Court Reporters (including deposition reporters and captioners) earn an average of nearly $62,000 a year.
ACCORDING TO THE NCRA
With a stenotype machine, reporters capture the sound of words in a phonetic code by pressing one or more keys at a time. Each line of characters usually represents one sound or syllable. The notes are usually printed on a thin paper tape and are frequently captured on a computer as well.
One of the most dynamic employment opportunities in recent history.
According to the NCRA. The demand for jobs in broadcast captioning is expected to grow 300% by 2006.
Communication Access
Broadcast Captioning
Judicial Reporting
Webcasting
Rapid Data Entry
Realtime Translation
All new television programming
must be captioned by 2006.
The demand for jobs in broadcast captioning is expected to triple by 2006.
Today's Court Reporter uses the latest technology to supply attorneys, courts, and business professionals with precise transcripts of hearings, trials, and other events that may require an accurate record for future reference. Computer-aided transcription (frequently referred to as CAT) and Internet reporting are the newest forms of court reporting to enter the scene. Another service of court reporters include live captioning for the hearing impaired.