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Court Reporters - 23-2091.00

O*NET-SOC Description

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

  • Court Reporter
  • Official Court Reporter
  • Freelance Court Reporter
  • Court Stenographer
  • Certified Shorthand Reporter (CSR)
  • Deposition Reporter
  • Digital Court Reporter
  • Realtime Court Reporter
  • Stenographer
  • Court Monitor

SOC Occupation Groups

23-0000 Legal Occupations
23-2000 Legal Support Workers
23-2090 Miscellaneous Legal Support Workers
23-2091.00 Court Reporters

Related Occupations

Tasks

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

Detailed Work Activities

  • communicate visually or verbally
  • confer with management or users
  • edit written material
  • ensure correct grammar, punctuation, or spelling
  • identify needs of communication-impaired persons
  • operate film or sound editing equipment
  • proofread printed or written material
  • review assembled film or video tape on monitor
  • transcribe spoken or written information
  • translate written or spoken language
  • understand legal terminology
  • understand second language
  • use computer to transcribe testimony
  • use computers to enter, access or retrieve data
  • use desktop publishing software
  • use film production techniques
  • use interpersonal communication techniques
  • use oral or written communication techniques
  • use word processing or desktop publishing software

Military Crosswalk Titles

  • Legal Services Court Reporter (Marine Corps - Enlisted)
  • Legal Services Reporter (Marine Corps - Enlisted)

Apprenticeship Crosswalk Titles

No information available.

DOT Crosswalk Titles

  • Caption Writer
  • Shorthand Reporter
  • Stenocaptioner
  • Stenographer
  • Stenographer, Print Shop
  • Stenotype Operator