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Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners — Career Decision Dashboard
United States
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Report generated from official BLS OEWS and O*NET data — United States.
Median annual wage
$72,420
United States, 2025
Employment
12,870
United States, 2025
Typical education
Not recorded
Job Zone 3
Skills identified
35
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Career overview
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.
- O*NET code
- 27-3092.00
- Job zone
- 3
- Experience required
- None
Typical tasks
- Provide transcripts of proceedings upon request of judges, lawyers, or the public.
- 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.
- Record depositions and other proceedings for attorneys.
- Ask speakers to clarify inaudible statements.
- Proofread transcripts for correct spelling of words.
- File a legible transcript of records of a court case with the court clerk's office.
- Transcribe recorded proceedings in accordance with established formats.
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Salary analysis — United States
10th percentile
$42,130
25th percentile
$53,760
75th percentile
$100,780
90th percentile
$130,560
Most important skills
- Active Listening4.3
- Writing3.6
- Reading Comprehension3.5
- Speaking3.0
- Monitoring3.0
- Critical Thinking2.8
- Time Management2.8
- Quality Control Analysis2.6
- Social Perceptiveness2.6
- Active Learning2.0
- Operation and Control2.0
- Complex Problem Solving2.0
What skills do you need?
Select the skills you already have
Skills listed are those O*NET rates at importance 3.0 or above for this occupation. Set your own level on the same 0–7 O*NET scale.
Skill coverage
0%
0 of 5 identified skills
Matched
0
Missing
5
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Skills to develop
| Skill | Importance | Required level | Your level | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Active Listening | 4.3 | 4.1 | Not selected | 4.1 |
| Reading Comprehension | 3.5 | 3.9 | Not selected | 3.9 |
| Writing | 3.6 | 3.5 | Not selected | 3.5 |
| Monitoring | 3.0 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Speaking | 3.0 | 2.9 | Not selected | 2.9 |
Ordered by required level gap multiplied by O*NET importance. No prediction or recommendation is implied.
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Compare with Court Reporters and Simultaneous CaptionersHow salary varies by location
| Location | Median | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose, CA | $143,170 | 50 | 2025 |
| Stockton, CA | $138,340 | 30 | 2025 |
| Riverside, CA | $133,900 | 230 | 2025 |
| Austin, TX | $130,730 | 130 | 2025 |
| Houston, TX | $129,380 | 260 | 2025 |
| San Francisco, CA | $129,270 | 260 | 2025 |
| Dallas, TX | $125,970 | 220 | 2025 |
| San Antonio, TX | $123,900 | 150 | 2025 |
| San Diego, CA | $123,230 | 110 | 2025 |
| Sacramento, CA | $118,200 | 110 | 2025 |
| CA | $116,020 | 1,400 | 2025 |
| Seattle, WA | $113,200 | 40 | 2025 |
| TX | $110,080 | 1,270 | 2025 |
| Visalia, CA | $108,790 | 30 | 2025 |
| Beaumont, TX | $108,230 | 30 | 2025 |
| WA | $107,670 | 80 | 2025 |
| El Paso, TX | $106,010 | 50 | 2025 |
| Bakersfield, CA | $102,900 | 30 | 2025 |
| NY | $101,990 | 1,400 | 2025 |
| Buffalo, NY | $99,620 | 60 | 2025 |
Career transition paths
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Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, 2025 (May 2025 release).
Figures are periodic published survey snapshots, not real-time market rates.