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[ In Reply To ..]I understand that $10 per 15 minutes of sound may seem generous, but the average MT (not super fast, not super slow) transcribes 15-18 minutes per hour. If it takes you 15 minutes to transcribe an hour of dictation, you will be making $10 per hour.
where did you get that statistic i think it is wrong - omg
[ In Reply To ..]nm
That's the one I've always heard ... - Anon again
[ In Reply To ..]The statistic I've always heard is it takes 3-4 hours to transcribe 1 hour of recording. When I did general transcription that is what it normally took me, and I'm a fast transcriptionist, unless it was an incredibly clear tape and they spoke slowly, then maybe 2-3 hours.
Nope, it is correct - sm
[ In Reply To ..]It takes 3 to 4 times the length of the dictation to transcribe it. That is an average, too, so when you consider bad recordings that are slow and good that go faster, the times average out to 3-4x.
If an MT takes 2x or longer, that is a slow MT.
It is correct - MT headed
[ In Reply To ..]The reason I know is because I had an MT job where we were paid by minute (base plus incentive). The level 3 MTs had a minimum requirement of 120 minutes per 8 hour day, which is 15 minutes per hour. I'm not super fast but I usually did between 16-17 minutes per hour (128-136 minutes a day). Our manager always said that the rule of thumb for transcription was 3 times the length of the dictation. We loved getting the "windbags" who hemmed and hawed because it helped our minutes, but hated getting the 1:00 or 2:00 in length reports.
Confused: Average is 3-4x (I agree), but 2x is "slow"? - For me, that would be fast.
[ In Reply To ..]I used to do up to about 20 minutes of dictation per hour when straight typing, so 3x. If it was 2x, that would mean I could do 30 minutes of dictation per hour.
Oops! Sorry! - Need coffee!
[ In Reply To ..]Sorry, I wrote that just after waking up. I was still out of my mind.
2x is quite good. 3x to 4x is fine for an experienced MT.
Sigh.
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