I don't make a lot as I type slow (40-60 wpm)- sm
Posted By: on 2008-12-21
In Reply to: MT pay survey! - curious girl
and get distracted easy. I wlll make about $19K this year. I work FT house but in reality should be able to get it all done in about 6 hours each day if I was dedicated. I get .08 and .07 on 2 accounts, .13 on another (mine), and edit for .03. I try to work mostly on the .08 accounts of course (have 2 of those). I used to get .09 working somewhere else but that was w/o spaces so know I make more at .08 plus I prefer this IC job over that one though they are good people at the one I don't work for anymore. I have the same docs now which I prefer, and I have more wiggle room with when my work is due as well. ---So one of my goals for this year is see if I can put the pedal to the metal and get my income up to $24 to 25K next year. Luckily this is a second income for us but we have a lot of bills and it is needed.
Complete Discussion Below:  marks the location of current message within thread
- MT pay survey! - curious girl
- I don't make a lot as I type slow (40-60 wpm)- sm -
The messages you are viewing
are archived/old.
To view latest messages and participate in discussions, select
the boards given in left menu
Other related messages found in our database
I wish I could do 300 lph....but I type to slow - sm
only about 60 wpm even with Smartype, thinking of getting IT though as my Smartype locks up, etc. and I have heard you can do whole blocks/pages with IT, ST only lets you do 35 characters....so I end up using my Autotext in Word for blocks of stuff (which will not work in tamdem with the ST). But if I could type twice as fast I would certainly make about $20-24 an hour.....maybe one day, but I think the fast and accurate typist gene passed over me (my mom had it). Maybe my kids will get it!
I agree with the average as 0.08 to 0.85, however if you type 200/lph you will make much more than y
;
I type the report and then a make a notation about
dictator said delete it. I still typed the report and per my company we get paid for it. There are occasionally times when the dictator states during the report to go back and change and they may almost completely redictate the report so there will be lines typed and deleted that you will not get paid for.
How much do you make hourly if you relisten. What type of perfection are you looking for?
I mean I listen very carefully as I go along and address issues as I go. If I took the time to relisten, I would make half of what I make right now and I can't afford that as a production transcriber. Seriously if you relisten, what is your hourly wage to produce a report considering all things.
Yes. You have to type til your fingers are smokin' to be able to make any money. nm
:+
Make sure you have selected Medical as your speller type.
Tools, Options, Spelling and Grammer. Select Medical from the drop down list under speller type (right side).
I loved 5.1 with Smart Type and miss it, but I make more now sm
I don't think it is the platform (Extext) or the work (now acute, but 5.1 time was with clinic), I think it is me being better able to do the job and a more steady flow of work.
3-1/2 years experience, type cardio only on clinic account, and make 9 cpl nm
nm
Slow day for me. Typed two reports in two hours. Anyone else having unusually slow day?
dd
don't type double spaces. Type single. Then no one will be cheated.
x
I can type with wine, can't type with coffee, though...too jittery.
x
That is, type the code above before and after what you want bolded in the text-to-type box. nm
nm
For me it isn't an account type but a dictator type ...
and that would be oriental. An oriental dictator (hahaha, that kind of sounds funny...hahaha) is the most challenging for me.
No, you don't type directly into ES. You type in Word -
or whatever their platform is, just like you did with your tapes.
Then you do your line count in Word or the platform.
You should type them. I usually type them in parentheses following the diagnosis.
x
remind me, type what they say, type what they say, type....
"He indicated that at the beginning of the year he complained of health problems recently but has gotten better." C'mon doc, which one is it?????
You spending 3K in gasoline to make 4K plus all that time on the road?That doesn't make sense Pat
Shorthand users: Is there a way to type a word, use a slash and then type another word..sm
immediately following the slash and have it expand. For example if I needed to transcribe mass/sebaceous cyst, is there a way to use my expanded sebaceous cyst without having to back space after I type the slash mark? TIA
How nice that the world revolves around what you make and no one else could possibly make more. sm
Marla in So. California pays 11 cpl for a 55 ccl, Oracle pays 9-1/2 cpl, MDI-MD 11 cpl, JLG 10 cpl for gross line, etc.
