Not long ago there was a time when companies had to hire professionals who would sit quietly in a meeting and take notes of all the topics that were being discussed in the meeting.
This work was generally done by a secretary who had to scribble the conversation at mind-boggling rate so that their bosses could have a look at what was being discussed in that particular meeting.
Then came the era when people used to bring a recorder in their important meetings so that they could have an evidence of the conversation that took place.
But this raised many concerns as people were not comfortable with recorders.
Now with the advent of latest technology and internet access, people have started to rely on transcriptionists.
Transcriptionists are those people who provide audio typing service.
They listen to the audio recordings of the conversation and then type all of this conversation word to word.
The demand for transcriptionist has increased tremendously over the last few years.
Reasons for High Demand of Transcriptionist

• You won't have to employ a specific person who could write your audio recordings.
  All you have to do is hire a person online who could transcript your audio recording into a written document.
  
• Hiring a professional who could transcript your audio into a document is more costly.
  This is because a transcriptionist is not required in all the day-to-day meetings.
  Their services are required only in important conferences.
  
• However, if your company is very big and you need a transcriptionist all the time then you could hire an online transcription service.
  
• Hiring an online transcriptionist ensures mobility of the company.
  A company could hire a transcriptionist who could be working from another city, or even from another country.
  
• Hiring a transcriptionist relieves your secretary from taking notes in the meeting and thus he or she can emphasize on other important things of the company.
  

The work of transcriptionist is very unique and simple at the same time.
Unique because he has to listen and then write the same words and sometime have to make assumptions of the audio recordings.
On the other hand, it is simple because he or she just has to listen to the audio recording and type the content.
However, it is necessary for a transcriptionist to possess some qualities and talents to do his or her work properly and accurately.
Requirements in a Transcriptionist

1. The most important requirement for this job is that you have a computer which has easy access of internet.
   As mentioned before that almost all of the work is done online and clients send in their audio conversations by email, so it is important that you have your own computer for audio typing service.
   
2. The second important skill that you must have is an excellent listening ability.
   In these kinds of jobs, it is very essential that you don't miss any word while typing or while listening to the conversation because even a single word can change the meaning of the entire document.
   
3. In this lie of work, patience is of utmost importance.
   Generally the clients will ask you to transcript lengthy conversations and for this it is very essential that you are prepared to sit in front of your computer for hours so that you can complete your work.
   
4. Other than listening skills, it is also necessary that you have good typing skills.
   You should have an extraordinary typing speed.
   In this case, it should be noted that faster you type and the less mistakes you make while typing, the higher you will be rewarded in this field.
   
5. As you will be working for renowned companies and organizations, it is very important for you to follow the instructions of the person who has hired you.
   This is because if you are not able to meet the standards, your reputation will suffer and few people will be willing to hire you.
   
6. Transcriptionists are generally hired by doctors, dentists and educational professors, thus you should be familiar with their jargon.
   

Opportunity In The Field Of Transcription People are becoming increasingly dependent on internet and its facilities and transcriptionist is one of its facilities.
So we can say that this field will work for you if you have majority of the skills and qualities mentioned above.
Other than this, you should also be willing to learn from your experience and make progress in the process.
The pay of transcriptionist is also quite good and it is generally determined by the word count or the number of pages that are written.
The best part of this job is that you won't have to go to the office daily and you can just sit in your home and do all the work from your computer or laptop.