Occupation

Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners

Human Advantage 66%

Significant human skills needed

AI Automation Risk Moderate Risk
4.3 / 10

Some tasks in this role may be augmented by AI, but human oversight and interpersonal skills remain important.

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.

Also Known As: Certified Shorthand Reporter (CSR), Court Monitor, Court Recorder, Court Recording Monitor, Court Reporter, Court Stenographer, Court Transcriber, Deposition Reporter +15 more

Core Tasks

  1. Record verbatim proceedings of courts, legislative assemblies, committee meetings, and other proceedings, using computerized recording equipment, electronic stenograph machines, or stenomasks.
  2. Proofread transcripts for correct spelling of words.
  3. Ask speakers to clarify inaudible statements.
  4. Provide transcripts of proceedings upon request of judges, lawyers, or the public.
  5. Transcribe recorded proceedings in accordance with established formats.
  6. Log and store exhibits from court proceedings.
  7. File and store shorthand notes of court session.
  8. File a legible transcript of records of a court case with the court clerk's office.
  9. Verify accuracy of transcripts by checking copies against original records of proceedings and accuracy of rulings by checking with judges.
  10. Respond to requests during court sessions to read portions of the proceedings already recorded.

Supplemental Tasks (4)

  1. Record symbols on computer storage media and use computer aided transcription to translate and display them as text.
  2. Take notes in shorthand or use a stenotype or shorthand machine that prints letters on a paper tape.
  3. Type court orders for judges.
  4. Record depositions and other proceedings for attorneys.

Emerging Tasks

New and evolving responsibilities for this role:

  • File exhibits.
  • Perform secretarial tasks for the court.
  • Swear in witnesses.

Education & Training

Job Zone 3 Job Zone Three: Medium Preparation Needed
Education: Most occupations in this zone require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree.
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.
On-the-Job Training: Employees in these occupations usually need one or two years of training involving both on-the-job experience and informal training with experienced workers. A recognized apprenticeship program may be associated with these occupations.

Education Level Distribution

Percentage of workers in this occupation with each education level.

Post-Secondary Certificate - awarded for training completed after high school (for example, in agriculture or natural resources, computer services, personal or culinary services, engineering technologies, healthcare, construction trades, mechanic and repair technologies, or precision production)
75%
Associate's Degree (or other 2-year degree)
12%
High School Diploma - or the equivalent (for example, GED)
5%
Some College Courses
5%
First Professional Degree - awarded for completion of a program that: requires at least 2 years of college work before entrance into the program, includes a total of at least 6 academic years of work to complete, and provides all remaining academic requirements to begin practice in a profession.
3%
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Technology & Tools

Hot Technologies

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  • Microsoft Word

Software (25)

  • Acclaim Legal Acclaim DepoManage
  • Acculaw Court Reporters Billing Scheduling Job Management System ABSMS
  • Advantage Software Total Eclipse
  • AudioScribe SpeechCAT
  • Chase Software Solutions Court Reporting Software
  • Cheetah International SmartCAT
  • Corel WordPerfect Office Suite
  • Courtpages
  • Courtroom Data Solutions Techlennium
  • Electronic Transcript Software ProTEXT
  • Equative TimeLedger
  • ForTheRecord TheRecord Player
  • Gigatron StenoCAT
  • HTH Engineering Start-Stop PowerPlay
  • Nuance Dragon NaturallySpeaking
  • OMTI ReporterBase
  • ProCAT Winner
  • ReporterWorks
  • Stenograph Case CATalyst
  • Stenovations Digital CAT
  • Thomson West LiveNote
  • VocEdit
  • Web browser software

Tools & Equipment (10)

  • Audio tape recorders
  • Desktop computers
  • Dictation equipment
  • Digital audio recorders
  • Laptop computers
  • Personal computers
  • Personal digital assistants PDA
  • Photocopying equipment
  • Stenomasks
  • Stenotype machines

Where This Career Leads

Career progression organized by specialty track and experience level.

Judicial Systems Education

Zone 3
Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners You are here
Zone 4
Interpreters and Translators 76% match
Zone 5
Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers 76% match

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