On job board. Some goof posted 11:50 hour for 2 years experience

• On job board. Some goof posted 11:50 hour for 2 years experience - OMG we are Walmart employees
  • At Wal-Mart here, they start at 6.00 dollars an hour. - EsTxMT
  • look what i found - googled it
    • A lot easier to scam people for $11.75 - than hundreds of $$ sm
  • In OR I made $16.50/hr, in NE I was offered $11.30. - Depends upon where you live. NT
  • You must live in a metro area because rural areas pay even less per hour. - See Msg
  • Is that the one for a general transcriptionist? - Probably nonmedical and not really a bad rate for
  • Actually, I live in a rural community sm - mlstoo
  • What a deal! Where do I sign up???? - rather stay in bed all day
  • $11.50 correction - OMG we are Walmart employees
    • WalMart pays about 8$ an hour, Pacific coast.nm - sis
    • Actually Wal-Mart employees make less, i know a manager making 10.50 - nm

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and with a really good incentive plan.  I live in the Kansas City area.  $10 seems like a low starting point even with only two years experience which is the usual benchmark for hospital MT jobs. 

It's been my experience that the low end of the pay scale for hospital employed MTs was around $12 an hour.  Also, it's been my experience that the pay offered is usually based on years of experience and how well you perform on the transcription test.

I would say if their pay is that low, they should at least be making it up with incentive and it doesn't sound like they are.

JMO

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I go to "The Stop Smoking Center" for online support.  I quit for eight years, but this past 13 months have been so crazy that I relapsed exactly one year ago.  I've been peeved at DH and stressed over a lot of stuff, so I lit up one night while out with a friend.  I quit again for three months using Zyban, but relapsed yet again after stopping that.  I do OK during the day with not smoking, but DH smokes outside at home so it's tough to stay quit being around him.  I just keep making excuses to not quit.  That means I'm just not ready yet.  People handle their emotions and stress fine without smoking.  I handled everything fine for eight years without smoking, and those eight years were pretty hairy, too..  For me, it's a question of replacing my bad emotional crutch with a good one.  (Exercise!)

Good for you for making the decision!  You can do it!  Google the support board I told you about, and I'll probably be around here if you want to buddy up or anything.

...7 cpl for a 65-char. line with room for increase. Please send resume and place "ESL MT" in the subject line. These are very difficult accents...

Is this serious??  THAT is why there is nothing left to this profession.  Applying for and accepting jobs like this is what has been the kiss of death for MTs.  I hate to think what they would pay for non ELSs - 5 cpl?

This one is good.

I've been with MQ for going on 10 years now and only make 7.75 cpl.  I am a "tier 2" - doing acute care basic 4, clinics, specialty clinics and even some cardiac procedures and OP notes.  I recently interviewed with 3 companies and was offered anywhere from 8.5 to 9.5 cpl.  With your experience, I would certainly expect to be making 9 cpl, unless you can pick up some private accounts on your own. 

Another thing to consider is whether or not you'll be needing benefits.  My experience has been that IC pay is a little better because there are no benefits.  The line rates I listed above do not include any incentives which may be offered.  That's also something you should take into consideration when looking.  Those rates are based on a 65-character line - spaces and demographics included.