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Career: Court Reporters
Job Description
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.
Job Tasks
Importance %age |
Task Description |
100
|
Ask speakers to clarify inaudible statements. |
99
|
Provide transcripts of proceedings upon request of judges, lawyers, or the public. |
99
|
Transcribe recorded proceedings in accordance with established formats. |
98
|
Record verbatim proceedings of courts, legislative assemblies, committee meetings, and other proceedings, using computerized recording equipment, electronic stenograph machines, or stenomasks. |
96
|
Take notes in shorthand or use a stenotype or shorthand machine that prints letters on a paper tape. |
92
|
File and store shorthand notes of court session. |
91
|
Respond to requests during court sessions to read portions of the proceedings already recorded. |
86
|
File a legible transcript of records of a court case with the court clerk's office. |
86
|
Record symbols on computer storage media and use computer aided transcription to translate and display them as text. |
83
|
Verify accuracy of transcripts by checking copies against original records of proceedings and accuracy of rulings by checking with judges. |
79
|
Record depositions and other proceedings for attorneys. |
Work Activities
Importance %age |
Activity Description |
78
|
Documenting/Recording Information
|
68
|
Controlling Machines and Processes
|
65
|
Interacting With Computers
|
59
|
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
|
56
|
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
|
55
|
Getting Information
|
55
|
Scheduling Work and Activities
|
53
|
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
|
51
|
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
|
49
|
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
|
47
|
Performing Administrative Activities
|
44
|
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
|
44
|
Handling and Moving Objects
|
42
|
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
|
41
|
Processing Information
|
38
|
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
|
37
|
Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment
|
37
|
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material
|
36
|
Communicating with Persons Outside Organization
|
35
|
Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others
|
31
|
Thinking Creatively
|
29
|
Developing and Building Teams
|
29
|
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
|
26
|
Analyzing Data or Information
|
24
|
Monitoring and Controlling Resources
|
24
|
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others
|
23
|
Developing Objectives and Strategies
|
23
|
Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others
|
20
|
Performing General Physical Activities
|
18
|
Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
|
18
|
Coaching and Developing Others
|
16
|
Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information
|
16
|
Provide Consultation and Advice to Others
|
14
|
Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
|
14
|
Training and Teaching Others
|
14
|
Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates
|
13
|
Staffing Organizational Units
|
11
|
Assisting and Caring for Others
|
9
|
Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People
|
9
|
Selling or Influencing Others
|
1
|
Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment
|