You'll need to work 2 jobs at home to be able to live on MT. Or have a spouse + your income. Best
Posted By: MT pay is still in-house. nm on 2007-01-06
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Great choice for work-at-home jobs
I'm a physical therapist and an MT as well, not bad for a part-time job, plus you have to stay at home; although you are not going to earn as much as you do as RN. Working indirectly with the patient is as exciting as working directly with them. Good Luck!!
2nd income MT at home
Does anyone out there do home transcription in the evenings as a second income? I am looking to type about 15 hours a week at home with nonspecific hours. I was wondering if anyone else is doing this or if there is even an opportunity for that available. Thanks!
Kristy
2nd income MT home
I do. I work full-time and part-time from my home. I work 12-20 hours per week for my part-time job mostly in the evenings. Is is possible.
Search the net by city and state. Many jobs/services out there that you'll never see here or on
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jobs at home for newbies?
I just wondered before I begin training, how hard is it for someone just out of MT training to get work at home?
No jobs for At-Home grads
I completed the At-Home course last Nov with a 95% GPA, and I still have not landed a job. I have sent out so many resumes and emails that I have lost count.
I even sent At-Home a letter asking if they would help me out, but their only response was that most MT's seek employment through the Internet; that's it. I don't know what they mean by 'graduate assistance.'
I have discovered through other MT message boards that the majority of At-Home grads cannot even get their foot in the door because of the lack of training/education. Even employers have posted statements that they too don't hire At-Home grads. If I don't find work soon I may have to study again with one of the top '3' schools that I've heard so much about.
I would never recommend this school to anyone!
JOBS??Home Based
Hi I was wondering if anybody could help me?? I am interested in finding a home-based medical Transcriptionist position. I have experience in transcription and am enrolled in a transcription course. Any leads would be wonderfully appreciated. Thanks. Jackie
Agree with poster below. And we have way too many MTs and not enough jobs, especially for at-home
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Still lots of in-house jobs on the big job search sites. The at-home US MT is going the way
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You might be able to work at home.
You might be able to work at home if you are successful in passing their course.
Look carefully at schools before you sign up. Andrews and M-Tec both have high graduation rates and their students get jobs easily. They are worth the money.
They are both approved by AHIMA and AAMT, provide personalized instruction with experienced CMT instructors, and have a proven track record. They provide more and that is why they cost more.
Don't try to save money by going with the cheapest school you can find. You'll end up spending twice as much in the long run. You'll spend for books and materials, for references, and in lost time on the job, and you may end up being unemployed for months looking for a job.
I went to CS and work at home, but...
I went to Career Step and had 2 job offers from national companies within a week of graduating. Both of these jobs were to work at home. While I had no trouble finding work, if I had to do it all over again I would have gone to Andrews or M-TEC. Getting feedback from an instructor as compared to just checking your own work would have been invaluable!
I work from home for pvt mds plus....sm
4 days a week I work for private mds from home, and at least 16-20 hours a week for a nat'l also from home.
new mt...need at home work
I am a new MT.....and only a few credits shy of my Associate Degree in Medical Office Specialist field. I am looking for a transcription job that I can do at home. I have 3 small children and would like to be at home with them. If anyone has any info on starting transcription at home, please feel free to post. Thanks so much!!!
work at home
Do not buy anything. Anyone that wants money for you to work is a SCAM! What are you trained in, MT??
Work at home?
You can get hired after completing a local college program, but it all depends on the college and how local employers view it. Most programs focus on entry-level skills and few employers have entry-level jobs and the time to train people who should have gotten that training in school.
It's very unlikely that you'll be able to even apply at a national service to work from home because they require at least 2 years experience in acute care dictation. They make exceptions for grads of certain schools, like Andrews and M-Tec, because those grads don't have entry-level skills--they look like they have 2 years experience already. They also know those grads have a good chance at making a success of the job.
Ask your instructors which employers will hire you. Ask the employers NOW if they'll hire you. Don't settle for vague promises. If they can't refer you to actual students who got jobs, then cut your losses now and find a better school.
You can find a local job typing for doctors offices, but you'll have to work at it. With your background, you might be able to break into it by getting a job as a medical secretary.
