Transcribing entails listening to recorded audio (or video) and typing what you hear word-for-word. The audio files are varied and can include focus groups for market research, interviews, meetings, phone calls, zoom calls etc.

There are different kinds of transcription jobs; general, market research transcription, medical transcription and legal transcription. Usually, no experience is required for general transcription. Instead, companies such as Take Note or TranscribeMe require transcribers to pass a test to ensure they meet their high standards.

For more specialised areas of transcription, such as medical transcription or legal transcription, experience or training is needed. However, medical transcriptionists and legal transcriptionists earn more money.