Trends in Transcription Work: An Update
In Fall 2023, we asked TypeWell transcribers to help us take a snapshot of the job market. Are transcribers getting enough work? Are we working remotely, or on site? How do feel about the future? You can read our summary of those survey results here. We then sent out a follow-up survey in Spring 2024 […]
Facing the Tides of Change: The State of Real-Time Transcription in 2023
Before diving into the complexities of our industry’s current state, I’d like to take a moment to reflect on my last post, ‘Speaking of AI: Why I’m Confident in the Future of Professional Transcribers.’ While that conviction remains, this article aims to provide a more nuanced view of the challenges and opportunities we’re facing as […]
On Recruiting (part 2)
In the first post in this two-part article on recruiting transcribers I spoke with Carrie Scoone, a woman who worked for an agency that supplies transcribers and interpreters in one of the most populated parts of the country, the Washington, D.C. area. For this second post, I spoke with Jason McKenna, supervisor of speech-to-text services […]
On Recruiting (Part 1)
One of the most important goals for agencies and institutions that are recruiting transcribers is to continue to discover new talent, people who have more going on than just the ability to type fast. But what are the qualities that make a world-class transcriber? For this two-part series, I talked to people in different parts […]