Transcription Jobs

JOB SEEKERS
Please fill in the form below and we will get back to you if you look like a good fit.

Please note: The Project Manager who answers the phone, email and Live Chat is not the person who does recruitment. They will direct you back to this page.

FAQ – Frequently Asked Questions.

What do you pay for a Transcriptionist?

How much can I earn – is our most common question.
So let’s work on that first. The average per-minute rate for transcribing is £0.87/minute of recording, with the highest rate at £2.86/minute and the lowest at £0.59/minute (actual figures from Dec. 2022). The reason one rate might be high and another low depends on how much the client was charged, which flows onto the rates to the contractor, with fast turnaround and more time-consuming projects getting higher rates and slower turnarounds and more straightforward projects getting lower rates. You will end up transcribing a range of rates and projects, so focus on the average rate as the best indication.

We are commonly seen as paying the highest or near the highest rates in the UK. The bottom line is that we are not here to take advantage of anyone or short-change transcriptionists. This is a long-term business relationship we are forming. We pay well. We pay fairly. Our contractors are good at what they do. They are experienced and the rate we offer reflects this. Our typists earn well above the average hourly rate for transcriptionists (see here) working in the United Kingdom.  We are not here to underpay people or take advantage. This is not what Divas is about.

Is being a transcriptionist for me? Am I a good fit?

If you’d love to work from home with flexible hours, and would prefer a shorter commute, a transcription job on the Transcript Divas transcriptionist team could be for you. We have all sorts of Divas working for us. What they share is a good amount of experience – this is not their first rodeo, the ability to deliver on time. They like to get things right, and they realize that over-delivering to a client secures the Diva-dom for everyone.

How do I get paid as a Transcriptionist?

Contractors email us an invoice detailing projects completed. We compare your invoice to our records, and usually, within 14 days, the payment will be in your bank account (UK-based only). We treat our contractors as business owners, so it might be a little bit more formal than you are used to (more on that below).

How do I get a Transcription Job?

Our acceptance standards for applicants are high to ensure that we deliver our 200% Guarantee to clients. We are looking for transcriptionists whose standards are equally high. If this sounds like you, we look forward to receiving an application form from you (the form is below).

Do note – this is a contracting opportunity where you will be offered an opportunity to work on a range of projects. We do not offer jobs with a boss in charge of payroll. We offer projects to work on. We treat transcription contractors as business people from whom we buy typing services. You are offering a service and we buy it from you. We do not treat transcriptionists as employees, part-time employees, or something in between. You are a business owner – and we are your client, not your boss. We come to you with transcription projects. You can accept or decline to do those projects – negotiate timelines and rates.

We realise, that not every transcription service treats its contractors like business owners. For some of our contractors, it is tough to shift from employee mode to business owner mode. Do take your time with this, especially if you are coming from an employee situation.

Being a business owner is a lot more freedom – but quite different responsibilities. For example, if we are unhappy with the services you provide, we will stop buying services from you. We are not going to retrain you, so your transcript quality goes up or enter into long discussions about your motivation and job enjoyment, so you reply to emails we send you. We expect you to be an expert professional who understands that you are a business owner with clients, not an employee with a boss. For some people reading this, this is just a normal business relationship being formed; for others, it will seem new. If these ideas do seem ‘new’, please slow down and ask yourself if this is a good fit before filling in an application form.

When will I know if my transcription application has been successful?


Please note, we can only contact applicants we are looking at taking to the next stage of the process. If you are approved by Human Resources, we will contact you for a phone interview. Good Luck.

Transcription Application Form

Name(Required)
Yes. As strange as it might seem these days, we do want to talk with you before we send you a project. We are not going to send projects to people we have not talked with.
We like to see the depth of experience you are bringing. The less info you supply, the less we have to go on, and the harder it will be to make a decision on your suitability.
Accepted file types: pdf, doc, docx, Max. file size: 5 GB.
What country will the work be completed in?(Required)

First Language(Required)

References: Verification of Experience(Required)
If needed at a later stage, could you provide contact details of employers or clients who could verify your work experience and work quality? If you progress, we will be calling your references before we give you any work.

How many hours of recording have you transcribed in total over your career?*

Of this total amount of transcribed audio, what percentage roughly was as a independant contractor?
How many hours of groups (3 or more people talking) have you transcribed?(Required)

How many hours of "poor quality" recordings have you transcribed?(Required)

Please paste links to any places you advertise your services. Websites, noticeboards etc. Or links to sites you commonly find transcription clients/projects. This helps us determine your level of experience as a contractor.
How many hours of recording a week can you roughly commit to transcribing?*
Based on clear, one-to-one recordings – no tricky extras, or extra time requirements etc. NOTE: There is often confusion with this, this is the length of the recording NOT the time you take to type it e.g. a 3-hour recording might take 9 hours to transcribe etc. depending on your speed etc.

This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.