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Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners
Types every word in court or on live TV, in real time.
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Court reporters make word-for-word records of trials and depositions using a stenotype machine or voice writing. Captioners create live captions for TV, events and Deaf and hard-of-hearing students. Many work freelance.
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High school courses that build toward it
- English 10 · English
Builds reading and writing, which this job uses.
- Business Law · Career and Technical
Builds law and government, which this job uses.
- Computer Science Principles · Computer Science
Builds computers and electronics, which this job uses.
- U.S. History · Social Studies
Builds reading and writing, which this job uses.
- German · World Language
Builds reading and writing, which this job uses.
- Physical Education · Health and PE
Builds working with customers and clients, which this job uses.
Ranked by how much the job relies on what each course teaches, from O*NET's knowledge ratings. Your school's own courses and the counselor have the final word.
Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners on O*NET OnLine · O*NET 31.0 (U.S. Department of Labor, CC BY 4.0); BLS Employment Projections 2025.