Is transcription a good career option?

With the many options available to people today, crossing barriers of age and capability, one needs to understand the importance of  transcription  as a career option for people. All over the world there is an emerging trend of various kinds of jobs opening up. Suddenly, you find you could make a fortune being an event manager; this is something that you would not have given much thought to, a decade ago. To take up transcription in a big way is also a career worth thinking about, provided you have the right kind of set up and skills. It would be good to have fresh thoughts on this.