# 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.

- Code: 27-3092.00 (O*NET-SOC; SOC 2018 27-3092)
- Family: [Arts, Design, Media & Sports](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations#family-27), one of its 45 occupations
- Tasks: 14 tasks (10 core and 4 supplemental)
- Page: https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/27-3092.00
- JSON: https://foundation.org.ai/data/tasks/27-3092.00.json

## What the work is made of

1. Record verbatim proceedings of courts, legislative assemblies, committee meetings, and other proceedings, using computerized recording equipment, electronic stenograph machines, or stenomasks.  
   Core task · Task 8655 · Rated by 63 people who do the job, August 2020
2. Proofread transcripts for correct spelling of words.  
   Core task · Task 21183 · Rated by 62 people who do the job, August 2020
3. Ask speakers to clarify inaudible statements.  
   Core task · Task 8657 · Rated by 63 people who do the job, August 2020
4. Provide transcripts of proceedings upon request of judges, lawyers, or the public.  
   Core task · Task 8654 · Rated by 63 people who do the job, August 2020
5. Transcribe recorded proceedings in accordance with established formats.  
   Core task · Task 8656 · Rated by 63 people who do the job, August 2020
6. Log and store exhibits from court proceedings.  
   Core task · Task 21184 · Rated by 64 people who do the job, August 2020
7. File and store shorthand notes of court session.  
   Core task · Task 8659 · Rated by 63 people who do the job, August 2020
8. File a legible transcript of records of a court case with the court clerk's office.  
   Core task · Task 8658 · Rated by 62 people who do the job, August 2020
9. Verify accuracy of transcripts by checking copies against original records of proceedings and accuracy of rulings by checking with judges.  
   Core task · Task 8662 · Rated by 62 people who do the job, August 2020
10. Respond to requests during court sessions to read portions of the proceedings already recorded.  
   Core task · Task 8660 · Rated by 61 people who do the job, August 2020
11. Record symbols on computer storage media and use computer aided transcription to translate and display them as text.  
   Supplemental task · Task 8663 · Rated by 61 people who do the job, August 2020
12. Take notes in shorthand or use a stenotype or shorthand machine that prints letters on a paper tape.  
   Supplemental task · Task 8653 · Rated by 62 people who do the job, August 2020
13. Type court orders for judges.  
   Supplemental task · Task 21185 · Rated by 62 people who do the job, August 2020
14. Record depositions and other proceedings for attorneys.  
   Supplemental task · Task 8661 · Rated by 61 people who do the job, August 2020

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## Where this comes from

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