Six free medical scribe job description templates: general, clinic, emergency, virtual, specialty, and small practice, with pay ranges and scope notes.
Six copy-and-paste job descriptions covering general, outpatient clinic, emergency and urgent care, virtual, specialty practice, and small practice scribes, each stating the non-clinical scope and provider sign-off language that generic templates leave out
Most medical scribe job descriptions online are five bullets long, could describe any administrative role, and get the education requirement wrong. Several demand a bachelor's degree in healthcare, which is well above the real market floor and will quietly remove most of your applicant pool, since the people who actually take these roles are pre-health students on their way to medical, PA, or nursing school.
The more consequential omission is scope. A scribe is a non-clinical documentation specialist: no vitals, no medications, no examinations, and the provider reviews and signs every chart. A posting that does not say this invites applications from people expecting clinical exposure and leaves the boundary undefined for whoever gets hired, which is exactly where scope problems begin.
So the six templates below name the setting rather than describing a generic scribe, separate required from preferred qualifications, state a real hourly range, and carry the scope and sign-off language in every version. Copy them, fill the brackets, and have your compliance contact review before posting.
TL;DR
A strong scribe posting does five things generic templates skip: names the setting and specialty, states the role is non-clinical and that the provider signs every chart, separates required from preferred qualifications, gives an honest hourly range rather than competitive, and names your record system. The realistic education floor is a high school diploma, not a bachelor's degree.
What a medical scribe does
Worth restating precisely, because the posting has to describe the work accurately enough that the right people apply and the wrong ones do not.
Definition
Medical scribe
An unlicensed, non-clinical documentation specialist who accompanies a provider during patient encounters, in person or virtually, and documents the visit in the electronic health record in real time. Scribes record history, exam findings, assessment, and plan as dictated, enter orders as pending for provider signature, track results, and prepare charts. They provide no patient care. Distinct from a medical assistant, who performs clinical tasks, and from a transcriptionist, who works from recordings after the fact.
Setting
What changes about the work
Typing expectation
Template below
General or mixed
Standard encounter documentation
60 words per minute
Template 1
Outpatient clinic
Scheduled pace, preventive care and quality measures
60 words per minute
Template 2
Emergency or urgent care
High acuity, time logs, movement between rooms
70 or more
Template 3
Virtual and remote
Audio only context, workspace and security rules
65 words per minute
Template 4
Specialty practice
Procedure notes, diagnostics, referral letters
60 words per minute
Template 5
Small practice
One or two providers, broad and informal
Set your own
Template 6
Naming the setting is the highest-value edit you can make to a scribe posting. An emergency department scribe documenting reassessments and procedure times while walking between rooms and a dermatology scribe producing referral letters are different jobs, and candidates self-select accurately when you say which one you mean.
The scope line that belongs in the posting
Two sentences prevent most of the confusion in this role, and almost no template on the first page of results includes them.
The first is that the scribe is non-clinical: no vital signs, no medications, no examinations, no procedural assistance. The second is that the provider reviews, edits, and signs every chart and remains responsible for the record. Accreditation guidance also expects scribe entries to be clearly identifiable and signed with the scribe name, title, date, and time, which is a documentation setting in your record system rather than something the scribe manages personally.
Employed scribe or contracted scribe changes your obligations
Federal privacy rules define workforce members to include employees, volunteers, and trainees, and may include others whose conduct is under the direct control of the entity, whether or not they are paid by it, and a covered entity must train all workforce members on its privacy policies and procedures as necessary and appropriate for their function, per the HHS summary of the Privacy Rule. If instead you engage an outside company to supply scribes, you are generally using a contractor performing services involving protected health information, which calls for a written business associate agreement. Settle which arrangement applies before the first shift, because the paperwork differs and so does the training obligation. General information, not legal advice.
There is a practical reason to put the scope line in the posting rather than saving it for orientation. Scribing is a pre-health resume builder, and a meaningful share of applicants are hoping for clinical exposure. Stating plainly that the role involves no patient care sets the expectation before the interview and reduces early turnover in a role that already turns over quickly.
6 medical scribe job description templates
Each template is complete and ready to post. Replace the bracketed placeholders, delete what does not apply, and keep the scope and compliance section in every version.
