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The 27 Best Online Transcription Jobs for everyone - part 2

Have you noticed that there will be a huge demand for online transcription in 2022?

By Cosmin CPublished 3 years ago 4 min read
The 27 Best Online Transcription Jobs for everyone - part 2
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27 online transcription jobs are good for both beginners and experts.

1. Transcription GMR

People who use GMR say they get “high-quality services at low prices with quick turnaround times.” GMR’s work includes academic and legal transcription, as well as videos and podcasts. They require a high degree of accuracy from their transcribers.

Only transcriptionists who live in the United States work on these kinds of projects.

If you are good at your work and do a good job, you can make between $1000 and $3000 a month as a transcriptionist, GMR says.

2. TranscribeMe

TranscribeMe needs a good internet connection and a computer to work. It specializes in one- to two-minute clips. To get in, they also give you a training program to help you learn the system and a style guide. Every week, or if you ask, the company pays through PayPal.

Hires people all over the world.

At the start, you’ll pay $20 for each hour of audio you buy. During the best months, you can make up to $2,200, but the average monthly payment is only $250.

3. GoTranscript

This UK-based company only hires freelancers to do transcription work. You can work as many or as few hours as you want. The support staff is there, and you get feedback on your work all the time from them.

Hires people all over the world.

If you use PayPal or Payoneer, you can pay up to $0.60 per minute of audio or video for your work. A typical month’s pay is $150; most people pay $1,215 or so each month.

4. CrowdSurf

You’ll mostly work with video files when you work with CrowdSurf. You’ll make captions for people who can’t hear to help them better understand online media. Also, there are very short files called “HITs,” which are called “Human Intelligence Tasks.” These files can be anywhere from 10 to 25 seconds long.

Hires people all over the world.

There is a range of pay for each task. It can be from $0.17 to $0.20 per task. There are chances to get better as you get more experience.

5. Rev

Rev is the first company that comes up when you search for transcription work on the web. Getting hired: You have to pass grammar and transcription tests, and they’ll let you know in two days whether or not you can start. In the system, there are many projects that you can choose from to work on. You can work as little or as much as your heart desires.

Hires people all over the world.

To pay, you can pay between $0.40 and $0.65 per audio minute through PayPal.

6. Pioneer Transcription

Pioneer is a woman-owned business in the United States that prefers to hire transcriptionists who have done a lot of work in the past. Most of their work is transcribing two-person interviews, but there can be a lot of other things they have to do as well.

Only transcriptionists who live in the United States work on these kinds of projects.

General transcriptionists get paid $1 per minute of audio. Legal transcriptionists get paid a different rate for each page.

7. A mechanical person

MTurk has a lot of small jobs for people to do, including short online transcription jobs for people who are just starting. When you sign up, you’ll be asked a few simple questions and have to wait about 48 hours for your account to be approved. M.Turk usually has to enter data or record audio when he works as a transcriptionist.

Hires people all over the world.

Some Reddit threads report a wide range of pay levels, from less than $5 an hour up to $12 or even $16 an hour. Workers in some countries are paid in vouchers, and this is how they get paid.

8. Scribie

Scribie hires general transcribers who work for them as independent contractors to transcribe conference calls, YouTube videos, speeches, dictations, and other things for their clients. You’ll need good communication skills, knowledge of English, and the ability to understand different accents. To work for the company, you have to pass a transcription test.

Hires people all over the world.

For each hour of audio, you can pay between $5 and $25 per hour. PayPal is used to make payments once a day, and there is no limit on how much money can be withdrawn.

9. BabbleType

BabbleType’s website says that the company is very picky when it comes to hiring transcriptionists. They’re looking for people who have previous experience, very good language skills, and the ability to listen to and deal with complicated transcript formats, so they can hire them.

Hires people all over the world.

It pays between $0.40 and $0.80 per minute of audio.

10. SpeechPad

SpeechPad is an easy-to-use company that hires people to type audio and video transcripts. They’ll be “clean,” which means they won’t have filler words like “um,” “er,” or “oh,” and “oh.” They’ll also be “verbatim,” which means you’ll have to type every “um” and “er.” If you have good listening skills and are native English speakers, they want to hire you.

Hires people all over the world.

It costs money to do a job because it is charged per minute of audio. In the beginning, you get paid $0.25 per minute. The pay for more skilled jobs can go up to $1.00 per minute. The customer may also give you extra money if your work gets a 5/5 score from them.

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