Occupation Profile

Court Reporters

(SOC Code : 23-2091)

in California

Use verbatim methods and equipment to capture, store, retrieve, and transcribe pretrial and trial proceedings or other information. Include stenocaptioners who operate computerized stenographic captioning equipment to provide captions of live or prerecorded broadcasts for hearing-impaired viewers.

Employers are usually looking for candidates with Post secondary vocational training .

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Occupational Wages

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Area	Year	Period	Hourly Mean	Hourly by Percentile
				25th	Median	75th
California	2013	1st Qtr	$37.44	$33.92	$40.35	$45.19

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Occupational Projections of Employment (also called "Outlook" or "Demand")

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Area	Estimated Year-Projected Year	Employment		Employment Change		Annual Avg Openings
		Estimated	Projected	Number	Percent
California	2010 - 2020	2,300	2,500	200	8.7	50

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Possible Licenses Required and Issuing Authority

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License Title

License Authority

Certified Shorthand Reporters License

Department of Consumer Affairs
Court Reporters Board of California
www.courtreportersboard.ca.gov

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Industry Title

Number of Employers in State of California

Percent of Total
Employment for Occupation in State of California

Business Support Services

7,571

14.6%

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Program Title

Court Reporting/Court Reporter

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Top Tasks (Specific duties and responsibilities of this job.)

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.

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Top Skills used in this Job

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.

Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.

Social Perceptiveness - Being aware of others` reactions and understanding why they react as they do.

Active Learning - Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.

Quality Control Analysis - Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance.

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Top Abilities (Attributes of the person that influence performance in this job.)

Oral Comprehension - The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.

Written Expression - The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand.

Speech Recognition - The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.

Selective Attention - The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted.

Near Vision - The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).

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Top Work Values (Aspects of this job that create satisfaction.)

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.

Support - Occupations that satisfy this work value offer supportive management that stands behind employees.

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Top Interests (The types of activities someone in this job would like.)

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.

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