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Posted: Nov 18th, 2019 - 11:36 pm In Reply to: How do I get started? - Heather

But before I get to that... I actually went to school for cancer registry and finished everything but the practicum, and then realized I really didn't like it. Plus, I would have had to relocate to take a job.

Onward. Here's a way to find out whether you even have an aptitude for transcription, i.e. whether you can make the ears-to-fingers connection successfully. I'm not posting a link because that can be problematic on this board. Google Crowdsurf, read the instructions, and apply to take the test. If you pass, you can start transcribing short audio clips. It's a pretty rudimentary platform and it doesn't pay very well, but it's a good way, again, to see whether you have the basic skills needed for transcription.

And no, I don't get any kind of bonus for referring people.

I am a mostly-retired medical transcriptionist with 47 years of experience and a formal CMT credential, and when I left my last acute care job, I was not even making minimum wage, mostly because the work had dried up, but they had also cut our pay. I've heard things have only gotten worse there in the intervening years. So I agree with the recommendation NOT to try to become an MT, for all the reasons the other folks have mentioned, but also the fact that newbies have to compete for the remaining few jobs with experienced MTs who have been at it for decades.

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How do I get started? - Heather (Views: 1003, 2019-11-15, 11:34 am)
- I promise you this is NOT something you want to get into. - There is so much to say about it SM (Views: 1160, 2019-11-15, 11:41 am)
  - Well that's discouraging - Heather Mortensen (Views: 803, 2019-11-15, 11:49 am)
    - I'm sorry, but it's all true. Read this board. Many, many - stories of poor wages, people who cant SM (Views: 785, 2019-11-15, 11:58 am)
    - To Heather - Check Indeed (Views: 891, 2019-11-15, 11:59 am)
      - MT - bj (Views: 755, 2019-11-18, 8:50 am)
        To Heather - No, no, no (Views: 747, 2019-11-18, 2:28 pm)
    - To Heather - see message (Views: 683, 2019-11-16, 4:21 pm)
- I wouldn't recommend medical s/m - Anon (Views: 712, 2019-11-15, 12:46 pm)
  - Run from MT work - Horrible job (Views: 735, 2019-11-15, 12:53 pm)
    - MT jobs - I have said this before, (Views: 836, 2019-11-15, 12:55 pm)
    - This OP - can she type? sm (Views: 669, 2019-11-17, 10:42 am)
- Thanks for the reality check - Heather (Views: 857, 2019-11-15, 5:13 pm)
  - Uber is good, a lot of call for that, and Door Dash or any - food delivery is good. nm (Views: 587, 2019-11-15, 5:27 pm)
    - Work from home away from home...lol - Great suggestions (Views: 697, 2019-11-16, 6:59 pm)
    - Uber IS Good - MT/UBER (Views: 436, 2019-11-23, 3:04 am)
      - Uber - sm (Views: 471, 2019-11-23, 3:36 am)
        I THANK YOU - MT/UBER (Views: 530, 2019-11-23, 6:18 am)
  - might check into ratracerebellion.com for - at home work nm (Views: 631, 2019-11-15, 9:35 pm)
  - Reality check - for sure (Views: 688, 2019-11-16, 2:16 am)
- Cancer Registry - A real job (Views: 1115, 2019-11-16, 8:09 am)
  - lol - nm (Views: 680, 2019-11-16, 10:40 am)
    - I really object to you laughing at my - Career...58K...laugh if you like (Views: 765, 2019-11-16, 6:55 pm)
      - Wah. Object all you like. You're pimping it every chance you get. - Didnt you get so offended and huffy before SM (Views: 933, 2019-11-16, 7:28 pm)
        Can't help it when a person is asking - For help...it is too logical (Views: 529, 2019-11-18, 1:49 am)
      - cancer registry -- next on the automated, send to India - list NM (Views: 747, 2019-11-16, 9:03 pm)
        Could be...meanwhile getting paid - To do a real job (Views: 575, 2019-11-17, 5:37 am)
      - Yes you are on this board. lol Why bother sticking your nose here? - have to wonder (Views: 725, 2019-11-16, 10:19 pm)
        You people are real gems - There is a good reason MT was sent home (Views: 583, 2019-11-17, 5:33 am)
  - I thought you needed an associates degree to do that. - wannabe nm (Views: 708, 2019-11-16, 10:55 am)
    - Yes or Cancer Registry management course...just - 60 community college hours (Views: 618, 2019-11-16, 6:54 pm)
  - Can't think of a more depressing job - nm (Views: 464, 2019-11-17, 7:24 am)
    - You have to realize you are contributing - To research and survival (Views: 611, 2019-11-18, 1:46 am)
