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Question on pay rate... - suz
Posted: Nov 24, 2009
Anybody ever work for a company that pays per minute of dictation? If so, what is the average pay and is it even worth it to work for a company that pays this way?
In my experience - onemore
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I have found that a good way for you to calculate your time is 3-4 minutes of your time per audio minute for a good speaker and sound quality and 6-8 minutes your time for multiple speakers or not so good quality. Take this into consideration and calculate what they pay per audio minute and figure the calculations. Hope this helps.
pay - old mt
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