From our "No College Degree Required to work at home" series, transcription services are for those who can type at 75 words per minute (or more) accurately. Most companies will give a test for your typing skills as well as your English and grammar skills. If you have excellent English language skills, this could be the work at home job for you. If you possess skills in a specific trade, such as the medical field, technology field, transportation, etc, you will be in high demand for these transcription job positions.
Transcription services are available to customers who need lectures, classes, speeches, television, or even radio programs converted to text. You will transcribe from any of the following sources: digital audio, digital video, voice recorders, dictation devices, call-in systems and VOXs.
You may be asked to use software such as dictaphone, escription, or express scribe.
What you may need in your work at home office to perform this job:
- Foot Pedal
- Headset
- High Speed Internet
- Home Computer
- Telephone with headset
- Dictation Software (may or may not be provided by employer)
Some work at home employers for transcription services to look into: ProductionTranscripts.com, TigerFish.com, Chacha, and AliceDarling.com.
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