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2008 SALARY SURVEY


So, how much money do you make? It's taboo to come right out and ask someone that question, but ADVANCE is asking. We want to provide you with the most accurate information when we present our 2008 Salary Survey findings on Dec. 15, but we need your help to do so. And to convince you to participate, we're offering a $100 giveaway in a random drawing among survey participants. Who can't use an extra $100 these days?

If you've visited our Salary Calculator in the past, I need you to visit again because we've changed the way we're collecting our data. And I promise it's much easier!

Associate Editor Lynn Jusinski has been hard at work learning new software and constructing this year's survey. In a recent blog she wrote, "I think you'll find that the new survey is a bit more scientific, easier to access and all around an improvement over our former survey. No longer will cancer registrars be forced to select the rather unflattering job title of 'Cancer/Tumor,' as in our past salary calculator.

"There is the sad little fact, however, that if you already took the survey via our old calculator and you want to participate, you'll have to take it again through our new one," she continued. "I promise that it will only take a few minutes of your time, and the new survey will provide us with a more accurate picture of just what you HIM professionals are up to (and what your salaries look like, of course).

"All in all, the survey works a lot like public television, but without the 'Suze Orman' specials or the myriad membership/pledge drives. We truly do depend on 'viewers like you' to help us out. If you enjoy seeing how you measure up when our survey story comes out at the end of the year, you should participate and be part of the results we garner.

"Unlike public TV, we don't ask for your dollars (just information about your dollars), and we actually give out some money-$100 cash to a randomly chosen participant," she concluded.

So please help us out and participate by entering your information here: 2008 SALARY SURVEY


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I have almost 9 years experience as an ER medical transcriptionist. I work at 9 cents a line and average over 300 lines an hour, thus i make 27 to 30 dollars an hour on this account. There are different variables with remote transcription.. thus i ahve found for me it is best to specialise in ER notes ( NO ACUTE CARE - SLOWS ME DOWN) and seek an account with little to no ESL. I have just found out that the account is going to 100% Speech recognition and i will be making .0625 cents a line, however my production should increase by 30 to 50% as i will not be doing hardly any typing anymore, just proofreading and editing. Hope you find this information helpful. Again - with 9 years exp. the biggest piece of advice i would give for an MT is to seek out 1 to 2 years experience at a local hospital, being trained in acute care AND ER WORK, and then try to go to an outsourcing company with an ER account. U will not have to deal with any operative notes and if you can find an account with easy dictators and few ESL docs, u will be in transcription heaven! :) God bless :)

Christine  Buckner,  Medical Transcriptionist,  Northeast Medical CenterNovember 16, 2008
Charlotte, NC



I graduated in May 2008 from a local community college and can't even get hired anywhere, even though I was in the top 10% of my class. Everywhere I apply recommends Career Step, even though I completed a certificate program for Medical Transcription and have all the qualifications Career Step offers. So to those who are working, congratulations! I wish I was employed with a transcription service.


Connie Gill,  MTNovember 06, 2008
Hendersonville, TN



I am a 1-year MT working from home for a national transcription service. I get paid .05 cents per line for straight editing and .10 cents per line for transcription. I have to work 3rd shift to get that much! This equates to below minimum wage! Aren't your personal medical records more important than that?! How can this be so important, yet we don't get paid what we are worth?!

Linda Reynier,  MT,  Work from HomeOctober 27, 2008
Birmingham, AL



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