Long Live The Medical Transcription Profession

Some jobs are recession proof. That means that no matter how bad the economy gets you can expect to keep your job. The medical transcription profession is one of those jobs.

So what makes a job recession proof?

There a number of reasons that a job can claim to be recession proof. For medical transcription, the primary reason is because people will always need medical care. Someone somewhere will always need the assistance of a doctor, hospital or medical specialist.

Think of the many different specialties of medicine in practice today:

• Gynecology
• Radiology
• Dermatology
• Hematology
• Dentistry
• Psychiatry
• Ophthalmology
• Orthopedics
• Urology
• Neurology
• Gastroenterology
• Endocrinology
• Nephrology

And that's just the tip of the iceberg.

On any given day and at any given time of year there will be patients in need of medical care. That means doctors and physicans, hospitals and insurance companies, and the various secondary professions that rely on these will be in business to meet the demand. And as the baby boomer generation grows older they will be in greater need of care. That means more demand for medical services.

When medical services are in great demand then medical transcriptionists will be in demand. That means job security for you. Even during a recession.