O*NET-SOC 27-3092.00

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.

Preparation

ItemValue
Preparation zoneZone 3 – Medium preparation needed
What O*NET says the zone requiresPrevious work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is required
Broad occupation in O*NETTrue (Yes)
Skills listed for this occupation6
Abilities listed for this occupation6
Tasks listed for this occupation5
Interest scores given for this occupation6

Skills

The 6 skills with the highest importance values in this occupation's records.

SkillO*NET elementImportanceDate
Active Listening2.A.1.b4.008/2020
Writing2.A.1.c3.3808/2020
Reading Comprehension2.A.1.a3.1208/2020
Monitoring2.A.2.d3.008/2020
Speaking2.A.1.d3.008/2020
Time Management2.B.5.a3.008/2020

The importance value is what each record itself carries on O*NET's importance scale; the date is the date in each record.

Abilities

The 6 abilities with the highest importance values in this occupation's records.

AbilityO*NET elementImportanceDate
Oral Comprehension1.A.1.a.14.1208/2020
Speech Recognition1.A.4.b.44.1208/2020
Written Expression1.A.1.a.44.008/2020
Near Vision1.A.4.a.13.8808/2020
Oral Expression1.A.1.a.33.8808/2020
Written Comprehension1.A.1.a.23.8808/2020

The importance value is what each record itself carries on O*NET's importance scale; the date is the date in each record.

Tasks

The tasks O*NET records for this occupation, with the type, respondent count and date each record carries.

TaskTypeIncumbents respondingDate
Record verbatim proceedings of courts, legislative assemblies, committee meetings, and other proceedings, using computerized recording equipment, electronic stenograph machines, or stenomasks.Core6308/2020
Proofread transcripts for correct spelling of words.Core6208/2020
Ask speakers to clarify inaudible statements.Core6308/2020
Provide transcripts of proceedings upon request of judges, lawyers, or the public.Core6308/2020
Transcribe recorded proceedings in accordance with established formats.Core6308/2020

Work interests

The interest scores O*NET gives this occupation, on the six interest types.

InterestScoreDate
Conventional5.6111/2023
Artistic2.9611/2023
Social2.8811/2023
Enterprising2.6711/2023
Realistic2.2411/2023
Investigative2.1111/2023

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Source: O*NET 29.1 Database (Occupation Data, Job Zones, Skills, Abilities, Task Statements, Interests), U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration. Data fetched 2026-10-31. See about and sources.