Sunday, July 31, 2011

Data Entry & Transcription Jobs

Data entry and transcription jobs obviously require good typing skills and accuracy, but many, like medical and legal transcription, can require additional training.
Transcription
Transcription is a specific kind of data entry that means turning recorded speech into written form. This means listening to an audio or video recording and then turning it into a written transcript.
Data Entry
What is a data entry job? Data entry is a broad term that encompasses a number of occupations. These include electronic data processors, typists, word processors, transcribers, coders and clerks.
Medical Transcription Jobs
Medical transcription is a career that can easily be done from home. Companies hiring medical transcriptionists to work from home usually require experience and/or certification. However, some will hire medical transcriptions who have completed a certification program but do not yet have experience.
Working Solutions
Hiring for temporary or project work, Working Solutions looks for home-based independent contractors to do data entry and call-center work for pay ranging from $7.20 to $30 an hour. Call center projects can include order processing, reservations, enrollments, customer service, sales, market research, technical support, etc.
SpeakWrite
Hiring home-based typists throughout the United States and Canada to work as independent contractors, SpeakWrite requires a typing speed of 65 WPM.
What Data Entry Scams Have You Seen?
Have you seen data entry scams as you look for legitimate work? Were you taken in by a work at home scam? Let the rest of us know so the scammers don't get away with it again!
Capital Typing
Outsourcing company based in South Carolina provides virtual office services that include transcription, data entry, online customer support, translation and secretarial services.
Tigerfish
Company hires transcriptionists to work from home. Though there is no fee, transcriptionists must own a specific type of software. However, free software can be downloaded to take the evaluation test.
TheVerbalVision.com Transciption Services
Independent contractor transcriptionists use free transcription program and a foot pedal to convert audio files into text. Pay is calculated per fifteen minutes of transcribed audio and works out to around $10/hour.
Key For Cash
Applicants sign up to take an evaluation for this data entry company. Those who score high enough are put on a waiting listing and contacted when work is available. Rates vary, usually around 40-55 cents per 1000 keystrokes. A minimum of $50 must be earned before payment is issued. Keyers input data that is encoded so it appears nonsensical.
QuickTate
Company provides transcription of voicemails by hiring work-at-home transcribers. Applicants take a free typing test then submit online applications.
AccuTran Global
Transcribes conference calls, meetings and interviews for the financial sector, this company hires transcribers as independent contractor on a part-time basis. Pay ranges from $0.005 to $0.0066 per word.
Alice Darling Audio Transcription Services
Boston-area company hires experienced transcriptionists to work either in its office or at home.
DionData Solutions
Hires typists with a minimum of 60 wpm and basic computer skills for data entry. No fees.
Morningside Partners, LLC
Morningside produces verbatim transcripts of broadcast programming that appears on CNN, FOX News, MSNBC and CNBC. It hires at-home transcribers. Requirements for home transcription jobs include high-speed Internet connection; digital foot pedal system; bachelor's degree in English or journalism and at least three years of work experience.
Cyber Dictate
Recruits U.S. citizens as independent contractors for transcription jobs. Minimum of 70 WPM and 2 years of experience required.
American High-Tech Transcription
Company hires experienced transcriptionists to enter dictated police reports into police computer system. Most work is done from midnight to 8 a.m. EST. Must undergo FBI and state police fingerprint, criminal background checks, at your own expense.
Mountain West Processing
Company hires independent contractors to work as legal, corporate, general and medical transcriptionists. Rates, which may be per page, per audio minute or per word, vary.
Cambridge Transcriptions
Massachusetts-based company hires legal and corporate transcriptionists with experience for part-time positions both on- and off-site.
e-Typist.com
Company hires work at home transcriptionists for legal and insurance-rated transcription. Submit resume and company will contact applicants when it has openings. 60 WPM and knowledge of legal terms required.

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