (skill/competence)

Optional

  • administrative tasks in a medical environment (knowledge)
  • collect healthcare user's general data (skill/competence)
  • display medical problems (skill/competence)
  • handle paperwork (skill/competence)
  • health care system (knowledge)
  • human anatomy (knowledge)
  • identify patients' medical records (skill/competence)
  • liaise with typists (skill/competence)
  • manage digital documents (skill/competence)
  • medical informatics (knowledge)
  • participate in medical records' auditing activities (skill/competence)
  • perform backups (skill/competence)
  • perform clinical coding procedures (skill/competence)
  • process data (skill/competence)
  • professional documentation in health care (knowledge)
  • review patient's medical data (skill/competence)
  • transfer medical information (skill/competence)
  • use databases (skill/competence)
  • use shorthand (skill/competence)
  • work in multidisciplinary health teams (skill/competence)

Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 43 ads, as of 2026-07-17)

Share of analyzed job ads mentioning the item (threshold ≥ 20 %). Source: JSearch/Adzuna APIs.

Hard skills

  • medical transcription — 91 %
  • data entry — 30 %
  • medical terminology — 21 %