All 6 medical scribe job description templates
General, outpatient clinic, emergency, virtual, specialty, and small practice versions in one download.
Template 1: General medical scribe. The standard version for a practice hiring across mixed settings, or as a starting point you adapt. It carries the full responsibility list, the required and preferred split, and the scope statement.
Medical Scribe Job Description
MEDICAL SCRIBE JOB DESCRIPTION
JOB TITLE: Medical Scribe
LOCATION:
EMPLOYMENT TYPE: [ ] Full time [ ] Part time [ ] Per diem
REPORTS TO:
POSTED BY: [PRACTICE OR ORGANIZATION NAME]
ABOUT US
[PRACTICE NAME] is a [SIZE AND TYPE, for example a six provider primary care group] in [CITY, STATE]. We see approximately patients per day and document in [EHR, for example Epic, Cerner, athenahealth, or Meditech].
ROLE SUMMARY
The medical scribe accompanies our providers during patient encounters and documents each visit in the electronic health record in real time, so that the provider can focus on the patient rather than the keyboard. This is a non-clinical role. The scribe does not provide patient care, and the provider reviews, edits, and signs every chart.
RESPONSIBILITIES
•Document the patient encounter in real time, including history of present illness, review of systems, past medical, surgical, family, and social history, medications, allergies, physical exam findings, assessment, and plan
•Record provider dictated diagnoses, procedures, and orders for labs, imaging, prescriptions, and referrals, entered as pending for provider review and signature
•Prepare charts before each encounter with relevant prior notes and results
•Enter post visit results such as labs and imaging into the record so the provider has a complete picture
•Track pending results and flag them to the provider
•Complete documentation within the timeframe required for coding and billing
•Provide clerical support such as referral letters, record retrieval, and after visit summaries
•Maintain patient confidentiality and follow all privacy policies at all times
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
•High school diploma or equivalent
•Typing speed of at least _______ words per minute with high accuracy
•Working knowledge of medical terminology
•Strong active listening, attention to detail, and professionalism
•Able to work _______ hour shifts, including [WEEKENDS OR EVENINGS IF APPLICABLE]
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
•Enrolled in or holding a pre health or health sciences program
•Prior scribe, medical assistant, or clinical documentation experience
•Familiarity with [EHR NAME]
•National scribe certification, which is not required for this role
SCOPE AND COMPLIANCE
The scribe does not take vital signs, administer medications, perform examinations, or provide any clinical care. Scribe entries are identified as authored by the scribe and signed with name, title, date, and time. The treating provider reviews, corrects where needed, and signs the chart, and remains responsible for the medical record.
COMPENSATION AND SCHEDULE
Pay range: $ to $ per hour, based on experience
Schedule: shifts per week, hours per shift
Benefits:
HOW TO APPLY
Send a resume and a short note about your interest in healthcare to .
[PRACTICE NAME] is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Template 2: Outpatient clinic scribe. For scheduled ambulatory work. Adds preventive care gap tracking, quality measure documentation, and chart prep the day before, which is where clinic scribes earn their keep.
Outpatient Clinic Medical Scribe Job Description
OUTPATIENT CLINIC MEDICAL SCRIBE JOB DESCRIPTION
JOB TITLE: Medical Scribe, Outpatient Clinic
LOCATION:
EMPLOYMENT TYPE: [ ] Full time [ ] Part time
REPORTS TO:
ABOUT THE ROLE
[PRACTICE NAME] is a [PRIMARY CARE OR MULTI SPECIALTY] clinic in [CITY, STATE] seeing approximately patients per provider per day, largely scheduled rather than walk in. The scribe supports [NUMBER] providers, documenting visits in [EHR NAME] and keeping preventive care and quality measures current.
