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Occupational Description

Use verbatim methods and equipment to capture, store, retrieve, and transcribe pretrial and trial proceedings or other information. Include stenocaptioners who operate computerized stenographic captioning equipment to provide captions of live or prerecorded broadcasts for hearing-impaired viewers.

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Court Reporters

Employment Outlook for Court Reporters

Statewide Employment Analysis	2006 employment is estimated to be somewhat smaller than the statewide average. This occupation is expected to grow at about the statewide average. Total job openings are projected to be somewhat lower than the statewide average. Due to low projected job openings in this occupation, reasonable employment opportunities do not exist.

Data Sources and Limitations

Current Job Openings for Court Reporters There are no openings for this occupation.

State of Oregon License Information for Court Reporters

License	License Authority Web Site
Shorthand Reporter, Certified	www.ojd.state.or.us/

Wages for Court Reporters

Regional Employment Projections for Court Reporters

Region	Employment		Change	% Change	Projected Annual Openings
	2006	2016			Growth	Replacement	Total
Oregon Statewide	168	195	27	16.1%	3	2	5
Multnomah / Washington	127	140	13	10.2%	1	2	3
Marion / Polk / Yamhill	47	53	6	12.8%	1	1	1
Lane	17	20	3	17.6%	0	0	1
Benton / Lincoln / Linn	8	10	2	25.0%	0	0	0
Crook / Deschutes / Jefferson	6	8	2	33.3%	0	0	0
Morrow / Umatilla	4	6	2	50.0%	0	0	0
Coos / Curry	3	4	1	33.3%	0	0	0
Clackamas	2	2	0	0.0%	0	0	0
Douglas	2	1	-1	-50.0%	0	0	0
Grant / Harney / Malheur	1	1	0	0.0%	0	0	0

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Industries of Employment for Court Reporters

Industry Click links to view infoUSA employers	Ownership	2006 Employment
Total, All Industries	All	168
Total, All Industries	Private	154
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	Private	154
Administrative and Support Services	Private	154
Business Support Services	Private	154
Total, All Industries	State	14
Public Administration	State	14
Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities	State	13

Educational Requirements for Court Reporters Workers must have postsecondary training to gain the necessary skills for this occupation. However, those with postsecondary training and related work experience have a competitive advantage in this labor market.

Skills for Court Reporters

• Apply Active Listening Techniques
• Identify Appropriate Software For Activities Or Projects
• Key Document From Machine Transcription
• Manually Record Verbatim Records
• Obtain Information From Clients, Customers, Patients Or Others
• Operate Fax Machines, Copiers, Printers, And Other Office Machines
• Organize And Work With Detailed Records
• Perform Office Equipment Maintenance Not Requiring Service Call
• Perform Stenography
• Perform Typing Or Data Entry For Extended Time Periods
• Process And Prepare Business Forms
• Process Records And Maintain Forms And Files
• Proofread, Edit, And Revise Written Materials
• Take Dictation
• Transcribe Spoken, Recorded Or Written Information
• Use Correct Grammar, Punctuation And Spelling
• Use Legal Terminology
• Use Proofreading Symbols
• Use Shorthand
• Use Stenotype Machine

Schools and Training Providers for Court Reporters The training providers listed below offer one or more of the following programs:

• Court Reporting/Court Reporter

College of Legal Arts 8909 SW Barbur Boulevard, Suite 100 Portland, OR 97219-4063 Phone: (503) 223-5100 Programs of Training: Court Reporting/Court Reporter

Career Pathway Roadmaps for Court Reporters No Career Pathway links were found for this occupation.

Related Occupations The scores listed below indicates how closely the skills for Court Reporters matches the occupation in the list. A score of 100% means the occupations have identical skill sets. A maximum of 10 occupations are displayed below.

Occupation	Skill Overlap
Medical Transcriptionists	59%
Office And Administrative Support Workers, All Other	35%
Word Processors And Typists	34%
Secretaries, Except Legal, Medical, And Executive	29%
Data Entry Keyers	26%
Computer Operators	23%
Proofreaders And Copy Markers	23%
Correspondence Clerks	23%
Communications Equipment Operators, All Other	22%
Medical Secretaries	21%