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Any good news about MT Work? Posted By: Kelly on 2009-04-18 In Reply to: I am a current student. I did MT work for a small hospital years ago. Switched to coding--not a good "fit". I really want to get back into MT work. I loved it! I hear so much negativity on the forums. Anyone have anything encouraging or positive? I would love any feedback from you veterans out there!javascript:editor_insertHTML('text',''); Complete Discussion Below: marks the location of current message within thread Any good news about MT Work? - Kelly You want good news or the reality of MTing? sm - MTEC veteran Truth about MT jobs - Lisa to Mtec veteran - sg If it was me I would - TravelinMT 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 Good News Finally, some good news for a change!! Glad to hear such good news! I am happy for you and your family, and I hope he continues to improve. You want good news or the reality of MTing? sm Got out of MT after 12 years recently. I had multiple job offers when I graduated from MTEC and have worked at home since that time. I have made excellent money most of those years and used to enjoy it. Over the past 3 years there has been a definite turn for the worse as far as the number of ESLs docs out there, as it seems all the docs who speak well are using ASR or switching to electronic medical records altogether. Also, instead of my line rate going up each year, many of us are now in positions where there are never any raises and we are being asked to take a reduction in line rate, be available to work 7 days a week, scrambling around to get what work there is on multiple accounts, etc. What other job do you know of where the more experience you get the less money you are offered each year? You are also competing in a job market right now where there are fewer jobs than ever and plenty of people with lots of experience. Yes, if I had to do it all over again I would not choose this career. Just MHO... I've seen awful work from "experienced MTs and good work from new graduates I've seen awful work from "experienced MTs and good work from new graduates. Training and education really does make a difference. Some people just have 15 or 20 years of very bad experience. They may be fortunate that one employer was willing to hire and keep them, but if that one closed, they would be in trouble. It all depends on the person. some new graduates are a better bet then some experienced MTs. I would prefer to find an experienced MT with great skills and a teachable attitude, but many experienced MTs know everything and are only willing to do things the way they've always done them. You should use them. You'd be using them in your work day, wouldn't ya? Good luck. nm s US Transcription, good or bad company to work for? Anyone got any information about working for US Transcription? Good or bad information would be great. Thanks. If you have a good MT education, work from home. Besides There's not much help going on at hospitals and clinics these days. At least the national services have someone assigned to help you if you need help from home. I wish they had done that when I was just starting out years ago. If you have already done the right thing and you have a good MT education, go for the work-at-home job. Good luck with your new career! If you didn't get a good education, neither on site nor at-home jobs are going to make a difference. Just go get a good education and make things easier on yourself and your potenetial employers. Not a good idea to lie about work experience - Chances are there is a reason they do not want someone with less. More than likely it will be obvious to who hires you that something is amiss. Never a good idea to lie about these things because you more than likely will be found out! Good luck to you. :-) Good education DOES work. And there are more ways to get it than Three. There are way too many inferior MTs - good ones will always be able to find work! nm How about Medquist? is it a good company to work for? I recently received a reply from an application I filled out for Medquist and was wondering exactly how they operated and what to expect if it turned out to be promising. Do any of the companies provide all of the equipment? My MT instructor said that there were companies that did provide everything from computers to software and the hardware, too. I'm keeping my fingers crossed...I'm willing to do just about anything to get my foot in the door somewhere. This is wonderful news... Landing a job, and hubby is doing great! Good 4 U! Have a good one! That's great news! Wishing you and your husband the best. I hope the news continues to be good for both of you. Any good internet based companys to work for at all? hello everyone, I am a newbie...after reading these boards, I am left with the question... are there any good internet based trascription companies to work for? and, if not, who is the lesser of the evils? i know each company has good and bad aspects, but does anyone work for or know of a company that they are happy with? ...or do i need to look for MT jobs in house? Great News! Congratulations - NM NM There is plenty of work, I agree. Grads from good schools A number of good compaies do 100% QA and feedback on a noob's work But they also tend to hire new grads from good programs that can get up to speed in a reasonable amount of time and that know when to ask questions. Unless you can work in-house somewhere, I feel the at-home MT who can make good money is a s Work for a small local