Is anyone really making $30,000 a year with a national?

Posted by confused MT on May 11, 2005 at 15:17:02

I basically quit doing MT work a couple of months ago and got a temporary job out of the house. I am making pretty good, $16 an hour, but the job will be ending in a month or so and am confused as what to do. I type almost 100 WPM and use text expanders, but I just could not seem to do much more than 1000-1200 lines a day. I really liked working at home and would prefer to go back to doing MT work. I know I was having trouble with staying focused and had a lot of interuptions, but I just am afraid if I go back to MT work I am going to go back to not even making $80 a day. For those of you who make decent money at MT working for a national how do you do it and are there really any MTs out there who are making around $30,000 a year without killing themselves working all the time? Thanks.

Follow Ups:

• I do too.... - MT1972 19:08:25 05/19/05 (0)
• You answered your own question :). It's very possible if you stay focused and - disciplined.You can do it! nm 20:11:27 05/12/05 (0)
• I make $36,000 for a national - nm 13:06:26 05/12/05 (0)
• I make over $30,000 as a statutory - J-MT 11:54:17 05/12/05 (0)
• What companies are you working for that you are making decent money? - Where? 18:53:30 05/11/05 (1)
  • Transolutions - dolfan 08:30:18 05/12/05 (0)
• $38 first year, more to come - moneymoney 18:49:40 05/11/05 (2)
  • which company? - MT 06:41:42 05/13/05 (0)
  • Would you email me about this company? nm - nnm 19:49:49 05/11/05 (0)
• $58,000 full-time last year - ExSpheris 18:29:04 05/11/05 (2)
  • You made this at Spheris? - Wow 20:48:16 05/11/05 (1)
    • Yes, with a lot of overtime - ExSpheris 21:32:20 05/11/05 (0)
• I did over $40 last year - dolfan 17:35:54 05/11/05 (0)
• I am about $3,000 shy at 9 cpl It can be done if you find a good company to go - no name 17:28:44 05/11/05 (0)
• I made over $67,000 but I have no life to speak of (nm) - Anon 17:26:16 05/11/05 (0)
• I agree, most of us just don't make $30K/yr doing this..... - LuvJCN 17:13:19 05/11/05 (0)
• I made $46,000.00 last year, rarely worked more - I do 17:11:43 05/11/05 (8)
  • She works at QT. nm - I know - 12:07:07 05/12/05 (0)
  • could you email me too? Where in the world is this? nm - Same here! 20:47:29 05/11/05 (5)
    • They are in FL and currently hiring with an ad here on the job board. nm - Not saying 21:28:43 05/11/05 (4)
      • Way to help out your fellow MTs. - Gee... 22:57:31 05/11/05 (3)
        • We all have the same opportunities and it isn't - Well you know 06:31:54 05/12/05 (2)
          • I agree - moneymoney 07:26:13 05/12/05 (1)
            • catty. nm - Whatever. 00:02:18 05/13/05 (0)
  • Would you email me please?nm - polkadot 19:47:52 05/11/05 (0)