MT on the side

Posted By: Michelle on 2007-11-04
In Reply to: I make 2-3 times what I made as a nurse. nm - wannie

I am a new MT and was wondering how long it takes, on average, to transcribe 1000 lines. I know it depends on the dictator and other factors but I just wanted a ballpark figure. Thanks!

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from nursing to mt - Sarah
- Nurse to MT - lyssalou76
- Sheesh! Let's Turn This Around, Folks! SM - SadKat
  - Can you start an IV, put in a catheter, change a colostomy - Wannie
    - Uh, you're missing my tongue-in-cheek point! :)) NM - SadKat
      - So you're saying.. - bips
        The ones that I see above went to school and can't find - Wannie
        Point proven again. - bips
        I sincerely hope that you do not own/manage an MTSO. - Wannie
        If I have been ... - bips
        I didn't find it rude that you didn't agree with me. That doesn't - Wannie
        I guess you did not understand - bips
        Yes, I understood perfectly. You came across loud and clear. - Wannie
      - Maybe you were trying to be funny. I don't really - Wannie
        Not so much a "joke" as... SM - SadKat
        I hate to burst your bubble, but some people can do it. - Wannie
        And Bill Gates dropped out of high school... :)) NM - SadKat
        And your point would be? He did exceptionally well for - Wannie
        "point" is that there's always ONE in the group... sm - SadKat
- Nurse to MT - Marie
- I started out in the file room of the urology office I used to work for. - tired fingers
  - Remember, - bip
- nursing to MT - SA
- check what is required before u - agj
- Even if you could take it, you probably couldn't pass it. - deb
  - That is an ignorant statment...I am living proof!! -sm - jenn
    - Being a transcriptionist is much different from being a nurse, - deb
    - response to jenn - sm
  - I went straight from being a nurse to doing MT work with - Wannie
    - One thing to remember - bip
    - You need to be trained sm - bip
      - I had no training but - Rachel
      - i thought this was for the new MT, not the MT who knows everything in the entire world.. - zzz
      - P.S. - I also know that sentences always start with capital - wannie
      - QA says my work is right. The seasoned MTs who trained - wannie
        criticize - bip
        My 2 cents. - You also had an incomplete sentence
        i completel agree! - Vanessa
        Yes,and - bip
        My point is you need to get over yourself. - No one is misinformed.
        THANKS! Wish I'd said that! - Rachel
        And i'll bet a lot of them have CMT behind their name. nm - nm
        You're probably right lol... - Bip
        That's exactly how I learned. Trained by people who knew - Wannie
        It's not about you. - bip
        Actually from what - Rachel
        She can also take the classes and then she may or may not - Wannie
        also - bip
        You might also want to refer.. - bips
        Did you not have anything left to learn when you finished - Wannie
        Common sense... - bip
        I work for a national. Never took any classes. Got - Wannie
        Someone (probably your - Rachel
        Would you not be upset if someone that you didn't know, - wannie
        Heck yes! Tell her like it is!! - SM
        I did not beat anyone down. sm - bip
    - Nursing to MT - GC from NC
    - You are the exception to the rule, isn't fair to make people think ANYONE can do it. nm - deb
      - Actually she is not the - Rachel
      - I didn't indicate that anyone can do it. I simply - wannie
- From the sounds of the gripes on this board anyone - in the medical field has a good shot of doing this
  - I can't say I agree with - Z
    - I did it. Believe it or not, in nursing school, we also were taught - wannie
    - nursing to MT is - Wendy
- Heck no! Your nursing definitely helps in this job, but you still need - MT training. Expect a BIG pay cut! nm
  - I make 2-3 times what I made as a nurse. nm - wannie
    - MT on the side - Michelle
  - I make more as an MT than I did as a nurse... - jenn
    - You are blessed, for sure! :) nm - Life Is Good!

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