Transcription and Captioning
Turn audio into text for money: general transcription, subtitles and captions, legal and medical work, subtitle translation, and the review passes that clean up machine drafts. Most of these companies test you before they release work, which is a sign they care about quality rather than a barrier to worry about. Data labeling and AI training work is not in this category. What counts is a steady queue of files at hours you can actually work, pay quoted per audio minute rather than per hour of your life, and a payment schedule the company puts in writing. We rank on work availability for new transcriptionists in the US, clarity of the pay terms, and how fairly the platform grades and lets you appeal.
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Transcribe audio in 140 languages for universities, media companies, and Fortune 50 firms. Earn up to $1.75 per audio minute with weekly payouts, no experience required, and access to better-paying assignments as your accuracy rating improves.
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Transcribe audio and video for legal firms, journalists, and researchers across general, legal, and medical work. Pay starts at $0.40 per audio minute with weekly PayPal payouts, though you'll face a current waitlist.
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AI-assisted legal transcription platform that hires freelance transcribers globally to review and refine AI-generated drafts, offering flexible work from anywhere with support and guidance.
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A selective market research transcription firm that handles their own work in-house, employing skilled transcribers and translators across multiple languages. They've transcribed over 10 million minutes of audio and maintain strict quality standards.
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Court and agency transcription service operating at national scale, hiring over 1000 independent contractors across the US to transcribe legal proceedings and criminal justice system audio with flexible scheduling.
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Global accessibility platform that hires caption editors, transcribers, and voice writers for live and recorded video in 90+ languages, paying weekly and connecting you with major entertainment, sports, and education clients.
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Established transcription service hiring remote independent contractors in the US and Canada to handle a steady workflow of audio-to-text conversion work across healthcare, legal, and law enforcement sectors.
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Established US transcription service with 19+ years in business that hires remote freelancers for general, medical, legal, and AI editing work, paying per audio minute with multiple specialization tracks.
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A human-powered transcription service that pays independent typists per audio minute to convert interviews, phone calls, meetings, and dictations into written text. Established in 1997 with a focus on accuracy and compliance across legal, financial, and general industries.
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A long-established transcription service based in British Columbia that works with independent contractors across North America, serving financial, medical, and legal sectors with real-time captioning, CART, and general transcription.
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A US-based transcription service actively hiring independent contractors to handle legal, medical, academic, and general transcription work. Pays between 80 cents and $1.10 per audio minute for most work, with twice-monthly direct deposit or PayPal payments on the 1st and 15th.
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AI-powered transcription and editing platform paying remote contractors in euros to proofread and clean up machine-generated transcripts across 150+ languages, with flexible work scheduling and published per-minute rates.
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Transcription service since 2005 that hires freelancers through a dedicated workshop platform to transcribe audio and video files, guaranteeing 99% accuracy and charging clients premium rates based on turnaround time.
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A UK-based transcription platform that pays independent contractors between 40 cents and $1.20 per audio minute, depending on project complexity and urgency. Known for rigorous quality testing and professional-grade audio work across legal, medical, and media projects.