AccuTran Global is a company that provides transcription services to
clients around the world using remote workers in North America. While
most of the work is for transcriptionists, jobs are available for transcription reviewers (usually promoted from transcriptionists), editors, proofreaders, and scopists. The information here about working remotely with AccuTran Global was accurate as of August 2018.
Types of Work-at-Home Job Opportunities
As is often the case with data entry and transcription, workers are
hired as independent contractors, not full-time, permanent employees of
AccuTran Global.
The company offers real-time captioning, stenography or voice writing,
and scoping; financial, medical, and legal transcription services; and
transcription for conference calls, press conferences, meetings,
interviews, messages, focus groups, and more. Workers are needed at
specific times of day and on certain days of the week, with peak periods
throughout the year.
- Transcriptionists listen to fairly short bits of audio and transcribe them using transcription software and a headset.
- Scopists read through real-time, voice-written copy (stenography or voice writing) while listening to its corresponding audio to catch any errors.
- Reviewers compile raw transcribed copy into a complete document, review each section for formatting, and correct obvious errors.
- Editors do a whole read-through of the raw transcribed text, perform more extensive checks and research, and make needed corrections.
- Proofreaders perform the third quality check after reviewers and editors, reading through the edited transcript carefully to catch any content, punctuation, and formatting errors.
Job Qualifications and Requirements
The minimum typing speed for transcriptionists is 70 words per
minute. Applicants are selected, at least in part, on the basis of their
performance on a set of tests. While experience can help you perform better on these tests, it is not strictly necessary.
The general characteristics required are the ability to listen well, a
strong command of English— including grammar, punctuation, and
spelling—internet research skills, and the ability to follow
instructions and communicate well.
Technical requirements include a PC that is running Windows 10 with a
minimum of 4GB of memory available, or a Mac that can run Parallels
Desktop, VMware Fusion, or equivalent software. The computer must be
password protected with an account that's only you use. AccuTran will
provide transcription software for PCs, and Mac users can download the
free ExpressScribe software. High-quality headphones are required from
the start, as well as high-speed internet access.
Hours of Work
AccuTran Global asks you to email your availability each Friday for
the following week, and you'll be assigned work based on that and the
volume of work that needs to be completed. You don't have to be
available on the same days or at the same times every week. The company
does not set a minimum or maximum for hours you submit as available.
The busiest times of day for transcription are 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
ET, and 4 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. ET, but sometimes could start as early as 4
a.m. The busiest days of the week are usually Tuesday through Thursday
and Friday morning. Peak periods throughout the year include the end of
January through the end of May, mid-July through mid-August, and
mid-October through mid-November.
Pay Rates
AccuTran Global pays transcribers by the word; sometimes the rate is
determined by minutes of audio. Rates start at $0.004 per word for basic
audio to $0.0055 per word for more difficult projects. Projects with
longer turnaround times can pay up to $0.40 per audio minute. The
company offers bonuses for audio with technical terminology or with
heavily accented speakers.
The company pays by direct deposit into a U.S. or Canadian bank
account on or before the 15th of every month for the work you complete
during the previous calendar month.
Applying for a Job
Head to the AccuTran Global jobs page
and click the Apply for Work button to save and read an introductory
Word document. If you want to proceed after reading all of the
requirements, you can download the application using a link at the
bottom of the introductory document.
Beyond asking some standard questions, the application includes
tests: typing speed, transcription, spelling and punctuation, general
grammar, and comprehension. You must complete everything for your
application to be considered.
After you've filled out the application, email it as an attachment to
jobs@accutranglobal.com with "TRANSCRIPTION TESTING" as the subject
line. The company may take up to six weeks to respond.