Transcription is still necessary, particularly in fields where accuracy is important, ie medical and legal. Automatic dictation just doesn't cut it quite yet.

Transcription is still necessary, particularly in fields where accuracy is important, ie medical and legal. Automatic dictation just doesn't cut it quite yet. Most legal offices have their own internal talent, but a fair amount of medical transcription still gets farmed out to what amount to temp agencies. If someone signs up with one of those agencies as a transcriber, they can generally take delivery of dictation via download, and upload the results. Barrier to entry is typically a certification course that can be wrapped up in a couple semesters.