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For Educators: Military Resources

Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners

Median Salary
67,310
Job Outlook
0%

Overview

What are the responsibilities of this role?

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.

What sectors do they work in?

State and local government

40%

Self-employed

38%

Private for profit

17%

Federal Government

3%

Private not for profit

2%

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What is the job outlook?

Employment of court reporters and simultaneous captioners is projected to decline 0 percent from 2024 to 2034. Despite declining employment, about 1,700 openings for court reporters and simultaneous captioners are projected each year, on average, over the decade. All of those openings are expected to result from the need to replace workers who transfer to other occupations or exit the labor force, such as to retire.

Compensation

What is the typical salary range?

$38,860

10%

$67,310

Median

$109,220

90%

How does location impact how much salary?

Education

What level of education do professionals in this role have?

Education Level

  • Post-secondary certificate

    74%

  • Associate's degree

    11%

  • High school

    5%

  • Some college

    5%

  • First professional degree

    2%


Which college majors best prepare you for this role?

  • Court Reporting and Captioning/Court Reporter
  • Voice Writing Technology/Technician

Skills and Interests

Which skill sets are the most valuable to possess?

No data available for this section.


What knowledge should you bring to the table?

  • Administrative
  • English Language
  • Computers and Electronics
  • Law and Government
  • Customer and Personal Service

What challenges will you likely face in the workplace?

No data available for this section.


What personality traits help people thrive in this role?

Conventional

You like structure, staying organized, and working with systems to get things done efficiently.

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Data supplied by Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Center of Education Statistics, Defense Manpower Data Center (View our update schedule). Contact any business, college or military service branch to answer additional questions.

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