A professional who operates typewriter or word processor/computer to transcribe letters, reports, or other recorded data heard through earphones of transcribing machine. Responsibilities include:

• Inserts cassette tape into cassette player or positions tape on machine spindle and threads tape through machine.
• Positions earphones on ears and presses buttons on transcribing machine to listen to recorded data.
• Turns dials to control volume, tone, and speed of voice reproduction.
• Depresses pedal to pause tape.
• Types message heard through earphones.
• Reads chart prepared by dictator to determine length of message and corrections to be made.
• May type unrecorded information, such as name, address, and date.
• May keep file of records.
• May receive and route callers (receptionist ).
• May be designated by subject matter transcribed as Legal Transcriber; Medical Transcriber.