Varies widely. see msg
Posted By: JoV on 2006-06-21
In Reply to: average rate - sherri
most prices are per 65 char. Such as you type a report and the total character count is divided by 65 to get a "line count." May or may not include spaces. Some accounts are better than others. For instance, if you can get a job where you do the same doctors over and over again, your line count per hour (therefore your wages) will increase substantially over an account where you are working with many different doctors and many different report types. The amount of ESL doctors you are working on also will affect your line count, especially as a beginning. I hear most newbies are paid somewhere around 6 cpl, although I also hear many experienced MT's are hovering around 6-8 cpl. However, as said, on an account with American dictators, much repetition, you could be paid 6 cpl and make more than an account paid with no spaces, different docs all over the place and many ESL at 8 cpl. Feel free to email me if you have any further questions regarding this or need any more clarification. Good luck with your job search.
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It varies greatly. Some companies pay per line. I've seen as low as
2.5 cpl and as high as 7 cpl. Some companies pay by the hour, most in the $10 to $15 range. You'll find exceptions in each case, but this is a ballpark amount.
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