      - Depressing job. - sm (Views: 540, 2019-11-18, 7:14 am)
- I sent you an email - OHMT (Views: 799, 2019-11-16, 10:49 am)
  - I really - hope this email (sm) (Views: 678, 2019-11-16, 3:32 pm)
    - Absolutely not! - OHMT (Views: 566, 2019-11-16, 4:24 pm)
      - It's true - Heather (Views: 616, 2019-11-16, 10:00 pm)
- Don't do it ... - sm (Views: 603, 2019-11-16, 9:48 pm)
  - Was told years ago (back in the 90s) that there would always - be a need for editors as the (Views: 989, 2019-11-17, 7:34 am)
    - The purpose of AI is to elilminate editing - sm (Views: 700, 2019-11-17, 11:25 am)
      - It already - is in some cases. (Views: 753, 2019-11-17, 1:06 pm)
        Agree with your comment - about needing a credit card (Views: 735, 2019-11-17, 3:24 pm)
        People do not pay - their bills (sm) (Views: 763, 2019-11-17, 3:31 pm)
        People do not pay their bills - I agree (Views: 637, 2019-11-17, 4:55 pm)
        Insurance rarely pays in full - Many many people do not pay (Views: 798, 2019-11-18, 8:52 pm)
        Yes, they are. I worked as a bill collector in the 80s, failure to pay - medical bills is not a new issue, nm (Views: 483, 2019-11-19, 12:23 pm)
        Most surgeries are unnecessary. People go to the - doctor for the stupidest (Views: 505, 2019-11-17, 6:57 pm)
        People go to the doctor - Anon (Views: 563, 2019-11-17, 7:53 pm)
      - I hope it's not "elilminated" that soon lol - nm (Views: 489, 2019-11-17, 4:21 pm)
        Our hospital went voice rec, no editors 6 years ago - Large hospital with med school (Views: 562, 2019-11-18, 8:56 pm)
- Other (non-medical) transcription... - Still cranky, still on the beach
  - I also went - through a coding course. sm (Views: 477, 2019-11-24, 8:57 am)
    - Survey taking is not as big a money-making deal as it's - advertised to be, or easy. SM (Views: 564, 2019-11-24, 9:27 am)
- Never in my wildest dreams... - Heather (Views: 626, 2019-11-19, 12:24 am)
  - Try practicing typing something you hear and see how you like it - sm (Views: 479, 2019-11-19, 11:49 am)
  - Welcome to - medical transcription. sm (Views: 719, 2019-11-19, 4:15 pm)
  - Don't let others discourage you. If you want to do it, do it. Some are still making money - sm (Views: 565, 2019-11-19, 4:36 pm)
    - Jobs like that are VERY scarce. - Still cranky, still on the beach (Views: 542, 2019-11-19, 6:21 pm)
      - yeah, and their coding course will go the same way - in the not too distant future NM (Views: 514, 2019-11-20, 7:41 pm)
    - Mmhmm - sm (Views: 850, 2019-11-20, 7:54 am)
      - Take a chill pill trouble maker. It would not matter what I had to say - you have to be a, sm (Views: 626, 2019-11-20, 5:02 pm)
        And this Heather - is what you need to read. (Views: 719, 2019-11-20, 6:33 pm)
        Wow! Your Last Statement Says It ALL! - ML (Views: 525, 2019-11-20, 7:11 pm)
        Your need for attention is unbelievable. If you would ignore - things like this, it would stop. SM (Views: 618, 2019-11-20, 8:55 pm)
        She is standing up for herself. Ignoring it is not going to make it stop. You - are the same person, sm (Views: 536, 2019-11-21, 8:36 am)
        LOL, too funny "WE ALL KNOW" You don't know who anyone is - on here. Get over yourself Miss Cleo. nm (Views: 529, 2019-11-21, 10:51 am)
        As you yourself have no idea who I am. Your posts are all the same, - that is how you are identified, sm (Views: 547, 2019-11-21, 12:59 pm)
        You don't know MY style of anything. But thanks for playing - try again once every 30 days. sm (Views: 541, 2019-11-21, 1:51 pm)
        I'm not to concern with who you are, just able to recognize your posts, silly game player - nm (Views: 418, 2019-11-21, 2:50 pm)
        I posted my statement as I did because I know who you are. ML's hater. - sm (Views: 538, 2019-11-21, 8:21 am)
        I have reported this individual to the moderator - ML (Views: 525, 2019-11-21, 11:05 am)
        it doesnt do any good to report someone. - they can just make another sign in (Views: 702, 2019-11-21, 2:41 pm)
        I cannot post anything without getting a no you didn't, or that's not possible, you'r - bunch of children, nm (Views: 547, 2019-11-21, 2:52 pm)
  - Heather's Question - Anne (Views: 527, 2019-11-20, 1:43 am)
  - Well if you are needing money right away- this wouldnt work - You need to take a course - sm (Views: 434, 2019-11-20, 10:38 am)
- Here is a web site you might find useful - sm (Views: 643, 2019-11-19, 2:36 pm)
- getting started - groovy (Views: 480, 2019-11-21, 8:08 am)