Question

Now that you are familiar with the transcription world, do you think this is a career path you would be interested in? What is challenging about working as a transcriptionist? What would be rewarding?

Answer 1

If one is interested in language service industry, then becoming a transcriptionist is one of the best choice.

Transcriptionists are specialists in documentation. They have to listen various voice recordings and convert them into written documents. The records may be of legal, medical or other topics.

The challenges of a transcriptionist are, it requires patience and serious training. Excellent typing skills and keen hearing are other requirements. It need accuracy and commitment to produce high quality written document.
one of the complications of transcription process is the quality of audio.
some clients may have specific style guide that you have to follow strictly to complete the work.
All the transcription jobs arepayed per audio minut. Teh payment may ranges from 0.25 US dollars per minute for entry level work and 1.00 US dollar per minute for job requiring more experience.