Rough estimate.
Posted By: Camdon on 2007-01-29
In Reply to: Realistic Income Expectations?? - missybb
I work approximately 5-6 hours a day five days a week and then at least 2 hours on Sundays. I can expect to bring in anywhere from 600-800 dollars every two weeks. There are so many variables to take in to this though. How fast you type, how much you make per line (7.40 for me). Good luck! This is not an easy job to get into, so just make sure it is really what you want to do...If you have any questions please feel free to email me.
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Can y'all give me a rough estimate on how many lines per hour you can do with SR...sm
speech recognition? I crunched some numbers today, and I can only do 300 per hour. I think I might tapped out. Is that good, average, bad? I don't have anything to compare it to, so not sure where I stack up. Any info would be great. Thanks guys!
Here is my estimate...
If a dictation is 5 minutes long, it will probably take me 7 minutes to type it. So, I imagine if I had a 2 hour long dictation (God forbid....) I imagine it might take me 2 1/2 to 3 hours. I always do the "time and a half" thing on judging how long it might take me to do a dictation.
no estimate
I was actually suggested by the customer service representative when I originally was going to place an order for unlimited LD on my residential phone that it would be better to change over to a business line as they would likely cut you off if they saw you used the unlimited LD on a residential line so much. I followed that suggestion:)
It's rough out here sometimes. But just because you sm
left a lot of blanks in one report doesn't mean you don't have a chance at a job. The company may have tiers they are testing for, or may be checking to see if you would guess. Keep plugging, and something will turn up. Experienced workers are always needed. You'll find your place. Best of luck to you. (PS: Treat yourself to something inexpensive but nice; you deserve it and it will keep your spirits up.)
I wpuld have to estimate - sm
Maybe a hundred or so, many different hospitals, and LOTS of ESLs with horrible accents...
I'd estimate about 200+ - all accents
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estimate on company's profit
The company owner (who got the contracts for us, and we subcontracted from her), charged 2 cents more per line. In other words, if the transcription company paid the MT 9 cents per line for transcribing an account, the transcription company would charge the doctor 11 cents per line. That was in the year 2006 BEFORE we went digital, when we used the minitapes. I don't know whether digital requires more or less overhead.
I hate to say it, but it's rough. sm
My niece graduated from MT school early, top of her class, high honors. She thought she was all set, but couldn't find anything. No one would hire her without experience. She's still looking and I think she found a small account somewhere with an outrageous pay rate of around 5 cents a line.
It's unfortunate that these schools make it look like it's so easy.
I'm not saying don't go for it if that's what you want to do, but it sometimes takes years before you start making any money.
Good luck
It's rough. I have a niece who's having trouble. sm
The sad part about being a newbie is all the hype the MT schools throw at you about "You can work at home! You can make $40,000 a year!, blah, blah, blah!"
I have a niece going through the same thing. She paid for school, graduated with top honors and couldn't find a thing for months.
What a lot of the MT schools don't tell you is about the real world. The big companies are looking for turnaround time and making money. "Newbies" (and by the way I hate that word) are a risk.
I just started working at home after 15 years in the medical field, but had to start as a receptionist after spending 8 years as a legal secretary/paralegal. It didn't take long for the docs to realize that I could spell and I could type and I offered to try and type their reports. With a lot of help from the docs I found I loved doing MT. I took on a part-time MT at home job at nights 1 1/2 years ago for a local person, took a medical terminology class and then took the "plunge."
So anyway, (sorry to go on so long), my advice to you is to try to find something locally, if you can, even just signing patients in at a local hospital part time and offer your MT knowledge and typing ability to human resources. Once you have even 6 months of experience, I'm sure you will be taken more seriously.
My niece did eventually find part time work and is working at home, but she's getting paid 5 cents a line.
Best of luck to you.
Oh my ... you have it rough. I don't think I even know how to cook without onions! sm
For my meatloaf, I use salsa too, plus hamburger, hot Jimmy Dean sausage, breadcrumbs, & egg. Heck, this is making me hungry for meatloaf now! :-)
Thanks, it has been a rough 2005 for many reasons - sm
but Jen is doing well now. Her hair grew back quick (3 different colors currently, quite interesting), looks like a little elf now and everyone thinks she is so cute (those that don't think she is a boy, get that a lot now since her hair is so short). Almost 10 months cancer-free so far and things look very good for her. She looks so different and healthy now that she is done chemo. Her 6th birthday present will probably be being told her Port-A-Cath is coming out--Dr. appt. day before her birthday, due to come out a year or so after the initial surgery. But I am so thrilled that she was eligible for a wish. She got exactly what she wanted and it was a trip of a lifetime I don't think any of us will ever forget. I am very grateful to everyone who contributes to Make-A-Wish, it is really amazing what they do for sick kids and their families. I hope everyone here had a good 2006!
Sounds like Transcend where they want you to give an estimate of hourly
and then they figure your production percentage on their website to tell you if you're above or below your average. Problem is if there's no work, they don't factor that in and it shows up a negative percentage all the time.
Your cost estimate is about right. Lots of insurances don't cover it. nm
When I was considering it, my insurance (Aetna) wouldn't cover the Band and I seriously considered going to Mexico to have it done (about $7000 at the time). I decided on a RNY instead, but Band surgery out of the country can be a great option if its researched thoroughly.
Did you watch the CMT thing on her..she really had it rough and made it
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Yeah, it would be rough cancelling your cable
this time of year. Just think, then you would be stuck with only the networks to watch if you put in some rabbit ears. Not fun. I did that once last year. It gave me a good excuse to read more, but eventually I got sick of having nothing to watch and got satellite.
And it's rough work dangit. First job, large hospital,
drives me nuts sometimes. Sorry, just felt like throwing that out there! ;)
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