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10.5 cents or more? - ANONYMOUS

Posted: Feb 13, 2012

would like to leave MMODAL, but don't know where I can get transcription pay of over 10.5 CPL. Before pay cuts, was getting over 12 cpl.

Know of any such MTSO or other places? Otherwise, will just stick with MMODAL!

reply - Mattie

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I would definitely advise you to stay put. Although you may not be happy there, you would be lucky to get anything over 8 cpl. Lots of the companies are going as low as 7 cpl and that is for MTs who are very experienced.

A question for you, does M*Modal ever hire for straight transcription only?

Good luck with your decision.

10.5 cents or more - MT

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It's not always the cents per line that matter. I make 8 cents per line for one of my jobs and make $20 to $40 per hour. It all depends on the account. Don't be so quick to "stay put" in a crappy job just because you can say you get paid a decent cents per line rate. It doesn't matter if the dictations are crap and you don't have work.

It all just depends... - justme

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Am making 10/cpl with MickeyMouseModal but took a part time job with a different company at 8/cpl and averaged more because the jobs were waaaaay easier. AND I wasn't being punished for looking things up, or going to the bathroom, or this, or that, or the other thing, ad infinitum.

Would be happy with 8/cpl - MTWonder

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Please send email with where I could make 8/cpl. MT with 24 years and barely making minimum wage. Thank you!

I agree. - sm

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I have 2 accounts. One I make 8 cpl and average $20/hour. I am only assigned 2 accounts, about 20 doctors total. Work is easy and stress-free.

I have another account that pays 10 cpl, but I transcribe for 3 different large hospital, hundreds of doctors, different accounts specs for each, etc. I average $12/hour. I only keep this job so when my other account gets slow I have something for backup. Otherwise, I am much happier with my 8 cpl job.

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