Court Reporters & Simultaneous Captioners

Also Called: Certified Shorthand Reporter (CSR), Court Reporter, Court Stenographer, Official Court Reporter

Associate's Degree

usually needed

Not Available
(Students Only)
Match Percentage

$35,890

Entry Salary

Bright

Job outlook

What Court Reporters & Simultaneous Captioners do

Use verbatim methods and equipment to capture, store, retrieve, and transcribe pretrial and trial proceedings or other information. Includes stenocaptioners who operate computerized stenographic captioning equipment to provide captions of live or prerecorded broadcasts for hearing-impaired viewers.

  • Record verbatim proceedings of courts, legislative assemblies, committee meetings, and other proceedings, using computerized recording equipment, electronic stenograph machines, or stenomasks.
  • Proofread transcripts for correct spelling of words.
  • Ask speakers to clarify inaudible statements.
Industry Areas:

Transportation

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Work Context

  • Importance of Being Exact or Accurate
  • Indoors, Environmentally Controlled
  • Contact With Others
  • Face-to-Face Discussions
  • Spend Time Sitting

Tools

  • Microphones
  • Photocopiers
  • Cassette players or recorders
  • Stenotype machines
  • Notebook computers

Technology

Word processing software
Advantage Software Total Eclipse
Microsoft Word
Data base user interface and query software
Acclaim Legal Acclaim DepoManage
OMTI ReporterBase
Enterprise resource planning ERP software
Acculaw Court Reporters Billing Scheduling Job Management System ABSMS
ReporterWorks

The Education & Training You Need

Skills

  • Active Listening
  • Writing
  • Reading Comprehension
  • Monitoring
  • Speaking

Knowledge

Arts and Humanities
English language
Business
administrative services
customer service
Engineering and Technology
computers and electronics
Safety and Government
law and government

Education

  • 75% Post-secondary certificate
  • 12% Associate's degree
  • 5% High school diploma or equivalent

Experience

Previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is required for these occupations. For example, an electrician must have completed three or four years of apprenticeship or several years of vocational training, and often must have passed a licensing exam, in order to perform the job.

What are some related occupations at different educational levels?


Job Training Match

Office Clerks, General

Educational Level

High School Diploma or Equivalent

 Job Training Match

Medical Transcriptionists

Educational Level

Post-secondary, non-degree

 Job Training Match

Court Reporters & Simultaneous Captioners Currently Selected

Educational Level

Associate's Degree

Clinical Data Managers

Educational Level

Bachelor's Degree

Arbitrators, Mediators, & Conciliators

Educational Level

Advanced Degree

What are your training options on the pathway to this occupation?

Advanced Training

There are currently no advanced training opportunities for this career.

ACT & College

  • Aaniiih Nakoda College

    Harlem, MT

  • Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College

    Tifton, GA

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Are You a Good Fit?

Occupation Traits

Work Styles

  • Attention to Detail
  • Dependability
  • Independence
  • Integrity
  • Self Control
  • Stress Tolerance

Values

  • Relationships
  • Support
  • Achievement

Abilities

  • Verbal
  • Attention

This is what Court Reporters & Simultaneous Captioners across the country typically make.

$17.26 / hour
$35,890 /year

Entry Level

$30.74 / hour
$63,940 /year

Median Level

$60.79 / hour
$126,440 /year

Experienced Level

Income information reflects a regional average.
Income information reflects a national average.

This career’s National Job Outlook is

Bright

Please be sure to verify the outlook of this occupation with your instructor.

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