Definitely more jobs available to those that want to work in-house somewhere. Any services local
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Work at home or in house
What is the difference in training for the two? Can a person be trained in one and then go into the other right from the start.
Job Prospects after Course - Work at home
One more question..
How difficult it is to get a job working at home, after finishing an online course?
The MT training companies state they have a good sucess rate of employment at home right after finishing the course.
When I checked a couple of the hiring companies listed on their site, they stated you need previous experience working in a hospital.
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.
I work a split shift at home
I work 6 a.m. - 4 p.m. and take either two 1 hour breaks during that time or one 2 hour break, depending on what I need to get done during the day. Works out great.
If you have a spouse you can have extra
taken out of their check or you can pay estimated quarterly taxes. You can print the forms from IRS website. You pay quarterly but you don't do your taxes until January just like everyone else.
I'm not an IC, but my company only pays federal taxes and not state because they are in a tax-free state. The first couple of years I underestimated and got hit with a penalty, but after that just took the previous year wages and divided them per pay period to figure out how much extra to have taken out of DH check. We got back about $900 in state taxes the last 2 years, but I don't want to decrease what we have taken out because line counts fluctuate and DH is in a commissioned position so his check fluctuates too. I'd rather be over than under.
Try to get a job in a hospital. Don't try to work at home for a few years of doing this full-tim
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Is your coding work done from home? I have heard it was very difficult sm
to get coding work at home, you have to go to work for a company somewhere. Has this changed? I know coders are always needed, but we don't have any openings locally for at-home coding. TIA.
Sorry you are wrong --you can have spouse overwithold
If you have joint income the IRS does not care where the tax comes from (either partner), as long as it is paid. You can take out a loan to pay your taxes or pay by Visa. They just want their money. I have done this for 18 years and I do know what I am talking about. When I was married I always had my husband over withold and so we never paid quarterly taxes. After you do your schedule C to see what your "NET" income is after deductions you add that onto your husband's should you be married and then you pay your taxes on that plus if you owe for social security taxes. If he holds enough out to pay for your SS tax, that is also fine. All they want is for the bottom line of taxes to be paid. If you don't believe me go to an accountant as I have suggested to get you started. Also if you have held out too much, they will refund to you even though the money was held from his checks and not yours. This is no different than if you were both employees working and filing a joint return, you are basically your own employer, hence "independent contractor". You lump all income into one pot and pay the taxes. We even had to pay before but the penalty we had to pay was so little it was not worth it to me to do quarterly. At the end of the year the IRS just wants their fair share or unfair share shall we say. Again that is why I suggest when starting out you get information from the "experts" as it is money well spent. Good luck. Patti
If you're young and don't HAVE to work from home, then working in-house
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If you are married and file jointly you can have your spouse
take out extra taxes and not have to worry about paying estimated taxes. I've been doing it for 2 years and this works well for us. Budgeting is an issue for us, so this way we don't have to worry about it, it comes out of his check and we even got a little back this year.
Unless you can work in-house somewhere, I feel the at-home MT who can make good money is a
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If you'll check the company board you'll find
they have been talked about several times recently. They are an Indian company and no one has had anything good to say about them.
You'll just come to trust yourself as you go. You'll stop replaying the
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Income
Good morning! When I started out in transcription, I made $7.69/hour plus some incentives. With the increase in my speed and the nice incentive plan at that hospital, I was bringing home about $900 every 2 weeks, which was pretty good for a single mother in the area I live. Well, that was 12 years ago! I currently average about $18-20/hour getting 9 cpl, which I'm very happy with. When I took my first remote position working from home, I was 5 years into my career and made only 6.5 cpl. We all have to start somewhere. I gradually worked my way up from the 6.5 cpl to 9 cpl, so that might be the case for you. I make a comfortable living. I love this career. It's rewarding and challenging at times, which keeps it from being monotonous. My older sister went to Career Step (awesome school) and was hired right out of school working from home, has been doing this 3 years now. My younger sister is now taking the Career Step course after being a nurse for years. My mother just got her associates degree in office technologies at a local college at the age of 60 (GO MOM!) and is going to do coding at the local hospital after she completes an extra couple of courses she's taking in coding on the side. She absolutely hated the transcription course and said I could take my job and put it where the sun don't shine! lol It's a family affair! :)
Good luck to you Rowena!
