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Well, given that the average speaking speed is 150wpm, whilst average typing speed is only 40 wpm, it probably takes ~15 minutes to transcribe each audio clip,
by JamesMcMinn 11y ago
Well, given that the average speaking speed is 150wpm, whilst average typing speed is only 40 wpm, it probably takes ~15 minutes to transcribe each audio clip, giving about $4.5/hour, which isn't so great.
- lqdc13 11y agoThis is like the worst case scenario. If the person can touch type or if there are major pauses during the recordings (which happens a lot during lectures), you make $15/hr. If there are enough pauses, you can do two at a time and get $30/hr.
- sp0rk 11y agoYour estimations are incredibly generous, even for somebody using a transcription pedal. The audio for the transcription jobs on sites like MTurk is often very low quality and recorded on a device that is clearly not close to the speaker(s). They are also often for things like local government meetings where the speakers are using a lot of proper nouns that you may not be familiar with. Both of these factors result in a LOT of rewinding to listen to a word multiple times.