Of course, these are rates negotiated and paid to qualified MTs.
When I see mistakes I repeatedly make, I make a quickcorrect for it (sm)
for example if I type we plant o instead of "plan to" I have a quick corrct so that if I type plant o, it replaces it with plan to, etc. It is hard - I was with the same company for 8 years. I do not work for anyone with an accuracy requirement though.
To slow down....
#4 with decrease speed. When you are ready to go back to "normal" speed just press #5 or to reset speed do a ** Good luck with that report!!!
too slow
I wish I was fast enough to be able to meet my line count and relax a little. Maybe in another year or so.
Slow for me too!
Both compaines I work for have no work--- no work = no money!
Slow day?
Wish it was - I'm swamped with residents! ARGH
Slow day - I wish!
I keep getting work from other offices dumped on me, but how am I supposed to do my regular work and work for another office when the computer guy can't even keep our computers working??? Today the problem was with the cable - HELLO - OUR SYSTEM WON'T LET US WORK OFF-LINE!
very, very slow? ... nm
x
Never had a slow day, but sure could use one.
Yes, it seems to slow me down (sm)
Except, of course, when I'm having a bad day with really diffult dictators. For the most part though, I can be rushing like a crazy person and then sit down to transcribe and it just eases me into a different frame of mind. My mind goes all sorts of places thinking of everything else I need to do, etc. Not in a stressful way though. It is more like when I am transcribing my brain is in a different "realm" and able to work out other stuff and come up with sometimes the onliest things. Seem to do much of my brainstorming while transcribing, whether I intend to or not. Seems easier to plan dinner, etc. Weird.
Is it slow or is it just me?
I have not had a full day of transcribing in weeks! I'm getting a bit worried. I know it's probably slow because of vacations, etc. but enough already! Anyone else out of work?
Slow with this doc
I have had this doc for a while now, but I am so slow with him. I noticed that I have to stop the dictation at least once every sentence, sometimes more, and it just took me ten minutes to do a 2:50 dictation.
He talkes very fast and quiet but other than that he is great. Although he talks fast, he is pretty clear and I rarely have to look things up with him, other than to CC at the end of the dictation which is almost every report.
I do not have this problem with any of my other docs, and was wondering if anyone had any suggestions? I have his favorite sayings in my expander, but just cannot seem to get faster at his reports. Thanks!
PT I do 500-800 a day; I am slow though - sm
avg. 140-165 lines an hour; sometimes less, depends on the degree of difficulty and if ESL, but make a min. of $12 an hour up to $16 so I am happy enough.
How slow is slow.
What's your connection speed now?
I am not slow and ive done everything
from MT to Quality Assurance to supervisor. I have seen many a platform in my time. There are some really crappy ones out there that steal from the MTs, in particular Dictaphones managed Ichart service. Heres what they say --- As part of our ichart service, Dictaphone can help you assess the "true" cost of your current transcription infrastructure - Inadequate Billing Detail.
No true MT line counting standards for billing.
Challenging Audit Trail and Process.
"Special Characters" Can Inflate Line Counts By 15%.
"Invisible Characters" Can Inflate Line Counts Up To 20-40%!
Poorly Designed Templates can lead to Excessive Line Counts.
Multi-page Reports can Drive Excessive Characters and/or hidden words. If thats not trying to control line counts I don't know what is.
seriously, is that what causes everything to go slow?
I have often figured that I was getting the rejects of others - my account has mostly pretty good dictators but some weeks I never get the good ones, repeatedly get horrible dictators, long reports with huge spaces - yesterday it was moving so slow I thought it was going to crash.
It's #4 for me to slow it down (nm)
nm
Slow IT
Try going into the tools area. There is a button somewhere that is called some sort of optimizer. See if that works. Also, uncheck the continuations box. Good luck.
too slow
from what it shows on the website you posted, it would be too slow --- the processor is less than 3.0 and the hard drive is only 5400, you need a 7200 rpm --
And there is no mention of a serial port -- which you will quite often need for you foot pedal.
