Updated October 10, 2026.
Ubiqus on Demand is a fairly well-known transcription company that has hired independent contractors to work from home doing transcription, along with other language services.
The company actually got started in France in 1991 and has since expanded to other parts of the world, including the United States.
Ubiqus joined Acolad in 2022. You can still register for English-language transcription work through its freelancer application.
How much does Ubiqus on Demand pay for transcription?
The pay will vary depending on what type of transcription you are doing.
Ubiqus handles corporate, medical, and legal transcription. Its freelancer FAQ says rates depend on the subject matter and whether additional services, such as timecoding, are needed.
You should ask about the pay rate and payment schedule before accepting any work.
Does Ubiqus hire workers worldwide?
Ubiqus is now part of Acolad, which works with freelancers in many countries.
The English-language transcription application doesn’t list every eligible country. If you live outside the United States, you should email recruiting@ubiqus.com to ask whether you can apply.
What are the requirements to apply?
Ubiqus says they consider applicants from different educational and work backgrounds. You do need to be a good listener and be able to type accurately.
They also look for people who pay attention to detail, research unfamiliar terms, and follow their guidelines. The company conducts background checks before assigning transcription work.
You must pass a transcription test, too.
I have another list of companies that offer transcription for beginners if you’re interested.
Is there a test to take in order to get hired?
Yes, you’ll have to take a test proving your transcription skills before you’re considered for assignments.
You can register and choose a corporate, medical, or legal transcription test. Once you start the test, you have two hours to finish it.
Ubiqus says applicants who pass are notified within two weeks.
If transcription is something you are not familiar with at all, you can also read my reviews of Quicktate and Scribie. Those are two other transcription services I’ve covered on the blog.
Another idea is to get familiar with the field before testing and applying for jobs.
My $10 General Transcription Guide covers the basics, equipment, skills, transcription tests, and includes 70 companies that hire general transcribers.
What equipment is needed to work for Ubiqus?
Most transcribers use foot pedals so they can speed up and slow down audio with their feet. Ubiqus recommends using one, too.
They also recommend a headset, desktop or laptop, reliable internet, Microsoft Word, and software for playing digital audio files.
How much work is available at Ubiqus?
The workload fluctuates here as it does with most other companies. Ubiqus says it receives hundreds of hours of audio for transcription every week.
That doesn’t mean each freelancer will have work available all the time.
If you are able to do the work, you’ll be given files you must complete by their deadline. Some projects allow several days, while others have next-day or same-day deadlines.
You are not obligated to take on the work they ask you to do if you don’t have time. You can also let the transcription team know when you’re unavailable.
Watch out for fake Ubiqus job offers
Ubiqus warns about people impersonating its recruiters on WhatsApp. The company says it does not recruit there or ask applicants for money or banking details during hiring.
Want to apply?
Go here to apply for transcription work at Ubiqus and get more details straight from their site.
You should also keep other options open rather than put all your eggs in this basket. As a freelancer, you can work for more than one transcription company, and I have many others listed here.
Good luck!
Want to Know More About Work at Home Transcription and How to Get Started?
If you’ve read the above information and you’re looking for more help getting started, my $10 General Transcription Guide goes into more detail.
It covers how transcription works, equipment, skills, tests, and where to look for work. The guide is an instant PDF download with 70 companies to research.
Originally published on November 10, 2011.
Anna Thurman is a work at home blogger and mom of two. She has been researching and reviewing remote jobs for over 15 years. Her findings are published weekly here at Real Ways to Earn.
Don’t bother. The amount of time you have to spend listening and relistening to audio from people with difficult to understand voices and refer to reference documents with correct spellings of names of people and companies, is unacceptable. You’re expected to research company websites pertaining to the persons being interviewed and spend hours scrawling through lists of names to see if anything vaguely resembles the muttering you’ve just heard over a bad audio tape. There was not one transcription I did for these people that worked out any better than minimum wage and one or two worked out WELL WELL below minimum wage. You’re criticized for everything you’re unable to understand *we were able to transcribe 5 inaudibles*. I’m sorry, but if I can’t understand something after listening to it 5 times, how many hours do you want me to spend rewinding again and again?. And they give zero consideration to the difficulty of accents, mumbling or lack of information provided. All you get is ‘yes it’s a shame when they take a bit longer’. You get paid by the tape, not by the length of time that tape takes. So if you have something particularly difficult to understand with lots of non-referenced names and terminology, you get punished by receiving no assistance, no extra pay and you end up working for days for an unacceptable level of pay. That’s why there are minimum wage laws.
They pay 0.00588 per word for legal and 0.00695 per word for medical.
If you click on the “Working for Us” tab on the Ubiqus website, the first line states: “We are recruiting U.S.-based, native English-speaking transcriptionists only.” This tab also provides another 9 bullet points concerning their requirements and how workers are paid. Good luck!
Thanks for sharing. I’ve been transcribing for the same company for six years. But in this economy, it never hurts to have the the names of some backup companies.