and do PT for the nationals when I find a good one to stick with...sigh...nm s I think people with their eyes wide open are just trying to pass the news along...sm to some unsuspected starry-eyed matchbook cover readers. A lot of MT's ARE going back to school and the ones that aren't are posting desparate posts saying "what else can I do?" I believe in being prepared...how are you going to go back to school if you don't have a job (or aren't saving some money now?) Believe me, I've been home with my kids too, and make a pretty penny doing this job. But I feel bad for all those people who A) sink thousands of dollars into getting their MT "certificate" from the schools, then B) come and post on this board with everybody else saying "how can we get experienc if no one will hire us, and C) knowing the MT rates are falling, not rising. Just want to give them a heads up on what the rest of us are seeing. Sure, there's a few folks that are still making good money BUT I've been in this field for 25 years now and there's a definite trend afoot here... most psych work is included in multispecialty hospital work..sm contracted to a medical transcription service that requires multispecialty experience because of the hospital work. Unfortunately, very rarely can a medical Transcriptionist these days be given only one specialty when working for a service or hospital. We have to be well versed in multi specialties. The Turn Around Time on demands have increased, and thus the service or hospital gives the MT many different types of work. Learn as many specialties and gain as much experience in different specialties, which in turn will make you a more valuable MT and more apt to gain employment. Good. The lab book was a good choice. Be sure you look through each book when you get it. Put tabs on sections you will want to refer to quickly. I know my lab book (not Stedman's) has all kinds of extra sections. I think my next purchase would be the cardiac book. Then neuro or OB-GYN after that, depending on which you are getting more of in your work. Just be sure not to pay for work. There is an MTSO below who apparently charges to work for them (sm It might be tempting when you're getting desperate for work to pay someone so you can work for them, but don't do it. You can buy software and a foot pedal on your own, so don't let them fool you. If you are approached via e-mail from this site by an MTSO saying they have work for you, please read the posts below before making any decisions. Can you share where you work that the work is plentiful? nm s that's good to know At least there's a little hope for me Good for you!! - nm . Good for you! . I know a good MT when I see one - regardless of credentials, school or references. One run through the grammar screening knocks most of 'em right out of the ballpark... good for you, 10/cpl is good / That is good That is great to hear that someone else was exactly where I am now. Where did you land your first job, not the MTSO, the other one? I do not think I am TOO GOOD. companies that pay these low wages are taking advantage of new MTs that don't know their value yet. The MTs that received this offer had all spent thousands of dollars and a lot of time learning to become an MT. I just don't know why anyone would sell themselves short for 5 cpl ($10 an hour is generous by the way as most new MTs won't get to 200 lph). As I said, there are companies out there that pay better. If you are trying to help, steer the newbies to these companies, not the companies that have a reputation for not respecting their MTs. If you take the time, do your research, and graduate from a good school, you should have no problem finding a good job. I had 4 offers before I even got my final score. My first company paid 7 cpl and after 6 months, I took on my own client making just about double that. good to know!! Thank you! good to know!! Thank you! Good For You! My late Mother did the same thing. We didn't do homeschooling, but she did it all and did it exceptionally well. She was brilliant but never acted like it. She was a taxi to more than the 6 kids in our family. She taught piano, voice, directed the church choir, wrote plays (we were in them), was busy in RNC fund-raising, and on and on. We just called her "Mother." So good luck to you. It really warms my heart to hear stories like yours. As for the MT thing, it sounds like you could teach yourself. That's what I did. Good luck! Appy anywhere and everywhere. There are a lot of companies who say they require at least 2 years experience, but you would be surprised at how many will give someone who has just graduated a chance. If you pass their test they will hire you, 2 years or not. I know from experience. I graduated last year and I applied to every ad that had a 2 year minimum, before I graduated. I got hired 1 week before I graduated, and I have been working ever since. Good Luck! Nothing is good for a newbie. Ya, I think I won't take the job because it may be a little difficult. That's real smart. I have not heard anything good about it. If you are looking for a quality MT education, the gold standard training comes from Andrews and M-Tec. Some graduates of Career Step have had good luck in finding and keeping employment also. The top schools turn out job-ready MTs. Employers are eager to hire them. The cheaper schools do not turn out graduates that employers are eager to hire. What do you consider a good living? I'm thinking of work from my house instead of the office, changing careers. a good living Sounds like you