9 Pennies A Line - WhatEver

Posted: Aug 13th, 2018 - 1:37 pm In Reply to: Depends on several things: sm - Lifer

Well, it seems from all the responses that 9 cents per line is not bad at all for transcription work these days, even though it's still being underpaid.

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Is this above or below mnimum wage? - WhatEver (Views: 636, 2018-08-12, 7:11 pm)
- Depends on how fast you type. Nm - StillAnMT (Views: 337, 2018-08-12, 9:17 pm)
  - Professional Typing Speed - WhatEver (Views: 606, 2018-08-12, 9:23 pm)
    - Have you done MT before? How many *lines* do you type per hour? - (at 65 characters per line, usually) (Views: 363, 2018-08-12, 11:44 pm)
      - line rate - Cheryl (Views: 413, 2018-08-13, 5:46 am)
        7 to 8 - nm (Views: 297, 2018-08-13, 5:55 am)
        more - like (Views: 325, 2018-08-13, 7:12 am)
        I am paid 6 cents a line and I do not work for N or M. - It is standard pay for (Views: 478, 2018-08-13, 10:35 am)
      - Don't Remember How Many Lines - WhatEver (Views: 363, 2018-08-13, 1:30 pm)
        Sorry -- I really, really, really - cannot believe (Views: 346, 2018-08-13, 2:55 pm)
        Whatever - WhatEver (Views: 279, 2018-08-14, 1:17 am)
        Yes, It's Possible - WhatEver (Views: 286, 2018-08-14, 1:47 pm)
        Well, as has been stated before by others, wpm is an essentially meaningless metric in MT. - sm (Views: 359, 2018-08-14, 2:43 am)
        That's Probably True - WhatEver (Views: 297, 2018-08-14, 1:59 pm)
- Depends on several things: sm - Lifer (Views: 434, 2018-08-13, 12:23 pm)
  - 9 Pennies A Line - WhatEver
  - Good Answer - WhatEver (Views: 364, 2018-08-14, 1:48 pm)
    - You're welcome, WhatEver! nm - Lifer (Views: 235, 2018-08-15, 7:15 pm)