Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners
Role Overview
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.
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Salary by State (top paying)
| State | Median salary |
|---|---|
| New York | $109,220 |
| Texas | $105,550 |
| California | $103,640 |
| Washington | $102,620 |
| Iowa | $89,290 |
| Utah | $84,510 |
| Massachusetts | $82,440 |
| Illinois | $76,030 |
| Delaware | $75,600 |
| Nebraska | $72,910 |
| South Dakota | $72,300 |
| Kansas | $71,070 |
| Missouri | $70,260 |
| North Carolina | $68,100 |
| North Dakota | $67,810 |
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Median Annual Salary
$67,310
Projected Growth (10yr)
+-0.3%
Avg. annual openings
1.7k
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