The mode of production involves the ways that commodities get produced in a society through economic systems such as feudalism, capitalism, socialism, or communism. A society with a socialist mode of production, for example, would involve government control over some or all of the means of production.
1 Most online medical transcription programs cost $2,000-$5,000. 2  A&H Training Corp., for example, charges $4,000 for a medical transcription degree and certificate.3  Career Step offers online training for $2,095. Taking classes in person through a technical or community college is one option for students. 2  Medical transcription classes typically cost $2,500-$12,000 total for tuition.
A medical transcription career is a good fit for those interested in medical words, grammar, typing, working from home, variety, challenges, and listening. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the median wage for medical transcriptionists was $15.82 an hour in 2010 and many worked from home.