RESPONSIBILITIES
•Document scheduled office visits in real time, including chronic disease follow up, preventive care, and annual wellness visits
•Prepare charts the day before, pulling prior notes, medication lists, and outstanding results
•Track preventive care gaps such as screenings and immunizations and surface them to the provider during the visit
•Record provider dictated orders and referrals as pending for provider signature
•Enter incoming lab and imaging results and flag abnormals
•Support quality measure documentation and coding completeness
•Draft patient instructions and after visit summaries for provider review
•Close charts within _______ business hours of the encounter
•Maintain patient confidentiality and follow all privacy policies
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
•High school diploma or equivalent
•Typing speed of at least 60 words per minute with high accuracy
•Working knowledge of medical terminology
•Comfortable with a steady scheduled clinic pace and repetitive documentation
•Able to work _______ hour weekday shifts
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
•Enrolled in or holding a pre health or health sciences program
•Familiarity with [EHR NAME] and with quality measure documentation
•Prior outpatient or ambulatory experience
SCOPE AND COMPLIANCE
Non clinical role. The scribe does not take vitals, administer medications, or perform any clinical task. Entries are attributed to the scribe with name, title, date, and time, and the provider reviews and signs every chart.
COMPENSATION AND SCHEDULE
Pay range: $ to $ per hour
Schedule: Monday to Friday, approximately hours per week
Benefits:
HOW TO APPLY
Send a resume to . [PRACTICE NAME] is an equal opportunity employer.
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Template 3: Emergency and urgent care scribe. Higher typing expectation, procedure start and stop times, time-based documentation, reassessments through the visit, and clean handoff of in-progress charts at shift change.
Emergency and Urgent Care Scribe Job Description
EMERGENCY AND URGENT CARE SCRIBE JOB DESCRIPTION
JOB TITLE: Medical Scribe, [EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT OR URGENT CARE]
LOCATION:
EMPLOYMENT TYPE: [ ] Full time [ ] Part time [ ] Per diem
REPORTS TO:
ABOUT THE ROLE
[FACILITY NAME] is a [DEPARTMENT TYPE AND VOLUME, for example a 24 bed emergency department seeing roughly 130 patients per day] in [CITY, STATE]. This is a fast paced, high acuity documentation role supporting providers across the full range of presentations, from minor injuries to critical care.
RESPONSIBILITIES
•Document encounters in real time while moving between rooms with the provider
•Capture history, exam findings, procedures, reassessments, and disposition accurately under time pressure
•Record procedure notes with start and stop times and the elements required for billing
•Maintain accurate time logs for critical care time and other time based documentation as directed by the provider
•Enter provider dictated orders as pending for signature, and track results as they return
•Follow the patient through the visit, updating the chart at each reassessment
•Prepare discharge instructions and transfer documentation for provider review
•Hand off in progress charts cleanly at shift change
•Maintain patient confidentiality at all times, including in shared clinical spaces
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
•High school diploma or equivalent
•Typing speed of at least 70 words per minute with high accuracy
•Solid medical terminology, including common emergency presentations and procedures
•Ability to remain composed and accurate during high acuity and traumatic encounters
•Able to work _______ hour shifts including nights, weekends, and holidays
•Able to stand and move throughout a shift
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
•Prior emergency, urgent care, or EMS experience
•Enrolled in or holding a pre health or health sciences program
•Familiarity with [EHR NAME]
SCOPE AND COMPLIANCE
This is a non clinical role. The scribe does not touch patients, take vitals, administer medications, or assist with procedures. Scribe entries carry the scribe name, title, date, and time, and the treating provider reviews, corrects, and signs every chart.
COMPENSATION AND SCHEDULE
Pay range: $ to $ per hour, with [SHIFT DIFFERENTIAL, IF ANY] for nights and weekends
Schedule: shifts per [WEEK OR MONTH], hours per shift
Benefits:
HOW TO APPLY
Send a resume to . [FACILITY NAME] is an equal opportunity employer.
Template 4: Virtual scribe. Adds the section remote postings need and rarely include: a private workspace requirement, connection minimums, device security expectations, and an explicit rule against reconstructing a note from memory when audio drops.
Virtual Medical Scribe Job Description
VIRTUAL MEDICAL SCRIBE JOB DESCRIPTION
JOB TITLE: Virtual Medical Scribe (Remote)
LOCATION: Remote, within [STATE OR TIME ZONE REQUIREMENT]
EMPLOYMENT TYPE: [ ] Full time [ ] Part time
REPORTS TO:
ABOUT THE ROLE
[PRACTICE NAME] is hiring a remote scribe to join provider encounters by secure audio or video connection and document visits in [EHR NAME] in real time. You will work from your own home office during [HOURS AND TIME ZONE].