What is the range of income for MTs?
Hi there, I am a student at the moment, taking an advanced medical transcription course. I plan to work from my home either for online transcription companies or contract myself out from home for doctors. I am just wondering if anyone can tell me the income range and potential for this line of work. I know you either get paid by the line or by the word but how much per line or word, starting at and approximate maximum wage.
supplement my income?
thanks for your positive advice. I just want to make sure I will make a decent amount of money doing it part- time to supplement my income before I spend time and money on an online course. Also I noticed a lot of places will only hire with experience. How about freelancing so I can work for myself? Do a lot of mt's do that? Can you work at your own pace and make your own hours doing MT? that would be important. is it true that the rate received per line goes up with the amount of experience you have? that would make a low starting rate not so bad.
No, that's not why. You pay 39% in taxes because you have a high income.
The actual percentage is only 15.9% for medicare and social security taxes as a self-employed person. That percentage is what people are referring to when they say self-employed people pay "double" taxes.
Whoa..how much can you make on eBay before you DO need to file taxes on that income?
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Where do you live?
Just wondering where you live because a hospital that I applied at is looking for someone.
I don't live where the hospital is looking - sm
I actually have two hospitals to recruit for - one in NY and one in Maryland. I will have another soon in Minnesota after I fly up there on Wednesday to find out their needs and look at the surrounding area. These would be for people wanting to relocate. Relocation would be paid.
What state do you live in??
nm
where the heck do you live?
Are you an RN? Even in podunk the salary for an RN is nearly 30 an hour, and the traveling nurses get more plus paid rent and utilities.
I don't mind saying where I live.
I live in Granbury, TX. If thats nowhere near you then they probably wouldn't even bother w/ me, right? If you live around here, let me know, if not then let me know too. Thanks for helping!!!!!
Words to live by...
Thanks so much for the info!!!! I love discovering how to make my life "easier" and to have someone give so freely of the knowledge they have obtained over years of experience. It is very helpful. Thank you!!!!
It does matter where you live
as well as all the other things mentioned in other posts. That said, Meg is obviously new to the profession and does not understand that by charging 6 cpl directly to the doctors offices you/she/whoever would be doing all MTs a disservice and contributing to the decline of our compensation. I am on the other side of the country, but the rates here are typically charged by the gross line at about 12-14 cpl, which translates to a couple of cents higher for 65-character lines. Even if you are working for a service 6 cpl is low, although admittedly not much lower than what is average these days, but take into consideration that you are not having to fight to attain and keep accounts, and all that goes with that end of it, and are doing only the transcribing and what goes into producing the actual reports. Services are charging hospitals even more than the rates I mentioned above, to the tune of about 21-23 cpl. (which also varies and is based on several factors).
Still plentiful jobs in MT if you want to do it in-house. Lots of jobs
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Vanessa - noticed you live in NC....can I ask where, as I do and might be able to help nm
do you live close to anyone who transcribes for a living?
Maybe you can find a mentor who can help you out. It is very hard to get into this field. It would be beneficial if you could find someone to QA your work for you.
any new graduates live in Orange County California.
From what I gather, and remember as I was in your shoes 15 years ago, to get a job is tough. Are new graduates interested in working in externship program and a more experienced transcriptionist's residence for maybe 6-7 cents per line??? I have been pondering this and would appreciate any feedback.
20$ an hour?!!! I couldn't make this as a nurse where I live! You are VERY blessed! nm
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I think I'll be done in about ....
2 months, give or take. I'm in good ol' Texas :)
You'll get there!!
I just wanted to let you know that it is possible for a new MT to get a job with a national company. I did it, and I just graduated in December. Just keep putting out those resumes and testing. It will happen!! God bless!
Julia
Thank you! I'll let her know that!:-)...nm
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I'll say hello!
Hello!
I'm actually quite new here too. Still trying to get used to the software. :-)
And i'll bet a lot of them have CMT behind their name. nm
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