Anyone Do This For A Living

[mommyenterprises]

Anyone on the boards actually make money at home doing medical transcription?

[suxessful]

I see alot of medical transcription jobs on the internet and have not heard of anybody actually working for any of them. The internet is such a scary place anymore with all the scams. If anybody runs across a legit company (medical transcription) let me know. Thanks!

[WorkAtHomeSpace]

I have come across several people who do MT at home and are successful. (on other boards)

[sharondavis]

Yes, there are whole communities that are just for MT's. It's definitely a real job and a good opportunity. The thing is, you have to get the specialized training that is required. Also, many employers require MT's to work onsite for a period of time (sometimes 1-2 years or more) before they will allow them to work from home.

[silverman88]

This is a job that is very competitive due to the global market. On top of that, there are new technologies in speech recognition that make medical transcription less in demand. There are even some software where you get the audio recording and just send it to a software program and it automatically transcribes much of it.

[numbers girl]

I am finishing a course at Med Workshops at the end of the year and will be starting mentored internship then. I chose Med Workshops because they offer mentored internship and a guaranteed job offer. I've heard from other MT's that while the pay can be good, it is REALLY hard to get a job directly out of school unless you have an internship. There really is money to be made at this--I've seen some of the checks.

[kategeorge]

Hi,
Transcription Business is growing like anything.In fact ,today most of the people are interested in going for transcription business over any other BPO jobs.Today Transcription Companies have also grown like mosses but to get into the Best company or build up the best company is really difficult.One has to first of all maintain a quality work.Only this quality is responsible for attracting customers.Only the Company name is not responsible for attracting the customers in fact customers in this line are attracted by the quality of work they get.
Thanks.

[SoyliciousGlow]

I've been a working MT for the past 16+ years from my home office. I went to a local vocational/technical college specifically for MT and have also taken college courses in medical terminology, pharmacology, and anatomy and physiology. My experience over the years has enabled me to acquire expertise in many different medical specialties and work types in both hospital and clinic settings.

Medical transcriptionists are expected to have a certain amount of working experience and possess the knowledge and skills necessary to perform their jobs in a timely manner in order to stay within the required turnaround times specified by the service owner and/or clients.

Over the years, there have been many, many changes in this industry that include offshore outsourcing and voice recognition technology.

In my opinion, for all my experience, knowledge and mad skills, the pay just isn't cutting it anymore and has been spiraling downward for a number of years.

I personally know experienced MTs who've thrown in the towel in the past few years because of the extreme difficulty in being able to earn a decent living from it anymore.

Remember, this is just my own experience and opinion on the subject. I'm sure there are others who would tend to disagree and/or have different experiences with the industry. We all have our own personal opinions and expectations; I'm just stating my own.

That being said, when I started this career 16+ years ago, my expectation was to become a valued professional at what I do over the years rather than it turning out pretty much just the opposite..

On a positive note, the up-and-coming new MTs who've never experienced "the good old days," have nothing with which to compare the present situation - so they'll probably be pretty happy with working as an MT these days. I think it's just a lot of us "old-timers" who are disenchanted and disgruntled with the way things have evolved in the industry because we were there when the work was good and plenty and the pay lucrative. Now? Not so much...not like it used to be...

I'm never one to complain and just sit back and not do anything about a bad situation, though, so that's why I looked into other career options and have been building my other home business, which is a breath of fresh air and a joy to be doing.

Now that my post has inadvertently become somewhat of a novel, I will end it here lol Best wishes to all :)

[sharondavis]

Thanks for the post. It's unfortunate that you've experienced such a downturn in the MT field, especially after investing so much into it. It's great though that you took the positive steps to start a business. Sounds like it's turning out well for you!

[mare0125]

I've been doing Corporate and Legal transcription from home for about 7 years now. Up until last year, I was working for two different companies, but because of the recession, I was let go by one of them. I am now only working for one company, which can be tough when they're slow and they don't have any work for you. In a good week, I can make $500. I'm trying to get another company lined up to type for, but I know some of them don't pay well, and when I first started out in this business, I found a couple that didn't pay at all! (There's a company out there in Maryland who still owes me about $800, but I've since decided to just let it go...)
Is there anybody else out there that does the same type of transcription that I do? I also do timecoding for TV shows and movies.