They just had this on the news about trucker salaries taking a big hit and
Posted By: TM on 2006-08-29
In Reply to: Has changed now though - Pj
that a lot of truckers were foreigners too.
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Could you just share the name of the platform you work on? Thanks.
LPN salaries
They start at around $15/hr. here in north Florida. Ex-daughter-in-law just called and so I asked her; she is a CNA on the waiting list for nursing school and earns $13 an hour (but CNAs generally start at around $8.50 here).
Radiology technician is a 2-year degree with a starting salary of over $50,000 per year (at least here). As in anything else, salaries will likely vary with demand locally.
For average salaries, hello?
YOU make no sense. Are you a transcriptionist? I did not say ESLs, I said bad dictators. Try reading the post or do a search as the average has been posted here before. YOU are a troll.
Oregon salaries
I am tired of being called a liar that I embelish my income, etc. So I just called 10 MT's out here in Oregon that I have known for quite a while and they all hit between 45 and 60K this year. Of course we do all the accounts that you a lot of you don't like to do which involve pick-up, delivery, printing, the smaller one to two doctor offices, being friendly and interactive with the staff. And we keep our line charge lower that a lot of you like and some of you have told me that I am bringing the MT world down by working for this amount -- we all charge between 10.5 to 12.5 cpl using Sylcount. Through all of this, and none of us work more than 45 hours per week -- me I am the highest, most work 30 to 35 hours, we have made the money and so I guess we are doing something right. To those that say we are padding our incomes --I think you are all jealous and just don't have the umph to go out and do it. And yes, we have ESL's and some work hospital overflow, surgical center, Wound Clinic, clinics, psych reports. There are other niches out there --ya gotta have the drive and the umph to go and get them.
Uh-oh ... well, I do not want to get any trouble for broadcasting salaries sm
and then others in the company maybe find out they are not making that and be upset. Not trying to be coy or anything, and I wish I could share. Back in the YOG days, I was making 0.0975 cpl and was patting myself on the back ... then found out another MT I knew was making 10. I didn't jump off a bridge or anything (ha), but probably would have been happier if I didn't know. Of course, when MQ (formerly known as The Squid) took over, I left.
However, for what it is worth, it used to be somewhat "public knowledge" that MDI-MD paid up to 11 cpl, but then I saw a post not too long ago saying that they had changed their max to 10 cpl or something. And I'm told that Futurenet pays 11 cpl for some accounts but I have no personal knowledge of that. Same for JLG -- used to pay 9 or 10 cpl by the gross line, but I do not know what they pay now.
I'd say, keep a close eye on the jobs advertised here, MT Jobs, MT Desk, etc., and there are still a few MTSOs willing to pay top dollar for top dollar. It is a disgrace that most big companies want the best MT with tons of experience, and then offer something insulting like 8 cpl. 
If I could get the top level salaries at MQ, I would consider it. I have not seen $400K EVER.nm
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Some advice about disclosing salaries
Here is a post from craigslist in Austin, TX about disclosing salaries.
"Never reveal your salary. As a former hr director, and now a career counselor, the best thing to do is to tell them your 5 year compensation. For instance, at my last corporate job, I told the hiring manager...
"Over the past 5 years, my compensation has ranged from 65K to 115K not necessarily in that order. I'm sure that you have researched the salary range for this position and that you are well within it.”
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Some people have personally suggested that you should apply for a job even if you don't want to tell them your current salary. Apply and just NOT include that information.
People I know have said not to be specific about salary. Just say that the salary you've received in the past has depended on the job and its requirements. Also say a similar thing when they ask you specifically about what salary you want. Say it depends on the scope of work and the responsibilities, and what is expected of you. You can also say that you know they must have a range of what they would pay and that your salary requirements most likely fall within that range. Hopefully, they'll tell you the range and then you can say that you're interested in the high end ... lol. If the high end of the range is too low for you, tell them that. You can always ask them if they would reconsider that range because of your experience.
All mealy-mouth words, but that's what you have to do. You're both trying to get the information - they want to pay you as low as possible and you want to be paid as well as possible.
I must say that the information I'm giving is not based on MT jobs. It is based on technical writing and editing jobs and several other similar jobs. However, I think the information applies to most jobs.
Good luck!
amelia
AHDI Board Salaries?
This is from the AHDI website. There are links to a "BOD packet," and to a financial statement, which they are calling "privileged" i.e., you have to be a member to access these.
http://www.ahdionline.org/scriptcontent/bodmain.cfm
I'm not a member, but if you are, have a look. Maybe their salaries are listed? Or maybe in the financials link?
I would bet a lot that no one on the AHDI board is driving a 1986 Honda.
shopping, beachin' it?? who can afford to do those on our salaries, LOL!! nm
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Annual salaries of full time transcriptionists
For the veteran's out there- What is your average annual salary (working from home). Also, the companies that offer full time transcriptionists benefits, are the benefits any good?
just checked i-mail. no news. how did you get your news?
love,
frank
News flash..Don't know where you get your news, but the economy is doing very well.
