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.Salary by State
| State Name | Employment | Annual Salary | Hourly Salary | |
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| Alabama | 280 | $44,130 | $21.22 | |
| Arizona | 180 | $58,220 | $27.99 | |
| California | 1,400 | $83,720 | $40.25 | |
| Colorado | 120 | $76,410 | $36.74 | |
| Connecticut | 200 | $57,150 | $27.48 | |
| Delaware | 40 | $57,150 | $27.48 | |
| Florida | 810 | $44,480 | $21.39 | |
| Georgia | 310 | $64,980 | $31.24 | |
| Idaho | 50 | $61,370 | $29.51 | |
| Illinois | 750 | $69,710 | $33.51 | |
| Indiana | 790 | $44,290 | $21.29 | |
| Iowa | 220 | $77,090 | $37.06 | |
| Kansas | 140 | $61,530 | $29.58 | |
| Kentucky | $47,230 | $22.71 | ||
| Louisiana | 390 | $43,870 | $21.09 | |
| Maine | 50 | $71,480 | $34.36 | |
| Maryland | 100 | $64,500 | $31.01 | |
| Massachusetts | 460 | $60,910 | $29.29 | |
| Michigan | 990 | $50,900 | $24.47 | |
| Minnesota | 280 | $68,250 | $32.81 | |
| Missouri | 170 | $60,110 | $28.90 | |
| Montana | 50 | $53,560 | $25.75 | |
| Nevada | 60 | $59,610 | $28.66 | |
| New Jersey | 120 | $63,380 | $30.47 | |
| New Mexico | 60 | $65,330 | $31.41 | |
| New York | 1,250 | $100,270 | $48.21 | |
| North Carolina | 150 | $59,070 | $28.40 | |
| North Dakota | 90 | $54,220 | $26.07 | |
| Ohio | 280 | $66,440 | $31.94 | |
| Oregon | 40 | $56,490 | $27.16 | |
| Pennsylvania | 620 | $58,860 | $28.30 | |
| South Carolina | 240 | $47,580 | $22.87 | |
| Tennessee | $49,140 | $23.63 | ||
| Texas | 620 | $81,460 | $39.16 | |
| Virginia | 310 | $48,640 | $23.38 | |
| West Virginia | 100 | $48,900 | $23.51 | |
| Wisconsin | 80 | $45,870 | $22.05 |
Education
The programs listed below are typically the education paths that can land you this kind of job.
A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to use voice writing computer software and speak a verbal shorthand language to create transcripts and screen captioning of live or recorded events intended for the public or a specific audience in a variety of media (e.g., digital, film, print, television) as well as for conferences, conversations, interviews, and meetings. Includes instruction in screen captioning, speed building, spoken shorthand, transcription, and voice input writing.
A program that prepares individuals to record and transcribe examinations, testimony, judicial orders and instructions, legal opinions, and other formal proceedings via print or electronic methods. Includes instruction in legal terminology, legal transcription, shorthand, verbatim recording, equipment operation and procedures, applicable regulations, and professional standards and ethics.
An instructional program that prepares individuals to perform editing and word processing on a court reporter transcript to ensure the accuracy of the transcripts. Includes instruction in legal terminology, legal transcriptioning, machine shorthand, and computer-aided transcription software.
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$65,240 per yearNational average salarySlowJob growth rate
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Postsecondary nondegree awardTypical education requirement
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Short-term on-the-job trainingTypical on-the-job training requirement
Educational Attainment
The following chart shows the highest education level completed by those working as court reporters and simultaneous captioners.
- Less than high school 1%
- High school graduate 14%
- College dropout 33%
- Associate’s degree 37%
- Bachelor’s degree 12%
- Master’s degree 2%
- Doctorate degree 1%
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