There are a lot of factors that weigh into it

Posted By: IMO on 2007-01-06
In Reply to: Is MT a decent job based on pay #s I see here? And how is outsourcing affecting pay? - amelia

I was a single mother for years and supported my children and myself with my income. Don't get me wrong, we were not living lavishly but I survived minus government assistance and very, very minimal child support.

I think it just depends on who you are working for and how ambitious you are.

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Is MT a decent job based on pay #s I see here? And how is outsourcing affecting pay? - amelia
- If you really want it, then it will be worth it! - Camry
- Lots of stress and long hours doing MT especially - sm -
  - Or not so much stress or long hours, decent pay - LK
  - You make the most sense of many, many people - clhmt
    - Tookus = lol sm - luv2type
- There are a lot of factors that weigh into it - IMO
  - forgot to add - that I make
- There is a lot of offshoring and more countries - well
  - You'll need to work 2 jobs at home to be able to live on MT. Or have a spouse + your income. Best - MT pay is still in-house. nm
    - It takes a while to break into the field - ebbie

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It depends on a lot of factors.

I charge 13.5 cpl, but I do everything digitally. I do not pick up tapes or print out documents. If I did, my rate would be much higher. I also have a very long TAT. For shorter TATs, I charge more. Also, consider your cost of living. If you live in a high-cost area, you should charge more.

Good luck.

It depends on what similar factors are
important to you. If you are interested in medicine, then maybe medical coding would work for you (Andrews has a program in this). If you are interested in transcription,then maybe general or legal transcription. If you just want to work at home with a flexible schedule, maybe Alpine Access or something similar.

No real average. Too many factors.
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