Court Reporters - 23-2091.00

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.

Sample of reported job titles: Certified Shorthand Reporter (CSR), Court Recording Monitor, Court Reporter, Court Stenographer, Deposition Reporter, Digital Court Reporter, Freelance Court Reporter, Official Court Reporter, Realtime Court Reporter, Stenographer

Tasks

• Record verbatim proceedings of courts, legislative assemblies, committee meetings, and other proceedings, using computerized recording equipment, electronic stenograph machines, or stenomasks.
• Take notes in shorthand or use a stenotype or shorthand machine that prints letters on a paper tape.
• Record symbols on computer storage media and use computer aided transcription to translate and display them as text.
• Provide transcripts of proceedings upon request of judges, lawyers, or the public.
• Transcribe recorded proceedings in accordance with established formats.
• File a legible transcript of records of a court case with the court clerk's office.
• Ask speakers to clarify inaudible statements.
• File and store shorthand notes of court session.
• Record depositions and other proceedings for attorneys.
• Respond to requests during court sessions to read portions of the proceedings already recorded.
• Verify accuracy of transcripts by checking copies against original records of proceedings and accuracy of rulings by checking with judges.

Technology Skills

• Data base user interface and query software - Acclaim Legal Acclaim DepoManage; Chase Software Solutions Court Reporting Software; Courtpages; OMTI ReporterBase
• Enterprise resource planning ERP software - Acculaw Court Reporters Billing Scheduling Job Management System ABSMS; ReporterWorks
• Internet browser software - Web browser software
• Office suite software - Corel WordPerfect
• Presentation software - ForTheRecord TheRecord Player
• Spreadsheet software - Microsoft Excel
• Time accounting software - Equative TimeLedger
• Voice recognition software - Courtroom Data Solutions Techlennium; Nuance Dragon NaturallySpeaking
• Word processing software - Advantage Software Total Eclipse; Microsoft Word ; Thomson West LiveNote; VocEdit (see all 12 examples)

Tools Used

• Cassette players or recorders - Audio tape recorders
• Desktop computers
• Dictation machines - Dictation equipment
• Digital voice recorders - Digital audio recorders
• Microphones - Stenomasks
• Notebook computers - Laptop computers
• Personal computers
• Personal digital assistant PDAs or organizers - Personal digital assistants PDA
• Photocopiers - Photocopying equipment
• Stenotype machines

Knowledge

• English Language - Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
• Clerical - Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and other office procedures and terminology.
• Computers and Electronics - Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.
• Law and Government - Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process.
• Customer and Personal Service - Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.

Skills

• Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
• Writing - Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
• Reading Comprehension - Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
• Time Management - Managing one's own time and the time of others.
• Monitoring - Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
• Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively.

Abilities

• Oral Comprehension - The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
• Speech Recognition - The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.
• Written Expression - The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand.
• Near Vision - The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
• Selective Attention - The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted.
• Oral Expression - The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
• Written Comprehension - The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
• Information Ordering - The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
• Finger Dexterity - The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects.
• Control Precision - The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions.
• Deductive Reasoning - The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
• Speech Clarity - The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.

Interests

• Interest code: CE
  • Conventional - Conventional occupations frequently involve following set procedures and routines. These occupations can include working with data and details more than with ideas. Usually there is a clear line of authority to follow.
  • Enterprising - Enterprising occupations frequently involve starting up and carrying out projects. These occupations can involve leading people and making many decisions. Sometimes they require risk taking and often deal with business.

Work Context

• Importance of Repeating Same Tasks - 100% responded “Extremely important.”
• Importance of Being Exact or Accurate - 96% responded “Extremely important.”
• Spend Time Sitting - 88% responded “Continually or almost continually.”
• Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls - 90% responded “Continually or almost continually.”
• Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions - 88% responded “Continually or almost continually.”
• Indoors, Environmentally Controlled - 71% responded “Every day.”
• Face-to-Face Discussions - 63% responded “Every day.”
• Structured versus Unstructured Work - 67% responded “A lot of freedom.”
• Freedom to Make Decisions - 47% responded “A lot of freedom.”
• Time Pressure - 47% responded “Every day.”
• Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results - 59% responded “Very important results.”
• Telephone - 49% responded “Once a week or more but not every day.”
• Contact With Others - 43% responded “Constant contact with others.”
• Electronic Mail - 44% responded “Every day.”
• Deal With External Customers - 44% responded “Extremely important.”
• Frequency of Decision Making - 42% responded “Every day.”
• Physical Proximity - 49% responded “Moderately close (at arm's length).”
• Letters and Memos - 35% responded “Once a week or more but not every day.”
• Work With Work Group or Team - 34% responded “Very important.”
• Duration of Typical Work Week - 43% responded “40 hours.”
• Consequence of Error - 30% responded “Extremely serious.”

Education

Percentage of Respondents	Education Level Required
41%	Post-secondary certificate
34%	Associate's degree
10%	Some college, no degree

Work Styles

• Dependability - Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations.
• Attention to Detail - Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks.
• Integrity - Job requires being honest and ethical.
• Stress Tolerance - Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high stress situations.
• Self Control - Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations.
• Independence - Job requires developing one's own ways of doing things, guiding oneself with little or no supervision, and depending on oneself to get things done.
• Achievement/Effort - Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks.
• Adaptability/Flexibility - Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace.
• Cooperation - Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude.
• Persistence - Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles.
• Initiative - Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges.
• Concern for Others - Job requires being sensitive to others' needs and feelings and being understanding and helpful on the job.
• Social Orientation - Job requires preferring to work with others rather than alone, and being personally connected with others on the job.
• Leadership - Job requires a willingness to lead, take charge, and offer opinions and direction.

Work Values

• Relationships - Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to provide service to others and work with co-workers in a friendly non-competitive environment. Corresponding needs are Co-workers, Moral Values and Social Service.
• Support - Occupations that satisfy this work value offer supportive management that stands behind employees. Corresponding needs are Company Policies, Supervision: Human Relations and Supervision: Technical.
• Achievement - Occupations that satisfy this work value are results oriented and allow employees to use their strongest abilities, giving them a feeling of accomplishment. Corresponding needs are Ability Utilization and Achievement.

Wages & Trends

• Median wages (2017)
  • $26.50 hourly, $55,120 annual
• Employment (2016)
  • 20,000 employees
• Projected growth (2016-2026)
  • Slower than average (2% to 4%)
• Projected job openings (2016-2026)
  • 1,700