Don't ever pay for a job. If a company is advertising any kind of job buy you need to pay to get the information then it is a SCAM!!! There are legitimate jobs out there. They are HARD to get because there is a lot of competition. However, the legitimate ones will never ask for money up front.
You can check www.wahm.com they have some good links to legitimate work at home jobs (not start your own business scams but legitimate jobs)along with bulletin boards and a lot of conversations from women who are working for the different companies. There is also a job board at www.homejobstop.com. You do have to become a member, I think that it is either $8.00 or $15.00 for a lifetime membership and then ONLY post legitimate jobs, they do their very best to weed out the scams and I actually found my position from here. I an an independent contractor and I do general transcription...not medical transcription but general.
Anyway, the opportunities are out there. Just please remember don't ever pay someone to give you information for a job those situations are 99.9% SCAMS and will take your money and give you nothing in return.
Good luck
M.