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.
- Tasks
- 14 tasks10 core, 4 supplemental
- Family
- Arts, Design, Media & SportsOne of its 45 occupations
- Code
- 27-3092.00SOC 2018: 27-3092
What the work is made of
10 core tasks and 4 supplemental, each quoted as published, with the survey it came from.
Core: central to the jobSupplemental: done by some, not all
- Task 1. Record verbatim proceedings of courts, legislative assemblies, committee meetings, and other proceedings, using computerized recording equipment, electronic stenograph machines, or stenomasks.Core taskTask 8655Rated by 63 people who do the job, August 2020
- Task 2. Proofread transcripts for correct spelling of words.Core taskTask 21183Rated by 62 people who do the job, August 2020
- Task 3. Ask speakers to clarify inaudible statements.Core taskTask 8657Rated by 63 people who do the job, August 2020
- Task 4. Provide transcripts of proceedings upon request of judges, lawyers, or the public.Core taskTask 8654Rated by 63 people who do the job, August 2020
- Task 5. Transcribe recorded proceedings in accordance with established formats.Core taskTask 8656Rated by 63 people who do the job, August 2020
- Task 6. Log and store exhibits from court proceedings.Core taskTask 21184Rated by 64 people who do the job, August 2020
- Task 7. File and store shorthand notes of court session.Core taskTask 8659Rated by 63 people who do the job, August 2020
- Task 8. File a legible transcript of records of a court case with the court clerk's office.Core taskTask 8658Rated by 62 people who do the job, August 2020
- Task 9. Verify accuracy of transcripts by checking copies against original records of proceedings and accuracy of rulings by checking with judges.Core taskTask 8662Rated by 62 people who do the job, August 2020
- Task 10. Respond to requests during court sessions to read portions of the proceedings already recorded.Core taskTask 8660Rated by 61 people who do the job, August 2020
- Task 11. Record symbols on computer storage media and use computer aided transcription to translate and display them as text.Supplemental taskTask 8663Rated by 61 people who do the job, August 2020
- Task 12. Take notes in shorthand or use a stenotype or shorthand machine that prints letters on a paper tape.Supplemental taskTask 8653Rated by 62 people who do the job, August 2020
- Task 13. Type court orders for judges.Supplemental taskTask 21185Rated by 62 people who do the job, August 2020
- Task 14. Record depositions and other proceedings for attorneys.Supplemental taskTask 8661Rated by 61 people who do the job, August 2020
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How we copy and credit sources- Published byO*NET 29.0, U.S. Department of LaborEmployment and Training Administration
- ClassificationStandard Occupational Classification 2018, 27-3092
- LicenseCC BY 4.0Free to copy and reuse, with credit
- Changed by usNothing.
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