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This document is a resource guide for transcription that provides information over 9 pages on transcription basics, earning potential, skills needed, equipment required, how to become a professional transcriber, and job resources. It discusses how transcription involves listening to audio and typing what is heard, and that it allows for work from home flexibility. It provides details on average hourly wages of $15.22 and lists skills like touch typing, grammar proficiency, and strong listening abilities as important. Recommendations are made to take certification courses from the Transcription Certification Institute to improve skills and job prospects in industries like legal, medical, media, and entertainment. Job boards from TCI and Upwork are also presented as resources to find transcription work.

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Resource Guide

This document is a resource guide for transcription that provides information over 9 pages on transcription basics, earning potential, skills needed, equipment required, how to become a professional transcriber, and job resources. It discusses how transcription involves listening to audio and typing what is heard, and that it allows for work from home flexibility. It provides details on average hourly wages of $15.22 and lists skills like touch typing, grammar proficiency, and strong listening abilities as important. Recommendations are made to take certification courses from the Transcription Certification Institute to improve skills and job prospects in industries like legal, medical, media, and entertainment. Job boards from TCI and Upwork are also presented as resources to find transcription work.

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Guide for
Transcribers
03
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Transcription Basics

04 Earning Potential

05 Transcription Skills

06 Transcription Equipment

07 Become a Pro Transcriber

08 Transcription Job Resources

TRANSCRIPTION CERTIFICATION INSTITUTE


TRANSCRIPTION
BASICS

A HOME BASED TRANSCRIPTION CAREER CAN BE FUN AND EXCITING


FOR THOSE WHO HAVE AN EYE FOR DETAIL, COUPLED WITH STRONG
WORK ETHICS. LEARN MORE THINGS ABOUT TRANSCRIPTION HERE.

A TRANSCRIPTION JOB REQUIRES LISTENING TO AUDIO FILES AND


TRANSLATE THEM INTO TYPED WORDS. THIS IS LARGELY A WORK
FROM HOME PROFESSION, LEAVING ENOUGH SPACE OF PERSONAL
FREEDOM FOR YOU. LEARN MORE IN DETAIL ABOUT THE BENEFITS.

PAGE 03
EARNING
POTENTIAL

TRANSCRIPTION IS A WELL-PAID PROFESSION AND COMPARES FAVORABLY


WITH OTHER WORK SEGMENTS REQUIRING SIMILAR SKILL SETS.

THE AVERAGE HOURLY WAGE OF A TRANSCRIPTIONIST WORKS OUT AS


$15.22 PER HOUR. MOST TRANSCRIBERS REPORT OPTIMAL JOB
SATISFACTION.

INFORMATION SOURCE: PAYSCALE

PAGE 04
TRANSCRIPTION
SKILLS

YOU NEED TO TOUCH-TYPE PROFICIENTLY THAT COMES ONLY


THROUGH PRACTICE, HAVE EXCELLENT GRAMMAR, VOCABULARY,
LANGUAGE AND PUNCTUATION SKILLS TO PRODUCE AN ERROR-FREE
TRANSCRIPT. ABILITY TO RESEARCH IS IMPORTANT, SO AS NOT TO
FUMBLE WITH WORDS IN A DICTATION, AND EXCELLENT LISTENING
SKILLS, WHICH AGAIN, IS IMPORTANT TO CATCH DIFFICULT WORDS IN
THE DICTATION ACCURATELY.

YOU CAN ACCESS SOME USEFUL AND FREE RESOURCES ONLINE TO


PRACTICE AND IMPROVE YOUR TOUCH-TYPING SKILLS AND YOUR
ABILITY TO LISTEN TO DICTATIONS ACCURATELY AND TRANSCRIBE.

PAGE 05
TRANSCRIPTION
EQUIPMENT

THE ESSENTIAL EQUIPMENT NEEDED FOR TRANSCRIPTION WORK ARE:


A COMPUTER, HEADPHONES, A WORD PROCESSING SOFTWARE, A
KEYBOARD, AN ERGONOMICALLY DESIGNED CHAIR, AND A FOOT PEDAL.

IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR MORE IN-DEPTH INFORMATION LIKE THE


PRICING AND BRANDS, VISIT THE SHOPPING CART OF THE
TRANSCRIPTION CERTIFICATION INSTITUTE OR OF STARTSTOP.

PAGE 06
BECOME A PRO
TRANSCRIBER

TO PASS ONLINE TRANSCRIPTION TEST AND GETTING HIRED, YOU NEED


TO POLISH YOUR TRANSCRIPTION SKILLS. PRACTICE TYPING
REGULARLY, BRUSH UP ON GRAMMAR, SPELLING, AND PUNCTUATION,
LEARN TRANSCRIPTION FORMATTING, AND USE CRITICAL THINKING.
ACUTE LISTENING SKILLS ARE ALSO REQUIRED.

AS A TRANSCRIPTION PRO, YOU CAN EARN MONEY ONLINE BY WORKING


FOR COMPANIES IN THE LEGAL, MEDICAL, MEDIA AND ENTERTAINMENT
INDUSTRIES.

TO EXCEL AS A TRANSCRIPTIONIST BY IMPROVING YOUR TRANSCRIPTION


SKILLS, YOU ARE STRONGLY RECOMMENDED TO TAKE UP AN ONLINE
CERTIFICATION AND TRAINING COURSE LIKE THE ONE TCI OFFERS.

PAGE 07
TRANSCRIPTION
JOB RESOURCES

ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT STEPS TO FIND A TRANSCRIPTION JOB IS


TO PREPARE A PROFESSIONAL LOOKING RESUME AND POST IT TO
TRANSCRIPTION COMPANIES. YOU NEED TO SHOWCASE SPECIFIC INFO
ABOUT YOUR EDUCATION, SKILLS, AND EXPERIENCE IN IT TO CATCH
YOUR EMPLOYER'S ATTENTION.

PAGE 08
TRANSCRIPTION JOB RESOURCES...
HOWEVER, YOU NEED TO BE WARY OF JOB SCAMS WHICH ARE RAMPANT
ONLINE, AND BE CAREFUL ABOUT SITES WITH NO CONTACT INFO, A SITE
USING GEO-TAGGING, FAKE TESTIMONIALS, ETC.

AN IMPORTANT STEP IN YOUR SEARCH FOR A TRANSCRIPTION JOB


COULD BE THE TCI JOB BOARD WHERE TOP GLOBAL TRANSCRIPTION
COMPANIES ARE HIRING BOTH PART-TIME AND FULL-TIME FREELANCE
TRANSCRIBERS, WORLDWIDE.

ANOTHER RECOMMENDATION FOR FINDING ONLINE FREELANCE


TRANSCRIPTION JOBS WORK IS UPWORK, A LEADING GLOBAL WEBSITE
FOR FREELANCERS.

TRANSCRIBE BETTER, EARN BETTER.

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transcription training certification courses. The online courses,
which are created by industry leaders, enable transcriptionists to
gain a well-rounded understanding of the field and become
certified in transcription for better job prospects & higher wages.

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