How much will I make being a Medical Transcriptionist? This is a question that is repeated many times over daily. Unfortunately, there is no concrete answer.
There are a few different reasons why it is hard to pinpoint an exact amount you will earn. You can be paid by the line, which is usually how it works when you work at home. You can also be paid hourly, and that generally is how it is when you work “in-house” meaning in a medical clinic or hospital.
When you are paid by the line that will not be an exact amount due to MANY different variables. You will have different line counts for each day; you may have a provider you do not normally type and are not used to their way of dictating or they have an accent or they are a specialist and you are unfamiliar with their specialty and spend a lot of time looking words up to make sure you are spelling them correctly; and there will be days that for whatever reason your fingers just do not want to hit the right keys!
All in all, you can make a nice living as a medical transcriptionist.