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Well if I could do 500 lines per hour, I would be making 35.00 an hour. sm

Posted By: jj on 2009-07-15
In Reply to: so what does 500 VR bring 4cent/line $20. pooh!! - .

nothing to sneeze at. More than fair for having a 2-year degree. Come on people, we are all acting like we expect 6-digit incomes! Whatev!


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think, people! If she does 250 lines/hour, same docs daily, will make $15/hour
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If that's $9.50 an hour, that would be just under 6.5 cpl at 150 lines an hour. nm
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making about $4/hour there
on Escription. I'd RUN!
Well I was making over $25 an hour...
in December before I started on VR. As of my last paycheck, I'm making $20.43 an hour and WORKING MORE HOURS and HARDER!!! So, yes, my pay has gone down because of it. And it is VERY STRESSFUL editing report after report after report. I guess I'll always be an old-school transcriptionist. Yes, I have to go with the flow, but it doesn't mean I have to like it.
If you are only making $10 an hour,
I only make 7 cpl with 3 years' experience, but because I work on an easy clinic account with easy docs for the most part (only 2 ESLs) I make between $18-20 an hour. Much better than your $10 an hour.

I think we get too caught up in line rates sometimes. Even at 10 cpl you aren't going to make much if it is a difficult account and you can only average 100-125 lph. I had 2 jobs paying 9 cpl and I quit them both for my 7 cpl job because I make a lot more money hourly at this job. To me, what I average hourly is more important to me than some cpl.
I don't have any problem making at least 30 an hour
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TIme it to see what you are making per hour. Bet you
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I'd jump on it as I think I'm making $10 an hour after sm
I made $30 an hour last year. The pay keeps getting lower with this home based MT work. VR is going to nail the coffin in for me. I'd jump on that job if I were you. I'm dealing with 300 doctors right now and nobody to ask a question. Just me wanting to shoot myself.
Well, then, I've been making $4.50 an hour lately

I was already looking for work when the bomb dropped.  Obviously its not where I belong unless I want to work for free.


I made 50k last year at Webmedx and worked my fanny off to get it.  I know that will never, ever happen again at this company.  I don't even recognize my job any more.


1800 lines is easily achieved. I average 300-340 lines per hour. nm
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$7/hour is pretty darn good, I was making
the MT inexperience, as the inexperienced is all they are able to hire. Seasoned MT's know better than to go there.
same way an employee making $8 an hour. Hold some back.
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Yes it is possible to double your lines. I cant type 460 lines an hour but I can get those with VR
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How many lines do you do an hour?
I type 350-400 and edit about 325-375.  What about you??
300 Lines An Hour
Very doubtful...What on earth account are you doing...There are several of us above and beyond experienced and familiar with DQS and no way can you produce that on a daily basis..Sorry Charley...Must be incognito staff..Rha Rha Rha
Wow ... 400+ lines per hour ... my hat's off to you :-) sm

If I sit and totally focus and make my fingers fly as fast as they can, I can do 400 lines in an hour ....... but just for that ONE hour.  After that, it's a law of diminishing returns.   I tried it one day ... 410 the first hour, 375 the next, then 310 ... and then it was nap time!  (smile)


I have thought about getting into QA at least part-time.  I have to do lots of stretching exercises and load up on Advil, or my tendinitis flares and then I can't do much of anything.


Thanks for validating what I said.  I wasn't trying to brag or anything -- maybe I came off wrong.    Maybe I should tell Dorothy I need a bonus for defending the company (smile).


Merry Christmas to you and yours.


I do 300 to 450 lines/hour (sm)
on a very slow platform.  Are you making full use of Instant Text and normals?  Feel free to email me, as depending on your experience, I may be able to suggest a service or two.  Sorry, mine isn't hiring. 
I mean lines per hour not per day
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Lines per hour-sm

Hi Ladies (& guys),


I could really use your help.  For full time status (employee or IC, doesn't really matter) what is your minimum line quota?  Just a short reply is all I need.  My manager is looking for averages to give to her director.  We're getting high numbers from an outside consulting firm (170-200 lph minimum for full time, 8 hour per day, 40 hour per week staff.) 


Anonymous is okay, but known company info would be cool if you know what they require, regardless if you work for them or not.  We're just looking for basic rates, i.e., how much do you have to type to keep your full-time status. 


Thanks so much!


892 lines per hour is ANOTHER LIE .... sm
Your first lie was that you typed 130 words per minute. Nobody typing that fast would put up with VR.

Read all the posts. 50,000 Frenchman can't be wrong.
How many cpl/about how many lines per hour?
It's the 4 cpl and below for VR that I find it hard to believe anybody makes comparable pay to straight doing.

Doing a quick guesstimate, you would have to be doing close to 550 lph at 4 cpl to make what you did in the period of time you did today. Are you really doing that many lph, or (hopefully) just being paid more than 4 cpl?
100,000/year - no way. I charge $35/hour and work 10 hour days - sm
AND I DO NOT CLEAR $100,000/YEAR.


what's not to believe - I said that I charge $35/hour and work 10 hour days AND DO NOT MAKE - sm
I DO NOT MAKE $100,000/YEAR

try READING the post.
So you edit more than 400 lines an hour?

