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AVERAGE LINES PER MONTH - LaLa

Posted: Sep 17, 2010

Hello,

Can someone tell me how many lines per month should the average transcriptionist be able to do.

Thanks

too many other factors - docs, system, acct specifics, etc. SM - noclue

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some accounts I run high around 2000 a day, others cannot get past 600.

that is based on a constant supply for 8 hours. good luck with just that.

lines per month - cindy

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Good luck getting honest answers or any at all. I do anywhere from 10,000 to 20,000 every 15 days. I had asked this question before, wanting to compare what I did to other people, as I feel like this is a high line count and always a much higher count than the other girls who type for the orthopaedic office I work for. I work well over 40 hours a week though. Someone actually had the nerve to tell me that they typed 18,000 to 22,000 in one 40 hour week. Of course, I am positive this person was blowing smoke up my ***! How many lines do you do a month?

I think that was me, Cindy. The numbers are right - Skilled MT

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for a 14-day pay period, or 80 hours. Not 40 hours. I searched and found I did say that and apologize for the mistake. I've corrected that statement so it doesn't confuse others. I have posted those numbers accurately before for people trying to find out what others are producing, and they are comparable to production claimed by others here. Others at my work are producing more, and I'm afraid many are producing less.

Please note, though, that my production goals, mentioned below, are met WITHIN a 40-hour work week, never require overtime, and on good days allow me to walk away with less than 8 hours at the keyboard.

LaLa, I do a mix of transcribing and editing but these days am doing a lot more transcribing, making the higher end of that range too hard to meet consistently. I'm not a kid any more. My company's second-highest incentive tier, an additional $0.015 for all lines typed, kicks in at just over 9500 lines per week, so 9550 is my weekly goal right now, or 19,100 per pay period. When I get a lot more editing again, though, my goal will move to the $0.02 per line incentive tier that kicks in at just over 11,000 lines per week.

But as NoClue says, figures vary widely according to the work being done. You need to compare with others at your company doing the same work you are.

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