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.
State and local government
Self-employed
Private for profit
Federal Government
Private not for profit
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.
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