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.
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BLS projects U.S. employment for Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners to decrease by -0.1% between 2024 and 2034, from 19,900 to 19,900 jobs. Its estimate of 1,800 annual openings includes replacement needs, so it does not represent current vacancies, contract postings, or freelance demand. The wage ($72,420), education (Postsecondary nondegree award), and related experience (None) figures on this profile describe typical U.S. employees. O*NET skills describe the occupation; they do not assess an individual worker's proficiency.
Base employment (2024)
19,900
Projected employment (2034)
19,900
Projected change (2024–2034)
-0%
Annual openings (projected average)
1,800
Pay & Preparation
$72,420
Postsecondary nondegree award
None
Short-term on-the-job training
Essential Skills
Active Listening (4.25/5) • Writing (3.62/5) • Reading Comprehension (3.5/5) • Monitoring (3/5) • Speaking (3/5) • Critical Thinking (2.75/5)
O*NET describes occupational requirements; these ratings do not measure current job-posting frequency or an individual worker’s proficiency.
BLS projections are long-term estimates; annual openings include growth and replacement needs and are not current vacancies.
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