Medical scribe jobs in California
5 open medical scribe jobs in California at 4 employers. BLS measures a median of $21.66 an hour (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Medical Transcriptionists in California, opens in a new tab) for medical transcriptionists here.
Newest medical scribe jobs in California
Checked 1 hr ago
NVISION Centers · La Mesa, CA· 2d ago
$22.00/hr
Medical Scribe - The Angeles Clinic & Research Institute (Santa Monica)
Cedars-Sinai · Los Angeles, CA· 1mo ago
$25–$35.37/hr
Medical Scribe - Orthopedics - Santa Monica
Cedars-Sinai · Santa Monica, CA· 3mo ago
$25–$35.37/hr
Modena Allergy + Asthma · Huntington Beach, CA· 3mo ago
$21.50–$25.00/hr
Bass Medical Group · Antioch, CA· 4mo ago
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Where the medical scribe jobs are in California
Towns with the most open jobs in this occupation. A town with a page lists every care job open there, by occupation.
What medical scribes earn in California
The hourly pay open jobs here post, beside what BLS measured people employed in the occupation earned in the state and its metro areas.
Posted on open jobs in California
Too few open jobs here post an hourly rate for a typical range (it takes eight from three employers).
Measured by BLS in California, May 2025
Median for medical transcriptionists, against $19.43 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Medical Transcriptionists, national, opens in a new tab) for the whole US; 5,860 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Medical Transcriptionists in California, opens in a new tab) employed in California.
By metro area
- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$18.58/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA, opens in a new tab) · 2,290 (source: BLS OEWS, Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA, opens in a new tab) employed
- San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$21.84/hr (source: BLS OEWS, San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA, opens in a new tab) · 710 (source: BLS OEWS, San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA, opens in a new tab) employed
- San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$28.00/hr (source: BLS OEWS, San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA, opens in a new tab) · 680 (source: BLS OEWS, San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA, opens in a new tab) employed
- Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$20.67/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA, opens in a new tab) · 500 (source: BLS OEWS, Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA, opens in a new tab) employed
- Fresno, CA$20.76/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Fresno, CA, opens in a new tab) · 200 (source: BLS OEWS, Fresno, CA, opens in a new tab) employed
- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$27.61/hr (source: BLS OEWS, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA, opens in a new tab) · 200 (source: BLS OEWS, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA, opens in a new tab) employed
- Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$23.29/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA, opens in a new tab) · 170 (source: BLS OEWS, Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA, opens in a new tab) employed
- Chico, CA$24.05/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Chico, CA, opens in a new tab) · 120 (source: BLS OEWS, Chico, CA, opens in a new tab) employed
- Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$23.20/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA, opens in a new tab) · 100 (source: BLS OEWS, Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA, opens in a new tab) employed
- Redding, CA$22.86/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Redding, CA, opens in a new tab) · 90 (source: BLS OEWS, Redding, CA, opens in a new tab) employed
BLS OEWS May 2025 metropolitan area estimates for Medical Transcriptionists; areas that cross a state line list every state.
Employers hiring medical scribes in California
Cedars-Sinai2 open in California
Bass Medical Group1 open in California
Modena Allergy + Asthma1 open in California
NVISION Centers1 open in California
What the job takes
A high school diploma; employers train scribes in medical terms and the record system.
Medical scribe jobs in California: common questions
How much do medical scribes make in California?
Too few open medical scribe jobs in California post an hourly rate for a typical posted range yet. BLS measured a median of $21.66/hr ($45,050 a year) for medical transcriptionists in California (May 2025), against $19.43 nationally, 12th highest of 51 states and territories.
Where in California are the most medical scribe jobs?
Antioch (1), Huntington Beach (1), La Mesa (1), Los Angeles (1) and Santa Monica (1). A job open in several towns counts in each.
Who is hiring medical scribes in California?
By open jobs on this board: Cedars-Sinai (2), Bass Medical Group (1) and Modena Allergy + Asthma (1). In all, 4 employers have medical scribe jobs open in California.
What do you need to work as a medical scribe in California?
A high school diploma; employers train scribes in medical terms and the record system. Where a license is state-issued, it comes from California's own board, unless a multistate compact covers it.
How current are these jobs?
CareJobs.Now reads each employer's own job board every night; a job stays listed while the employer keeps it posted, and each opens the employer's own application.
Keep exploring
Medical scribe jobs in other states
- Florida11
- New Jersey11
- Missouri9
- New York9
- Texas8
- South Carolina8
- Illinois8
- Wisconsin6
- Ohio5
- Oklahoma5
- Kansas5
Other Front desk & admin occupations in California
Sources and method
- CareJobs.Now job board: open jobs in California, read nightly from each employer's own careers site, published October 21, 2026
- BLS OEWS May 2025: Medical Transcriptionists (SOC 31-9094), every state, published May 15, 2026
- BLS OEWS May 2025: Medical Transcriptionists, national, published May 15, 2026
- BLS OEWS May 2025: Medical Transcriptionists by metropolitan area, published May 15, 2026
Cite this page
CareJobs.Now. (2026). Medical scribe jobs in California. Data as of October 21, 2026. https://carejobs.now/occupations/medical-scribe/california