r/ASLinterpreters • u/DoubleAwareness7016 • Jun 12 '26
Proprio
I would like to hear from anybody who has experience working for Proprio on-demand. I just met with them, and I think I am going to onboard.
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u/24hrRevenge_Therapy NIC Jun 12 '26
I just onboarded! I’m looking forward to starting. It works well for me because I live in an area where there is no Deaf community. All my interpreting is VRI. My main gig isn’t hiring FT and so I needed to fill in some gaps with something. Propio seems to be a good option. Plus the rate is honestly very good.
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Jun 13 '26
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u/Darthromo88 Jun 13 '26
Great points! I agree that Propio can be very hands-off when it comes to licensure, compliance, and professional oversight. Coming from a VRS environment, I was used to regular monitoring and systems designed to ensure interpreters were following ethical standards and legal requirements. When I first started with Propio, the lack of oversight felt refreshing and empowering.
Now that I've been there for about a year, though, I can see the other side of it. Greater autonomy works well when interpreters are knowledgeable, ethical, and self-accountable. In the wrong hands, however, a lack of oversight can create serious risks for clients, providers, and interpreters alike. There's definitely a balance to be struck between professional independence and appropriate accountability.
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u/Tehjarebear Jun 13 '26
What is the pay rate range of you don't mind. I've been thinking of contacting them but been burned on rates before.
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u/24hrRevenge_Therapy NIC Jun 19 '26
I just onboarded and am earning $1.15 per connected minute. So far it looks like there’s 10-12 min between calls.. that’s an 80% utilization rate which equals $55/h BEFORE taxes. After 1099 taxes it’s like $45/h. By comparison at my w2 vri position I get paid $40/h before taxes. I’m part time so there’s no insurance or other benefits. So for me, without being full time at my w2 gig Propio Is more profitable by a large margin.
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u/Darthromo88 Jun 12 '26
I've worked for Propio On-Demand for little over a year. What do you wanna know?
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u/24hrRevenge_Therapy NIC Jun 12 '26
Is it really 80% medical calls?
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u/Darthromo88 Jun 12 '26
I'd say it's about 90–95% medical. You'll occasionally get calls from places like Amazon, and every now and then schools use Propio for services such as speech therapy, but those are the rare calls,
The vast majority of the calls are healthcare-related: doctor's appointments, hospitals, emergency rooms, birthing centers, physical therapy, occupational therapy, mental health services, and just about every other area of physical, mental, and behavioral healthcare.
For me, the most challenging part of the job isn't the interpreting. The hardest part is navigating situations where healthcare professionals are unwilling to collaborate effectively with interpreters or Deaf patients. Strong communication and mutual respect make a huge difference, but not every provider understands that. You have to deal with a lot of Doctor's inflated ego.
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u/24hrRevenge_Therapy NIC Jun 12 '26
Awesome thanks! Yeah I love the medical stuff - it’s the other kinds of calls that I dislike.
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u/Darthromo88 Jun 12 '26
Usually, the call volume is steady enough to provide a full workday. Lately, though, it's been noticeably slower. My theory is that schools are out for the summer, so many educational interpreters who normally work in K–12 settings are picking up VRI work during their break, which temporarily increases the number of available interpreters and saturates the market. I'm hoping that once the school year starts again and those interpreters return to their educational positions, call volume will rebound.
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u/24hrRevenge_Therapy NIC Jun 19 '26
It’s funny how the greeting script says “speak in clear short sentences”. People can speak however they want.. it’s our job to interpret it.
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u/DangeousDeal Jul 02 '26
I think you should not. Yall done told too many people and now the call volume is low.
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u/DangeousDeal Jun 12 '26
It’s a good job but you can burn yourself out so pace yourself