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I manage to get almost 20,000 lines per pay period typing.

Posted By: transcender on 2005-08-13
In Reply to: Oh-one more thing... - Unhappy Transcender

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11,000 lines per pay period. nm

12,000 lines per pay period
It's a pretty strict requirement for all full-time MTs to make their lines in order to remain full-time and keep benefits. Obviously, if there are valid circumstances that prevent you from making your 12,000 lines, they are very understanding. They will help everyone in any way they can.
20,000 lines a pay period would be wonderful.
I'm lucky to get 10,000 to 12,000.
12,000 lines per pay period to be considered SE...nm
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12,000 lines/pay period not 1200
I'm sure it was a typo, and I'm not picking on anyone, but I just want to clarify that it is 12,000 lines per pay period that is required of an SE which is roughly 1200 lines a day.  Hope this helps! 
1200 lines/pay period?? nm
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1200 lines a pay period

The requirement for direct deposit is 14,000 lines a pay period CONSISTENTLY, so in breaking it down over a 13-14 day period, a bit over 1,000 lines a day -- hope you can brush up on you math too


I meant to say 12,000 lines per pay period (nm)
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For FT it is 11000 lines per pay period.
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22,000 lines per pay period, 4 years. nm
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10,000 to 12,000 lines per pay period/8 months
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20,000 to 22,000 lines per pay period - 9 months (nm)

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11,000 lines per 2 week period. nm

12,000 lines per pay period for FT status
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it is 12,000 lines per pay period for FT status...
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Well above 12K lines a pay period HOORAY! nm.
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x number of lines per pay period. I have sm
insurance for myself and husband and it runs right at 200 a pay period but it is fantastic insurance. It has only gone up once since 2003 when I started working for Webmedx.
Insurance way too high. 12,000 lines per pay period.
All they offer are the few days of PTO. That does not include sick days or personal days and if you take a holiday off you will also have to use PTO to get paid for it, only pay for holidays if you work um.

My friend told me that there is no way she will be able to make the minimum line requirement after being switched to a VA account. She also said that on a whole their accounts are lousy and QA is very inconsistent.


I think its 6000 lines per pay period and 20 hours.....but
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Is there anyone working for Keystrokes that has not been able to get 12,000 lines per pay period? sm
If so, how is that handled by the company?
10,0001 lines per pay period for FT with benefits. nm

I'm fulltime IC, need to get 10,000 lines per pay period, believe parttimers need 5000 per pay
period.  They've been very flexible with me, as long as I get in the required lines by the end of the pay period.  We use DQS platform, which is user friendly, but I don't think it's as easy to get lines as on some of the other platforms, I think because of the way it counts them.  DSG is a good fit for me, always treated me fairly, pay is on time. 
Had you worked for them very long? How many lines were you averaging each pay period?
That is terrible.  I am so sorry to hear that.  Best of luck to you in your new job.
6000 lines per pay period (2-weeks) and 20 hours per week that is
Just clarifying.
Are lines easy to get, more typing than
filling in demographics?  Are sound files good overall?  How strict are they on schedule - are they rigid or can you have a little flexibility. 
Full time empoyee status only -- 1000 lines/day, 10,000 per pay period.

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so, you are saying if a person is not typing 1600 lines, KS is coming down on them???
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Blue Cross medical,Guardian dental, Spectera vision, 10,001 lines per pay period. sm
Cost per pay period for single coverage is $94.36, $1.68 vision, $7.06 dental.  Hope this helps.     
15,000 lines per pay period. 8 years with KS, 6 years on this account! nm
Not going anywhere else!
How you manage the 2 ??
Spose it could be ez to edit some and then type some back and forth. So youre actually making two salaries, sounds like a fantastic idea!
How did you manage that?
Just curious. I work 1 weekend day, prefer having a day off during the week, but doesn't seem fair that others have to work weekends, and you don't.
You would have to gross over $400 a day M-F. How exactly do you manage this?
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If they are great, that must mean they manage well,
and if they manage well, I'm thinking they won't over-hire just because loads of resumes come in. 
For $50K a year, I'd bet you'd manage a lot more

than a couple of accounts! I know several MT supes, and they are run ragged! And they don't make anything near $50K, so I am kind of skeptical about that quote. I would bet more in the $30K range. And the logic the companies use for the pay cut from MTing? That's its a guaranteed pay rather than production. I have never heard of an MT supe making that much!