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My theory is no news is good news. (sm)
If there is really a problem with your transcription, then I would not worry about it. They will get to you if you screw up.
As far as policies and procedures, look in your manual. I am sure they gave you info for all of that stuff. JMO.
I have good news and bad news 4U...
The good news is on Saturday, July 1 many of your least favorite residents will be "graduating." The bad news is that on the same day you'll be getting a virtual box of candy with brand new residents who have no clue how to dictate! RU excited?? ARGHHHH!!!! 
WOW, that is news. Thanks. nm
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old news
This same type of e-mail has been passed around for years. It will not work. Check it out on snopes.com.
Very sad news
As hard as it is, you did the kindest thing you could. Why is it that cats want to curl up on your foot that is running the foot pedal? Or on top of your mouse? Or in front of your monitor?
You have my sympathy. Cats are people too! Sometimes my cat seems to be the only one who understands me....at least the only one who listens.
Just saw that on the news!
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where on fox news?
can't find it. can you post the link? I heard "rumors" that he has already received several offers..everything from being a popular band's new lead singer to solo recording deals. I hope to hear more from him soon. I really enjoyed his perfomances.
This is old news. sm
I can't even remember the name right now (not memorable anyway), but as I recall "Medical Transcripton" no longer appear in the name. Someone please correct me if I am wrong. 
Could be bad news
If you have been out of work for 9-10 months for the past couple of year you might not be eligible for unemployment as you have to work so much in the past 5 quartes - 2005 to 2006 to be eligible. And if you did not make much, then your benefit will be very little and yout IC could set off that. You can look a lot of this up on your state's page. They usually list what qualifies for it and what does not. But good luck. We all need help at one time or another and that is what it is there for. I am more for you getting unemployment than an illegal coming into the states and having a surgery that I could not afford and we as tax payers pay for it. Know that opens up another bucker of worms but that is my feeling.
bad news ....
I was quite excited about your suggestion. I talked with my daughter - that is out of my son's area of expertise. She works with software. She said it would have to be piggy backed onto the transcription software. I don't think companies would allow that. I also thought about having a little gold coin dropping into a bucket on the screen after every line but she said same thing, piggy back. Oh well, back to my footpedal idea.
FOX has *nothing* to do with NEWS nm
no message (much like FOX, except for their messages of hate and intolerance).
that is old news - nothing new -
Philips is interested in selling their holdings in MQ. Nothing has been announced further. No mention of impending or imminent sale but we know the possibility exists.
News
No, that doesn't necessarily mean bad news for you. It could just be that they are going to make a decision from the people they've already interviewed and are no longer accepting apps for the position. It could also mean that the post expired. Relax. If you get it, you get it. If not, it wasn't meant for you so keep moving.
some time ago on the news...
natalee's mother had a "meeting" with the mother of one of the accused. it was after they had that discussion that natalee's mother started saying they were guilty. who knows what was discussed between the two moms, but it surely started something.
I've been watching the news but
haven't heard if anyone is claiming responsibility? On a different note, I was just telling a friend yesterday that before 9-11 I heard that the biggest thing on the news was shark attacks. Hoped it wasn't an omen.
I just assumed it was old news
I was aware of the other lawsuits, 4 in all I think.
Go to CNN.com for all of your news updates.
I also get my local newspaper online free. Why pay and kill trees when the highlights are all on the internet?
Watching the news
My heart goes out to those who are homeless, jobless, lost everything in their lives, many including loved ones. I have come to appreciate my family, job and home so much in the last few days. I stopped to get gas today, only needed 1/2 tank and it ended up costing $25, went up 35 cents since yesterday. Somehow this is very scary, nearly everything we have comes through the trucking industry. The ramifications of this will be far reaching, everything will go up......well, everything but an MTs pay, but hey, I have a job and I don't need to get in my car to do it.
Don't believe the news media (sm)
You are so right. Everything is going up but our wages and it's happening all over. It is time for everyone to get their finances in order. We are all going to have to tighten our belts and get our finances in order and get rid of credit cards! 
According to who...Faux News?
Great news!!! (sm)
Have another question for you...just curious here...am I talking to Sandy Hames who used to work for YOG??? This is JoAnn (formerly Volgstadt)...aka Hummingbird from the Friendship Board. If the vibe I'm getting is wrong, then disregard what I just said ;-)
Did you see the news tonight?
Hundreds of children were killed, thousands and thousands have died in total they say. I am the mother of three children and watching those pictures on TV of those little lives lost is very disturbing, extremely saddening, and is a very emotional thing to watch or to try to even understand the magnitude of such losses for everyone involved or to make any sense of it all.
If you, by reading my post, misunderstood my post, I wholeheartedly appologize. It was not my intention to have a "hidden agenda" in my post. It was merely a question.
Commie news?