RESPONSIBILITIES
•Join scheduled encounters remotely and document the visit in real time
•Capture history, exam findings, assessment, and plan as dictated by the provider
•Enter provider dictated orders and referrals as pending for signature
•Prepare charts before the session and close them within _______ hours after
•Communicate with the provider through the agreed secure channel for clarifications
•Report any connection or audio issue immediately rather than reconstructing the note from memory
•Maintain a private workspace and follow all privacy and security requirements
TECHNICAL AND WORKSPACE REQUIREMENTS
•Private room where conversations cannot be overheard by anyone else in the household
•Reliable internet with a minimum of _______ Mbps download and _______ Mbps upload
•Headset with microphone; dual monitors preferred
•Device that meets our security requirements, including screen lock, disk encryption, and multi factor authentication
•No recording, screenshotting, or storing of patient information on local devices
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
•High school diploma or equivalent
•Typing speed of at least 65 words per minute with high accuracy
•Working knowledge of medical terminology
•Strong listening skills, since you will document without visual context of the room
•Able to work _______ hour shifts during [TIME ZONE] business hours
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
•Prior remote scribe or transcription experience
•Familiarity with [EHR NAME] and with remote clinical workflows
•Enrolled in or holding a pre health or health sciences program
SCOPE AND COMPLIANCE
Non clinical role. The scribe provides no patient care and gives no medical advice. Scribe entries are attributed with name, title, date, and time, and the provider reviews and signs every chart. All access is granted on a least privilege basis and revoked at the end of employment.
COMPENSATION AND SCHEDULE
Pay range: $ to $ per hour. Remote roles at this practice pay [THE SAME AS OR LESS THAN] on site roles
Schedule: hours per week during [HOURS AND TIME ZONE]
Equipment: [PROVIDED BY US OR SUPPLIED BY YOU]
HOW TO APPLY
Send a resume and a note confirming your workspace and internet setup to . [PRACTICE NAME] is an equal opportunity employer.
Template 5: Specialty practice scribe. For cardiology, orthopedics, dermatology, and similar. Adds in-office procedure documentation, diagnostic study interpretations, referral letters back to referring providers, and prior authorization tracking.
Specialty Practice Scribe Job Description
SPECIALTY PRACTICE SCRIBE JOB DESCRIPTION
JOB TITLE: Medical Scribe, [SPECIALTY, for example Cardiology, Orthopedics, Dermatology]
LOCATION:
EMPLOYMENT TYPE: [ ] Full time [ ] Part time
REPORTS TO:
ABOUT THE ROLE
[PRACTICE NAME] is a [SPECIALTY] practice in [CITY, STATE] with [NUMBER] providers. The scribe documents specialty encounters in [EHR NAME], including the procedure and diagnostic documentation specific to our field.
RESPONSIBILITIES
•Document new patient consultations, follow ups, and post procedure visits in real time
•Capture specialty specific history and examination detail, including [EXAMPLES, for example cardiac risk factors and functional status, or range of motion and imaging correlation]
•Document in office procedures with the elements required for coding, including indication, technique, findings, and provider dictated procedure notes
•Record diagnostic study interpretations as dictated, for example [STUDY TYPES]
•Prepare referral and consultation letters back to referring providers for review and signature
•Track pending diagnostics and prior authorizations and flag them to the provider
•Maintain patient confidentiality and follow all privacy policies
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
•High school diploma or equivalent
•Typing speed of at least 60 words per minute with high accuracy
•Working knowledge of medical terminology, with willingness to learn [SPECIALTY] vocabulary quickly
•Comfort with detailed, repetitive documentation standards
•Able to work _______ hour shifts
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
•Prior scribe or clinical documentation experience, ideally in [SPECIALTY] or a related field
•Familiarity with [EHR NAME] and with prior authorization workflows
•Enrolled in or holding a pre health or health sciences program
SCOPE AND COMPLIANCE
The scribe performs no clinical tasks and does not assist with procedures. Scribe entries carry name, title, date, and time, and the provider reviews, corrects, and signs every chart and every procedure note.