Hey if anyone can MANAGE three jobs
I wouldn't want to manage in this profession if it was the last job on earth.  I'd go on public assistance first!  This profession has made a turn for the worse.  So, I think it is pretty sad that someone needs three jobs to stay afloat.  I guess I have a different perspective on things, but I am just an MT and have never managed anyone or anything other than my household!   Business 






I sure hope they manage it better than
Honestly, they went through in-house staff faster than I changed my socks. Hire and fire was their motto for both in-house and remote transcriptionists. And talk about micromanage, well, that was a whole nuther story....
Can I manage this delicately?
I am an hourly QA at a company and because I am a high producer with a lot of bang for the buck I am given very little leeway for time off.  I generally don't pay attention to what other people do and mind my own business.  The problem is that a couple of my coworkers will send me IMs saying they are taking breaks, aren't feeling well and are leaving for an hour or two, their internet service is about to go out because of weather, pretend to lose internet connection if a stat comes in from an account they don't like, and on and on (yet they remain on private IMs).  They do not notify our supervisor and I am left holding the bag.  Our supervisor has no idea this is going on.  Is there any possible way that I can do something about this other than finding another job?  I am not a snoop and don't throw people under the bus, but this is so unfair. 
Who's going to manage their accts sm
while they're gone?  I already have enough trouble having to press this and press that to get through their phone menu when I have a simple question.  I'm glad they felt they need to give their STMs a trip, that must be where our Christmas gift went.
part-time IC is 5000/pay period and full time IC is 10,000 per pay period. Need to talk with
recruiter about cpl, I'm sure it varies with experience. 
When the work load is low how to you still manage to

You're here just like the rest of us.  Are you one of those that manages to work in addition to your 8 hour shift to get it when the work is low?


Any IC's who are single parents- How do you manage financially?
I want to try IC'ing but afraid to take the plunge!
I am a single parent of 2 and manage just fine as a SE, sm.
There is no special trick to it but I suggest before you do to write out a budget and make sure you are going to make enough to pay all your bills including a weekly amount for gas and groceries and have plenty of extra money for those unexpected expenses.  Also, remember as an IC or SE there is no insurance benefits so you have to be prepared for that for you and your kids.  You can do it!!!
There are companies that manage to make it work. OTI, for example. nm
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Doesn't matter how many companies you work for. I'd like to know how you manage to do this???
What kind of work do you transcribe?

How many hours a day do you work?

What kind of line rate do you get from the companies you work for?

How many lines you do an hour?

Do you work as an IC or employee?

I'm very interested in hearing how you manage 100,000/year.
Are you on straight typing or VR/typing?
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Maybe due to the people that manage Amherst. I think MQ would be a lot better off finding new people
up there with all the problems you hear about that office. Seems like something is very very wrong there.
1800 lines is easily achieved. I average 300-340 lines per hour. nm
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10 lines per minute = 1500 lines for 150 minutes - average. nm
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I average 1200-1400 lines per day with a national, and am only getting around 600-800 lines per day.
It's been this way since the day before Thanksgiving. I've been doing this for almost 30 years now, and more often than from Thanksgiving until the new year is the slowest time of the year. I have some months where I am swamped with up to 2000 lines per day. I stash that little extra money, and take advantage of a handful of extremely slow days this time of the year to actually cook dinner, decorate for Christmas, or do Christmas shopping. I actually anticipate this slow time every year and have grown to enjoy the breathing time. Any time I have attempted to pick up extra work with another company to supplement these slow times, the minute I get adjusted to the new accounts, etc. I have no time to finish all of my work because my full time job with national gets slammed again. Hang in there if you can, and hopefully your work will pick up significantly around New Years.
They work with you to make sure you get the lines required or the amount of lines you want...
I have never had a problem getting more work
Minimum lines for FT used to be 60,000 keystrokes a day, about 925 lines. Pay was good. Just not a
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