# 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.

- Edition: Data verified Nov 2026 · CollegesRef 2026–27 edition
- Page: https://www.collegesref.com/careers/court-reporters-and-simultaneous-captioners
- SOC code: 27-3092.00
- Career family: Arts, design and media
- Median annual pay: $72,420 (10th percentile $42,130, 90th percentile $130,560)
- Projected growth: Little or no change, -0.1%
- Openings a year: 1,800
- Typical entry education: Postsecondary certificate
- Bright outlook: no
- Data years: BLS 2025 wages · 2025–35 projections

## Interest profile (code CAS)

| Interest area | Score (0–100) |
| --- | ---: |
| Realistic (R) | 20 |
| Investigative (I) | 19 |
| Artistic (A) | 32 |
| Social (S) | 32 |
| Enterprising (E) | 27 |
| Conventional (C) | 77 |

## What you'd do

- Documenting/Recording Information (importance 100/100)
- Working with Computers (importance 98/100)
- Getting Information (importance 90/100)
- Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge (importance 87/100)
- Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work (importance 84/100)
- Performing Administrative Activities (importance 72/100)
- Processing Information (importance 65/100)
- Communicating with People Outside the Organization (importance 59/100)
- Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships (importance 58/100)
- Making Decisions and Solving Problems (importance 56/100)

## Skills

Active Listening, Writing, Reading Comprehension, Monitoring, Speaking, Critical Thinking, Time Management, Quality Control Analysis, Social Perceptiveness, Active Learning

## Knowledge

English Language, Computers and Electronics, Administrative, Law and Government, Customer and Personal Service, Telecommunications, Communications and Media, Administration and Management, Education and Training, Economics and Accounting

## Also called

Captioner, Certified Shorthand Reporter (CSR), Court Monitor, Court Recorder, Court Recording Monitor, Court Reporter, Court Stenographer, Court Transcriber, Deposition Reporter, Digital Court Reporter

## Majors that lead here (NCES CIP–SOC crosswalk, 4-digit CIP)

- [Legal Support Services](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/2203) (CIP 2203, 591 colleges)
- [Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/1002) (CIP 1002, 328 colleges)

## Colleges with strong outcomes (College Scorecard, 2025)

| College | Program | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yrs | Median debt |
| --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| [University of Cincinnati-Main Campus](https://www.collegesref.com/college/university-of-cincinnati-main-campus-2898) | Legal Support Services | not reported | $67,713 | $18,875 |
| [Peirce College](https://www.collegesref.com/college/peirce-college-2089) | Legal Support Services | $50,350 | $66,978 | not reported |
| [Stevenson University](https://www.collegesref.com/college/stevenson-university-2606) | Legal Support Services | $44,337 | $63,656 | $19,500 |
| [Johns Hopkins University](https://www.collegesref.com/college/johns-hopkins-university-1344) | Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians | not reported | $62,858 | not reported |
| [Eastern Michigan University](https://www.collegesref.com/college/eastern-michigan-university-869) | Legal Support Services | $49,757 | $60,196 | not reported |
| [Illinois State University](https://www.collegesref.com/college/illinois-state-university-1264) | Legal Support Services | not reported | $59,943 | $14,000 |
| [Grand Valley State University](https://www.collegesref.com/college/grand-valley-state-university-1110) | Legal Support Services | $44,377 | $57,728 | $21,000 |
| [Kent State University at Kent Main Campus](https://www.collegesref.com/college/kent-state-university-at-kent-main-campus-1380) | Legal Support Services | $45,076 | $57,413 | not reported |

## Related careers

- [Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/legal-secretaries-and-administrative-assistants): $55,570 median pay
- [Court, Municipal, and License Clerks](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/court-municipal-and-license-clerks): $48,700 median pay
- [Paralegals and Legal Assistants](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/paralegals-and-legal-assistants): $62,890 median pay
- [Word Processors and Typists](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/word-processors-and-typists): $49,280 median pay
- [File Clerks](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/file-clerks): $43,600 median pay
- [Correspondence Clerks](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/correspondence-clerks): $46,800 median pay

## Sources

- [O*NET Database](https://www.onetcenter.org/database.html), version 31.0 (CC BY 4.0)
- [BLS Employment Projections](https://www.bls.gov/emp/tables.htm), version 2025-35, data year 2025 (Public domain (U.S. government work))
- [BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics](https://www.bls.gov/oes/tables.htm), version 2025, data year 2025 (Public domain (U.S. government work))
- [NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk](https://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/cipcode/resources.aspx?y=56), version 2020, data year 2020 (Public domain (U.S. government work))

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