COMPENSATION AND SCHEDULE
Pay range: $ to $ per hour, reflecting the specialty documentation requirements
Schedule: hours per week
Benefits:
HOW TO APPLY
Send a resume to . [PRACTICE NAME] is an equal opportunity employer.
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Template 6: Small practice scribe. Deliberately the shortest, written for a one to three provider practice hiring its first scribe. Plain language, no jargon, and an honest note that many scribes use the role as a step toward a health career.
Small Practice Medical Scribe Job Description
SMALL PRACTICE MEDICAL SCRIBE JOB DESCRIPTION
A short version for a one to three provider practice hiring its first scribe. Fill the blanks and post it as written.
THE ROLE
[PRACTICE NAME] is a [SIZE, for example two provider family practice] in [CITY, STATE]. We are hiring our first medical scribe to document visits in [EHR NAME] while our providers focus on patients.
This is a non clinical role. You will not take vitals, give medications, or touch patients. The provider reviews and signs every chart.
WHAT YOU WILL DO
•Sit in on visits and type the note as the visit happens
•Record what the provider dictates: history, exam, assessment, plan, and orders
•Pull up prior notes and results before each patient
•Enter results as they come back and flag anything abnormal to the provider
•Finish charts before the end of the day
•Help with referral letters and record requests when there is time
•Keep everything you see and hear confidential
WHAT YOU NEED
•High school diploma or equivalent
•Type at least _______ words per minute accurately
•Know basic medical terminology, or be able to learn it quickly
•Be reliable, discreet, and comfortable in an exam room
NICE TO HAVE
•Studying toward a health career
•Any prior experience in a clinic, pharmacy, or hospital
•Experience with [EHR NAME]
WHAT WE OFFER
Pay: $ to $ per hour
Hours: per week, [DAYS AND TIMES]
Training: We will train you on our EHR and templates over your first weeks
Benefits:
Many scribes use this role as a step toward medical, PA, or nursing school, and we are happy to support that.
TO APPLY
Email with your resume and a sentence about why you want this role. [PRACTICE NAME] is an equal opportunity employer.
What to put in the pay range
Scribing is an hourly role and published national averages disagree with each other by a wide margin, which is a methodology difference rather than an error. Understanding why helps you set a range candidates find credible.
Source type
Reported national average
Why it differs
How to use it
Job posting data
About $19 an hour
Reflects what employers advertise
Closest to what competing postings say
Compensation databases
About $20 an hour
Modeled from employer-reported data
Useful for a midpoint sanity check
Self-reported salaries
About $27 an hour
Skews to people motivated to report
Treat as an upper bound, not a target
Entry level
Often near $14 an hour
First scribe role, no experience
Bottom of your posted range
Lead or specialty
Above the local average
Added responsibility or vocabulary
Justifies a separate posting
Remote roles
Frequently slightly lower
Wider candidate pool, no commute
Say so plainly if it applies to you
The practical advice is to post a real range for your market rather than a single national figure or the word competitive. Candidates for this role are usually weighing several similar postings and comparing hourly rates directly, so an unstated range mostly costs you applications. If your rate sits at the lower end, the two things that reliably compensate are shift flexibility around class schedules and a genuine willingness to write a recommendation letter later.
Requirements that actually screen well
Four requirements do real screening work in this role, and one commonly listed requirement does more harm than good.
1
Typing speed with an accuracy expectation
State a number and pair it with accuracy, because speed alone selects for people who type fast and wrong. Sixty words per minute is a reasonable general floor, seventy or more for an emergency department. Test it during the interview rather than trusting the resume, since it takes two minutes and predicts performance better than anything else on the application.
2
Medical terminology, or the ability to learn it fast
A scribe who does not recognize what is being said cannot document it. Prior coursework, a terminology course, or clinical exposure all count. For a small practice willing to train, framing this as knowledge of basic terminology or the ability to learn it quickly widens the pool without lowering the bar meaningfully.
3
Shift reality, stated up front
Say how many hours a shift, which days, and whether nights, weekends, and holidays are involved. Scribe roles frequently run eight to twelve hour shifts, and pre-health students are fitting them around classes. Being specific in the posting prevents the conversation that ends three weeks after hiring.
4
Your record system, named
Naming the system is a genuine screening criterion, since prior familiarity shortens ramp-up considerably. Put it under preferred rather than required so you do not exclude strong candidates who learned on a different system, and mention how long your training period runs.
