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Occupation

Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners

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.

$72,420 medianBelow-avg outlookTraining or associate

O*NET 31.0 · 27-3092.00

A typical week, in the words of people in the job

  1. 01Provide transcripts of proceedings upon request of judges, lawyers, or the public.
  2. 02Swear in witnesses.
  3. 03Ask speakers to clarify inaudible statements.
  4. 04Record depositions and other proceedings for attorneys.
  5. 05Respond to requests during court sessions to read portions of the proceedings already recorded.
  6. 06Proofread transcripts for correct spelling of words.
  7. 07File and store shorthand notes of court session.
  8. 08Record symbols on computer storage media and use computer aided transcription to translate and display them as text.
  9. 09Record verbatim proceedings of courts, legislative assemblies, committee meetings, and other proceedings, using computerized recording equipment, electronic stenograph machines, or stenomasks.
  10. 10Verify accuracy of transcripts by checking copies against original records of proceedings and accuracy of rulings by checking with judges.
  11. 11File a legible transcript of records of a court case with the court clerk's office.
  12. 12Transcribe recorded proceedings in accordance with established formats.

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What the posting will be called

Certified Shorthand Reporter (CSR)Court ReporterCourt StenographerOfficial Court ReporterCaptionerCourt RecorderDeposition ReporterDigital Court ReporterRealtime Court ReporterStenographer

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Knowledge the job leans on

English LanguageComputers and ElectronicsAdministrativeLaw and GovernmentCustomer and Personal ServiceTelecommunicationsCommunications and MediaAdministration and Management

Skills that carry over from service

Time ManagementSocial PerceptivenessQuality Control AnalysisJudgment and Decision MakingOperation and ControlComplex Problem SolvingCoordinationOperations Monitoring