So how much can you expect to earn as a medical transcriptionist?

I know you go to hate this answer, but ... it depends. Medical Transcription is one of the fastest growing career and will in the coming years. This is good news!

Listen to this, after the U.S. Department of Labor in May 2005, statistics on medical transcription, wage-hour average was $ 14.36 and the average annual wage was $ 29,880. This is compared to the previous year, what good is also a job wages are falling.

The five top-paying states to Alaska, California, New Jersey, Massachusetts, and Nevada. Well, if you do not live in one of the five states, do not worry!

I live in Georgia and a lot more than the "average" of the DOL has listed and there's a good chance that you do it too! The payment starts at your first job (in practice, hospital, or an online service) is usually quite modest.

The good side is that many times you benefits such as paid leave and insurance. If the top salary monitor you choose to, just to be patient. Self MTS can earn significantly more than MT staff.

Of course, they must come from taxes and get their own insurance, either privately or through their spouse, but the opportunities are many!

MTS will be most of the line, for example, if you earn $ 0.10 per line, and you type 1000 lines, you'll earn $ 100

You can then either leave the word processor (Word or Word Perfect) tells you how many lines or, in some older programs that you need to get the words, then divide by 11 to the line count. Most line counts are obtained by dividing the number of words of 11, because a line is an average of 11 words in IT). The continuation is anywhere from as low as $ 0.05 per line (for beginners) to $ 0.14 per line and more. In my area the average is $ 0.08 to $ 0.12 per line.

Do not try a job where you are by the hour.

You will spend less money and you will be tempted to fast and can careless mistake, that's not good quality.

Also, a word of warning !!!!! OK, two words, be patient!

If this is your first time out, you feel like you the $ 2.00 per hour if your line and multiply by your rate, then how much time you spend in the input.

I remember sitting at the computer one night in tears because I just worked for 4 hours a tape transcription, and had earned a whopping $ 4.50 per hour! I thought: "I can not do it! It is not worth it!" It was sooooo frustrating!

But you know what to me to be so "slow"? It was not my writing speed (which by the way, you can www.careerstep.com, click the top link for "free typing tutor test", and it is time that you for a minute and give you feedback on your accuracy and result) ... it was to stop and the words every 30 seconds.

The quicker you learn the medical terms, the faster you will do your work, and the more you get paid. At the beginning it's difficult because you are not sure what the doctor says, and if there really is not, you must try to get a word you can not even begin to write.

If you use the word clearly, but do not know how to spell, you may have to stop and drag one of your books and look at the spelling, or if you have someone else edit your work you may have to write this is for that person to find. This all takes time. This is also where good books, good education (medical terminology for sure!), And a large medical spellchecker (which can be many misspelled words as you type) come in.

All these resources will increase your speed and your quality, which you will pay considerably! Just do not give up! You want to at first, I did too! And so many other MTS I have spoken to say the same thing.

They are in good company. But we are so glad that we do not give up, and you will too!

By the way, that the same band 4 hours today I would be about 45 minutes, which is approximately $ 27.00 per hour.

Copyright 2006 Trey Patrick

Sherrie Patrick is a mother of three who wants to be home as a medical transcriptionist. It has a free report for those who are more about a medical transcriptionist ... without the bull ... http://www.freeonlinemedicaltranscription.com