The most current occupational employment figures available from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' (BLS) estimated medical transcriptionist employment at over 52,400 as of May 2023.  At that time, 7,130 medical transcriptionists were estimated by the BLS to be working in the five-state Great Lakes region.  A review of BLS data revealed that, except for Wisconsin and Indiana, the Great Lakes region was a subpar pay region for medical transcriptionists. In the other three Great Lakes states, the medical transcriptionist annual mean wage level was below the national average for the profession.  A deeper look at BLS data from May 2023 reveals the following state-level details about medical transcriptionist pay in the Great Lakes region:

Medical Transcriptionist Pay in the Great Lakes Region

State	# Employed	Annual Mean Wages	Wage Rank*
IL	2,690	$35,890	38th
IN	1,150	$41,680	17th
MI	1,170	$34,790	43rd
OH	1,370	$37,220	30th
WI	750	$44,710	7th
U.S.	52,420	$39,090	-------

(*) annual mean wage ranking among the 50 states

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OES. Data accessed on November 8, 2024