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I have heard hourly rate is now lower in $12 to $15

Posted By: QA on 2006-11-26
In Reply to: QAers - myopinion

per hour range. Lots of companies pay by line. Forget it with handling MTs - no win situation now matter how you deliver it. Truly the downside of the job.... a real bummer.

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QAers - myopinion
- QA pay/MT pay, etc - Texas MT
- Working inhouse for hospital, sm - paid on salary
- Will not do QA on production. I have been - QA'r
  - Feedback - QA'r
    - you nailed it - - emptyMT
    - Exactly. Its the mind-set of the MT on the receiving - QA
      - ...and how do you accept criticism now - emptyMT
        To empy MT - Not a care
- I have heard hourly rate is now lower in $12 to $15 - QA
  - This post smells like - This is baloney
    - You smell things? Give me a break! You - QA
    - Lining of the pockets is the whole problem - not quality -SM
      - I am sure we are talking about the same - Bet I know your friend
  - QA pay - QA
    - You hear that huh? Well I was making nearer - old QA
      - QA pay - mt3
        it's frustrating to have 14 years and get $14 an hour.. - sick
        lowest pay ever! - deborah
        because we let them - They have done it to us
        I also would like to say I did not take that - old QA
        pay cut - Not a care
  - no matter - sorry - I need my own editor! nm - QA

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yes. at new lower rate.
nm

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Hi folks, Has anyone heard of getting a lower pay rate for templates? The company I work for is lowering their pay rates for what comes up as templates to 2 cents per line and say they will continue to pay the 8 cents per line for what we actually type? I have not heard of this before and was wondering if this was a common practice? Thanks for any feedback you might have.

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I don't understand how you can think it's all right for a company to pay less because the VR system is good. Shouldn't it be a given that a company would have the best system they can find and not dock you? Seems like they are paying for having that system on your back and you think that's OK. That is really, really sad.

I happen to use EditScript (or Escription) and think it is an excellent program, though still prone to humorous errors. I make 4 cents a line for VR and wouldn't mind making more.

I think they do hire PT, but at a lower line rate (nm)
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or tell you they "revised" their pay scale and give you a lower rate.
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Much more flexible than MQ. 12-hr window to do your work. Rate is lower, but they do have incentives
Haven's started yet, but E-mail me if you'd like and I'll tell you what I can. The Q was just unbearable to me.

8 cents new pt, visit, lower rate for returning visits??
Now this is a new one.

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I have been working for Transolutions since March, and so far I'm very happy with them. They pay $10 for training (7 hours a day for 4 days the first week, if I remember correctly) and your first month you make $10/hour while you get used to your account. You can also get extensions to that time period, as long as you continue making progress. Once your evaluation period is over, your pay is based on production levels - from 150 up to 225 per hour, with the pay per line increasing as you go up - I think it work out to around $19/hour at the top level. They also have bonuses, weekend differentials, and paid time off even for part-timers like me.

Hope that helps!

hourly rate
You don't say what your experience is or rate of pay or how long you have been at this job and if IC or employee. If you want to make $25 an hour you have to hit for 250 to 300 lines per hour if making 0.08 to 0.10 cpl. If you are new, it will take a while. But it is possible after years of experience and knowing how to do shortcuts, etc. Just gotta hang in there. You could not walk into an office and expect to make $25 and hour - gotta be patient and work up to it. But it can be done but it has taken me many years to get there. Patti

I have only done QA for an hourly rate. (sm)

QA is more than just filling in the blanks. You have to give feedback and there is also mentoring. New MTs to the company and accounts have to be on 100% QA, so those reports have to be listened to. Doing QA on production is not a good thing. If a company really cares about quality they would not pay QA Specialists by the line.

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Okay, if you get paid 2 cents a line and there are no errors and you don't have to do a QA feedback, that is different. I used to get 3 cents a line and not have to give feedback and then they switched. I think we should have to give feedback, but it takes time and no raise was given. I also have a $14 an hour job. They are both part time. I can make more on the 3 cents a line.

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Hourly rate? That's a laugh. Try 6 cents a line nm
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TransTech does - Hourly in addition to line rate
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I used to make an hourly rate at a local hospital but s/m

The home-based MTs were on a tiered hourly scale depending on how many minutes we typed daily. The in-house MTs were not on this scale and I believe they are the reason we lost our jobs to outsourcing. They made the big bucks and could not even produce 80 minutes of dictation a day. The home MTs had to produce 100 minutes a day to reach the maximum hourly pay.

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Medquist no longer pays hourly rate for QA - that

It is MME. You do QA for 3 cents a line. Then when that runs out, which it does, you do Editing at 5 cents a line. And you also get straight transcription which is 8 cents a line.

Was in the pilot program and got more Editing and straight Transcription than QA.

No more QA department for MQ.

Worked out to a pretty good hourly rate, just not the right company for me. nm
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If your hired at an hourly rate and you run out of work, then you dont get paid anything??
Just saying, you worked a total of 3 hours one day, ran out of work for two hours, then for that day you only get paid 3 hours? That would suck and it wont pay my bills.

oh and they have incentive if you type over where they add $$ to your hourly rate for all hours work
nm

When MDI-FL pays vacation time, is it hourly rate or an average

Hourly rate PT hours & fewer line requirement
Title means nothing at my company. All I do is assign work.

About money, line rate is one thing, but hourly figures are another sm
Traditional: 8.5 cents per line. Top out at 225. $19.25 an hour.

Speech: 4.5 cents per line. Top out at 500. $22.50 an hour.

I split between the two and right now, that is running $700 a week or $36K a year. Not a huge salary, I know, but more than I made 10 years ago.

Could I push harder? Sure, but I don't need the money because I have structured my life so that I only need 1/2 my income to live on and I live alone. I like the part about not being exhausted on my days off, about being able to give up a terrible PT job, and having time to paint AND be able to have expensive, high-quality art supplies.

I am happy as a clam and I do not think that VR will take my job!!!! My only worry right now is that my painting is taking off with art shows, commissions and internet sales. I won't be able to work full time as an MT if this keeps up, and I know it will. I love being an MT and when it ends in favor of my artwork, I will be joyous over one and very much saddened over the other. It is and has been a wonderful career for me.

I AGREE COMPLETELY! I'd rather be paid a consistent, respectable hourly rate
nm

Unfortunately, the "many MT jobs" have very low pay rates, and getting lower and lower. nm
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I heard the rate is 7.5.....

webmedix- I have 25 years exp., was offered low rate of pay. Heard it is a good company. nm
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Hourly?? Where does one get an hourly editing job?
I'm at 5 for VR/8.5 for straight typing. I know we aren't to mention names, but I'm curious how hourly VR jobs are located.

for MQ STAT employees tier rate applies to ME rate as well and how calcluated?
for a STAT MQ employee: Does anyone know if the tier rate is going to be applied to the ME rate as well or are they going to go with the 80% of the MT rate for each tier level? If the tier rate doesn't apply as well to the ME rate then going by the 80% of the MT rate is less than if the tier rate would be applied. I'm sure that MQ is going to go by whatever keeps money in their pockets. Guess this is a question for the supervisor tomorrow.

Their line rate was less than my current nat'l rate, even with mucho experience. nm
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VR rate is 1/2 rate of traditional typing,I believe it is 4 cents line.

Sorry...lower 7 to 7.5 cpl. nm
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I already get by on less. How much lower can
Soon most MT work stations will become shopping-carts parked under the nearest interstate overpass.

'Buddy, can you spare a dime?'