My opinion -- Too much money for too little return -- keep looking
WAY SLOW.
Nothing slow here, they just want sm
you to think that, and I have no idea why. We are swamped, in over time for the last three weeks.
Slow???
Is anyone else finding it to be really slow lately? I have had very little work since shortly after Thanksgiving. 
Slow going sm
Rhode Island, the smallest state, was bumper to bumper, took 4+ hours for a normal 30 minute commute Some ran out of gas and had to abandon their vehicles. Tempers flared and school kids didn't get home on buses for hours, no snacks, bathroom breaks, etc., it was very poorly prepared for, although there was plenty of warning. If I had young children in the house (as I did when younger) I would always make sure they had some kind of energy bar with them if they left for school on a day a storm was forecast (or not send them at all). Girl Scout motto: Be prepared! A clue for me is always the birds. Sounds silly, but if you see the birds flocking, noisier than usual, etc., they are getting ready for a big storm. In the blizzard of '78, I was more prepared than anyone else and I have the birds to thank for that. I saw their frenzy, prepared for a big one and had all my work done in a timely fashion and enough food for a week (which it took to get back to normal.) (Showing my age.) Birds are great predictors of a storm if you watch and listen.
Do you consider 250-270 lph slow?
I don't. I get faster every year. I can also edit fast enough to make it worth my time. I'm on a much better VR system than you though. That makes a hugh difference.
re: slow
They had told me that I would have a back up account but they are having issues with sending me the information that I need to get on that account. I just dont understand what the hold up with this company is.
I got a job through them but they are very slow
p
still slow...
Had 2 reports all day and it's almost 1 p.m. Today has been a total waste.
Slow pay?
I recently worked as an IC for a few weeks for a company, but it did not work out because I could not make any money with their platform, ADT, etc. Sent in an invoice 2 weeks ago, and when I emailed the owner to ask when paycheck would be sent, she replied that she has not billed client yet and when she got paid, I would get paid.
Anybody ever hear of this type of arrangement before? It is not a lot of money so it makes even less sense that I have to wait for her to get paid. I did not know this beforehand. I was just told to invoice twice a month. Stupidly I assumed I would get paid twice a month! I am just glad I quit when I did before I was owed too much money.
Slow down
No point in making yourself obese over the whole thing. Now Marie Osmond went on Nutrisystem and she looks fabulous now. Love her anyway. She is a doll! As MTs we need to take care of ourselves. Slowing down and getting a grip is really important. Don't worry about what have no control over. Many companies are finding that off-shoring is not cost effective as they have to pay to get the job done twice, once over there and then back here to correct all the mistakes. The only thing certain in life is change so it will happen and they will see the light.
How do you slow down?
Sounds strange, but I have tried and can't seem to get the hang of slowing down and listening ahead. Do you have any methods for actually putting this into practice? Thanks. I really need to increase my speed.
New Job = Slow
Not sure where to post this or if anyone can/will answer, but...I just started a new part-time job and I am finding my line counts so extremely low I don't know if it is worth continuing or if I should just stay with my full time job and try and get extra hours. Has anyone had similar experience when starting a "new" job? I am so frustrated, but don't want to just quit, but I also can't keep working 12 hours when 3-4 of them are below minimum wage. Any advice/similar experiences/anything?
slow down
You sound like you are in a panic. This is difficult work. Attention is required. Are you distracted by kids or any of the other million things that can distract you working from home? Get rid of the distractions, pay closer attention, proofread every report - more than once to start. The MT companies do not want to pay to have your work edited so you can't rely on that. Companies are getting rid of editors. If you were doing this before, you can do it again. My guess is you have not structured your environment to get some real, accurate work done. Good luck.
Being slow with VR will not help you
The pay is less and you have to edit more lines in order to make a reasonable salary so the answer would be no, not helpful if you are slow at all. Say you need to make about $130.00 per day, that means if you make 4 cents a line at VR you have to edit 3250 lines per day.
|