5
What not to require: a bachelor's degree in healthcare
This appears in several widely copied templates and sits well above the real market floor, which is a high school diploma or equivalent. Most scribes are pre-health students, so requiring a completed degree removes exactly the pool the role is designed for. Put a pre-health track under preferred and leave the requirement at high school.
Once the posting is written, the sequence from there is the same for every hire: interview, offer letter, and onboarding. FirstHR covers that layer for US teams of 5 to 50, sending the offer for e-signature, collecting new hire forms, and assigning the privacy and system training a scribe needs before their first shift.
Key Takeaways
Name the setting. An emergency department scribe and a specialty clinic scribe do different work at different speeds, and candidates self-select correctly when the posting says which.
State two things every generic template omits: the role is non-clinical, with no vitals, medications, or examinations, and the provider reviews and signs every chart.
The real education floor is a high school diploma or equivalent. Requiring a bachelor's degree in healthcare, as several widely copied templates do, removes most of the actual applicant pool.
Published pay figures disagree by method, from about $19 an hour in posting data to about $27 in self-reported data. Post a real local range rather than a national number or the word competitive.
Typing speed only screens well when paired with an accuracy expectation, and it is worth testing during the interview rather than trusting the resume.
Certification is not legally required and the credential landscape is confusing, so list it as preferred rather than using it as a filter.
Whether you employ the scribe or contract for the service changes your privacy obligations, since one creates a workforce member to train and the other generally calls for a business associate agreement.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does a medical scribe do?
An unlicensed, non-clinical documentation specialist who accompanies a provider during patient encounters and documents the visit in the record in real time. The scribe captures history, exam findings, assessment, and plan as dictated, enters orders as pending for signature, tracks results, and prepares charts. Scribes provide no patient care, and the treating provider reviews, corrects, and signs every chart.
What should a medical scribe job description include?
Name the setting and specialty, state that the role is non-clinical and that the provider signs every chart, separate required from preferred qualifications, give an honest hourly range and shift structure, name your record system, and state a typing speed with an accuracy expectation. Those six edits separate a strong posting from the generic five-bullet version that dominates search results.
How much does a medical scribe earn?
It is hourly, and sources disagree by method. Job-posting data puts the national average near $19 an hour with a typical range of roughly $14 to $26, compensation databases near $20, and self-reported sources near $27. Entry-level often starts around $14, lead and specialty roles pay more, and remote roles frequently pay slightly less. Post a real range for your market.
What qualifications should you require for a medical scribe?
A high school diploma or equivalent, medical terminology knowledge, and a typing speed with accuracy attached. Several widely copied templates demand a bachelor's degree in healthcare, which is above the real floor and removes the pre-health students who make up most of the pool. Put a pre-health track, prior clinical exposure, and record system familiarity under preferred.
Do medical scribes need to be certified?
No. There is no legal certification requirement in the United States, and several organizations offer credentials with overlapping acronyms that are easy to confuse. Listing certification as preferred rather than required makes sense for most practices, since requiring it narrows a largely pre-health pool while adding little that structured on-the-job training does not cover.
Can a medical scribe enter orders?
A scribe can enter orders as dictated, but they remain pending until the provider reviews and signs. The scribe is transcribing an instruction rather than exercising clinical judgment, which is the line that keeps the role non-clinical. Practices differ on how much they allow, so write your rule into the posting explicitly rather than leaving it to be worked out on the floor.
What are the HIPAA obligations when hiring a scribe?
It depends on the arrangement. Federal privacy rules define workforce members to include employees, volunteers, and trainees, and others under the entity's direct control whether or not paid, and covered entities must train all workforce members on privacy policies as appropriate to their function. Using an outside company to supply scribes generally involves a contractor accessing protected health information, which calls for a business associate agreement.
Should we consider an AI scribe instead?
Worth answering before you post. Ambient documentation tools now sit inside major record systems and can draft a note from the conversation, which matters if your bottleneck is after-hours charting. A human scribe still handles chart prep, chasing results, prior authorization follow-up, and the clerical work between visits. For many small practices the answer depends on whether the problem is the note itself or everything around it, and some run both.
