Court Reporters & Simultaneous Captioners
Also called: Certified Shorthand Reporter (CSR), Court Reporter, Court Stenographer, Official Court Reporter
In the military:
see titles from the Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Marine Corps, or Navy.
What they do:
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.
On the job, you would:
- Record verbatim proceedings of courts, legislative assemblies, committee meetings, and other proceedings, using computerized recording equipment, electronic stenograph machines, or stenomasks.
- Proofread transcripts for correct spelling of words.
- Ask speakers to clarify inaudible statements.
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Basic Skills
Problem Solving
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Verbal
Attention
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People interested in this work like activities that include data, detail, and regular routines.
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