I havent seen anyone else be able to do that on the new platform.  What is your secret because I have tried and could only do 425 maximum on the best day with the best dictators on.  Way too much work for that kind of money.


I average 300 lines an hour
but some days I do have to work over 8 hours to make it work because of things going on around the house, this will definitely disrupt things
AVERAGE LINES PER HOUR

Can anyone tell me what their average lines per hour are on speech recognition, such as escription or extext?


Yup, that is about right - sometimes 700-800 lines per hour, it all depends. nm
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How many lines per hour should a seasoned MT
I know it depends on work types and such but I just need a generalized idea. This is my first time being paid by line. The job offers a good mix of exams. TIA
Does your QA staff do 500 lines plus an hour? Ask your
attorney what the law is to paying less than minimum wage. Just curious as to what he has to say
How many lines per hour do you average?

312 lines per hour, not 3100, and you can
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If you type 200 lines that is only $4.00 an hour?
Not even minimum wage. Tell them to go on to India if that is all they are paying.

impossible? its 127 lines/hour.
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Something is wrong here: This would mean 28 lines per hour,
or is it

1100 per day?
you said 446 for half an hour of VR LINES SO... DUH....SM
I just did x2. I don't care if you typed after that, it still would be doubled for an hour. this is REALLY idiotic all right and I'm not wasting any more time on you. You already lost credibility by saying you type 130 wpm and would rather VR. Simply a lie miss L.
you type 250 to 350 lines per hour?
you type that fast?
$35/hour x five 10-hour days = $1,750 gross/week.
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$20 an hour is not even average for radiology. You should not make less than $25-30 per hour. sm
I work for Keystrokes and have for 3 years. I average 25 reports an hour, which is $31.25 an hour. I have 401, health insurance, direct deposit, life insurance. My lead tells me I'm wonderful when I talk to her, but I do not need a daily pat on the back.

I also have a good friend who works for them on a clinic. She only makes 0.08 per line but does 300 lines an hour, which is $24 an hour, again higher than your $20.

I don't think we're selling ourselves short. There are companies out there that are good to work for, 6 or 8 of them that I know of personally. Don't settle for $20 an hour.
Does OSi really require the 185 lines per hour that they ask for on their website? nm
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150-170 lines per hour is pretty average.
Imagine that times 40%.  150 x 40% increase using an Expander is another 60 lines paid per hour.  At $.07 per line, it's the difference between $10.50 an hour at 150 lines or $14.70 an hour at 210 lines.  Work smarter, not harder.
Been here 4 months and average 250 lines per hour, sometimes 300.nm
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Yeah, but 100 lines/hour isn't even transcribing, more
If you have a decent line count, say 250 lines/hour, and worked that same UNbelievable 12 hours a day at 9 cpl you'd be making $1350 a week. Plenty to live on.



That I get more lines per hour on Scribe than I did with DocQscribe...
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Most companies go by the number of lines per hour,
adjusted for full-listens, etc. To try to go by the number of reports is idiotic. There are too many variables for that.
even if you are only doing 1400 lines a day at 8 cents a line that is still $15 an hour...

How many jobs are you going to get outside of the home making $15 an hour, especially in this economy and most parts of the country?  That is only 175 lines an hour and most nationals expect at least 150 an hour, so that is not that much of a push.  If you do 200 lines an hour, or 1600 lines a day, look at the raise and that is $16 an hour.  This is also only making 8 cents a line, which by the time you are making over 1300 lines a day you probably are getting some sort of incentive, at least a lot of companies you do, and that would push this number up even more.


I used to be a graphic designer for many years and to this day pay for a good designer is only $12 to $14 an hour and you have to commute to the job, so how is it not realistic to make this type of money.  I do not see where your logic is and if you are making so bad then maybe it is time to re-look at your profession and find something that is more a fit to you and make the money you deserve.  I just do not see how making a minimum of $14 an hour is so unrealistic.  Geez.


Anyone gone from MQ to Webmedx? Care to comment? How many lines per hour? Thanks.
I know I can do 300-350 now, but who knows when you change.
Wow! This means 19 pages in 1 hour! One page has 40 lines.
This I will n e v e r , e v e r believe, only if I see it with my very own 2 blue eyes!

LOL !


oh dear I average 350 lines an hour straight
typing! If that's the average for VR, then that's terrible!! I cannot express how insane that sounds to me!!!
High line rate versus possible lines per hour....

I'd like your opinions...  I think it's more important to be able to produce a high line count than what your actual cents per line rate is.  $0.10/line means nothing to me if I have to struggle to produce 200 lines per hour because of their format or platform.  I'd rather make $0.07/line if I can count on producing 500 lines per hour. 


 


Just something to think about when you interview with a potential employer who tries to dazzle you with a high line rate.  I always ask about the average line counts and if they have auto-populated headings.  We don't get paid for auto-populated headings (which can make a significant difference in our line counts), yet I'm sure the service bills the hospital for them. 


I disagree. I love Meditech and it is not slow. I currently do 400 lines/hour with sm
my Expander and have no connecting problems. It is not a dial-up connection, it is VPN with DSL. That might be the difference.

There are also two types of Meditech, Client and Magic. I use Magic and love it and Client is supposed to be even better because it is Word-based.

Different strokes for different folks.
perhaps math is your problem. 375 lines/hour x 0.08 = 30.00. totally doable.
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