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Court Reporters

SOC 23-2091

Create verbatim transcripts of court proceedings and depositions.

Median pay

$62k

$37k to $105k typical range

Outlook

Declining

6k openings / yr

Education

Postsecondary cert

AI exposure

40%

modeled estimate, sector level

Future-proof

47/100

Key skills

Stenography
Precision
Speed
Transcription
Concentration

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Pay and outlook from BLS (OEWS 2025, Employment Projections 2024-2034). Skills and work activities from O*NET 30.3. AI exposure and future-proof scores are modeled estimates. How we model AI exposure.