are quite successful. Please share with me what is involved in actually earning this level of income. Have you been at it for a long time? How many hours/week do you work? Thanks. I'm strongly considering MT but I hear such variables on the pay. good point Knowing that pay=production can be a great motivator, especially if you are working for a company that provides consistent work flow and good HR relations. Thanks for your input. Good point! Peggy, what excellent advice! I had not heard it put that way, and after thinking about it, I know you're right! thanks for opening my eyes to think "bigger".... better to be excellent, and more "employable", than to be somewhat limiting. I do plan to study in such a way as to be excellent! That's just the way I'm "built"! :) thanks again for your post.... -Anne (amh) :) This is a good start for you (sm) In light of the fact that you are new, this is an excellent rate of pay with a reasonable (generous, really) production requirement, even though you may not be able to meet it at first. Add 20-25% to it for the benefits and you'll be making more on the lines of $13.08. As an on-site employee you will not have to pay self-employment tax or overhead. When people scoff at this rate of pay, remember that everyone starting out in a new career field starts at the bottom. You have to work your way up. As an MT, your value lies in your ability to produce quantity work while maintaining high quality. Newbies aren't able to produce much while maintaining quality. The incentive pay makes this better, and if it has good benefits, then you're doing well. The most important thing about this job is that it will give you experience. You NEED that experience. If you can get it while being paid hourly, so much the better. Unless someone scoffing at this can produce a job for you which pays better, do not listen to them. If you do not have a job and you need a job, you are in no position to be turning one down because it doesn't pay top dollar. Take this job and do your best with it. Yes, this is still a good field! Hey Porr - Welcome! First of all, you have come one of the most negative MT sites on the internet. If you are easily discouraged or depressed, I would advise you NOT to come to this site. I have been an MT for over 30 years and every time I come to this board, I leave so dejected, I wonder if I have wasted my life doing MT. I have finally realized that this board drags me down, so I don't come here very often. The people who do come on here legitimately, come to relieve their frustrations, get advice, vent about work situations, etc.... we are not all this stressed out all the time But there are a lot of really good people on here, too, and you can get a lot of valuable knowledge, you just have to learn who the "trolls" are and ignore them (easier said than done at times!) The MT world is undergoing a lot of changes these days. A lot of work is being sent offshore and now they have the voice recognition platform that they are working on. The nationals make you feel very unappreciated, but I have worked for doctors, hospitals, clinics and had my own service for a while, and there are a lot of people out there who will appreciate your skills, just not the large nationals. Stay away from them until you are more seasoned, then, if you feel like tackling one of them, I say go for it. They have their negatives, but you will gain valuable knowledge and you will be able to get a job just about anywhere with one of the nationals on your resume. This is a great field, just keep your nose to the grindstone and stay away from negative websites (). Do not let the comments you read here sway you one way or the other. I find this to be a personally rewarding field to work in. I hope that you do, too! Hang in there and don't give up! Good luck! You can't give up hope if this is the field you want to work in. I had been doing my job for 17 years and needed something new. I did a lot of research and liked the opportunites that being an MT provided. I'm sure it would not be for everybody, but I love what I do and have great docs to transcribe for. Plus, perhaps more important, it is an ongoing learning process. I like to stay challenged and this job certainly does that. Good luck to you!! Good point..lol nm another good response!!! nm Good schools?? How do you determine what is a good reputable school and which one is a waste of money & time? Thank you! The Good Schools Andrews and M-Tec. Career Step is also considered to be a good school. Andrews and M-Tec are the gold standard, the Harvard and Yale, of MT training. Their graduates have no difficulty finding work because employers know those schools turn out job-ready MTs. It has good advice. Good luck! Is this a good field to go into? Does this line of work have a future? Is it a good field to go into? I welcome your opinions. That is pretty good. That is a lot better than what I am making. I am making only 3.0 cents per line independent contractor status, which is ridiculous. This should be a crime to pay an MT this low of a rate. I am currently in the process of looking for a new job. Is this a good start I've heard Sten-Tel is a good starting company, is that true? I need to gain experience. I recently finished up an internship, but need 1-2 yr experience to be able to work in clinics or hospitals in my area. So I thought if I could work online at home PT or FT(I need to make around $400/mo to pay all my bills) for a year, then I could start applying again at the hospitals... anyone have any good leads?