Well my dear, it was different back in the 50s, obviously which you know nothing about. The world is a different place today and yes my parents followed the Catholic region to a T not that I agree it. I didn't say they couldn't provide, they provided 7 kids with good educations and values (even though mine may be questioned on here, which I don't mind), and at the time when my dad was working his tail off for John Deere, those people in those days in the 20s did not believe in putting their money in stocks because of the year of 1929 if you even know what happened in that year. We did live in a house that my parents bought. I did not say we were not provided for, I said we had everything we needed, nothing more. Well you must certainly be naive to think that Mr. Bush is a good president. Have you lost any people/friends in a war that was uncalled for. Talk to a Viet Nam Vet and see what they have to say. I have 3 brothers who all served our country. I don't know where you live, but go to the Walter Reed Hospital and see the men there. You might get an education. Bush lies to us and if you can't see it, you better take your blinders off. I hope you don't have kids old enough to have to serve in a war. God help you if you do.
Good news - thanks
:)
They just did a breaking news bit on it..
they started saying 8yr old..now claiming it's a 15yr old that was shot and taken to the hospital. I imagine alot of details will be sketchy until they have more time. Again...God bless to all of you
Rudd, do you have any news yet? nm
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News flash everybody!! - sm
After a nasty argument with ex H over his lack of interest in our daughter for the past 15 years, he informs me that I won't have a job in 3 years due to voice recognition taking over. Yikes, where do I turn now? And, since she will be 18 then, he is done financially. Well, jeeze, since he hasn't been there emotionally for the past 15 years, he might as well stop paying his lousy $150/month. I'm ticked off and laughing at the same time. Just venting over the fact that ex idiot is taking pleasure in the thought that he thinks he knows something I don't know.   Obviously he has been doing some reasearch or how would he even know what voice recognition is? Please excuse my very angry rant! I'm going to take a deep breath and try to forget the whole ugly conversation.
News flash....
Why listen to the rantings of a man who thinks his own daughter is only worth $37.50 a week?
He may or may not research, but there is enough talk about Voice Recognition on TV and radio talk shows that he may have heard it mentioned there.
Please don't let his pettiness ruin your peace of mind.
Melatonin on the News
I'm really glad that melatonin is working for you. However, there was something on the news last night that studies have shown that melatonin is of no use in treating insomnia.
But, whatever works for you.....that's great. 
Good news! sm
She wrote back about 2:30 and agreed to 8 CPL. Very happy. I know it's hard out there, as I was an MTSO. Very happy she could do it.
Wow!!!!!!!! GREAT NEWS!!!!
I think you have just solved a HUGE problem!!!
I hope that everybody reads this, because this is BIG!!!
I'll post how this goes after I try it.
THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This is wonderful news.
Not only will you be making more money but you will be able to avoid the sometimes heavy hand of management which can be humiliating in certain ways, for me anyway.
I would suggest you find out the answer and then ask the hospital what their budget allows for transcription and come to a happy meeting place.
I say this because I am an IC for a clinic and one physician I type for was approached by finance dept for having too high of a bill with dictation services. They then had to begin using their templates for his routine and commonly used dictation which I am not paid for.
This all happened after someone in their payroll dept made a mistake and overpaid me, which I caught and immediately brought to their attention, but it was too late.
Please let us know if you would what the nationals are charging the hospitals, the usual and customary fee average. I heard it was 25 cents a line several years ago but this obviously has changed.
Congratulations to you!
That's wonderful news!
You'll be happy as a bug in a rug then to know that MT/OP Girls' looking for a job with a company who's willing to pay her above average line rates. Since you have no problem with that, what in the world are you waiting for? Strike while the iron's hot girlfriend! Contact her and offer her the job!! And dont' use the old excuse, "We currently have no openings" either because clearly, you sound like a Fortune 500 kinda' operation who's got doctors coming out of the wood work all over the world, willing to pay you ANY amount you name just for the opportunity to have YOUR organization type their patients' notes. 
good news
Glad to hear there are so many still trying to steer their kids in the right direction. I've been wondering have all the parents gone mad. Around here there seems to be a very few who take the time to know what their kids are doing. What really blows my mind is those parents who know and dont' do anything about it--or worse, encourage it. Let's hear it for the strict moms! Whoo-hoo!
SAW ON FOX NEWS SAID IT WAS A MISTAKE
They said Ryan gave a number said to be Chris's, but actually when people called in it was the voting number for the girl!!!! Everyone should hound the Idol website!!! I knew something had to be wrong!!
Saw on the news last night
That companies are now recruiting American college grads to go over to India and work for the same pay. The students that have agreed to go overseas and work for a cheaper rate say they feel it is necessary in order to get job experience so they will be more competitive. Did anyone else hear/see this report?
wonderful news!!!
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I didn't see it, but what news
channel was it on? Maybe the story is online somewhere? I would would be interested in seeing that.
That is wonderful news!
I have a good friend fighting brain cancer (she has 2 young children). I can only imagine the ups and downs you have gone through with your daughter's illness. I sincerely hope she continues to have good checkups and will keep you and your family in my thoughts and prayers, Laura E.
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