Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners

Capture, archive, retrieve, and transcribe verbatim proceedings, or whatever else you need to, from pre-trial conferences through the actual trial itself. Included here are stenocaptionists, or those who use computerized stenographic captioning technology to transcribe spoken words into text.

Career Snapshot

SNAPSHOT
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.
Leadership
HIGH
Critical decision making
HIGH
Level of responsibilities
LOW
Job challenge and pressure to meet deadlines
HIGH
Dealing and handling conflict
LOW
Competition for this position
LOW
Communication with others
HIGH
Work closely with team members, clients etc.
HIGH
Comfort of the work setting
HIGH
Exposure to extreme environmental conditions
LOW
Exposure to job hazards
LOW
Physical demands
LOW
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Characteristics

Job challenge and pressure to meet deadlines
Dealing and handling conflicts
Leadership
Critical decision making
Level of responsibilities
Competition for this position
Communication with others
Work closely with team members, clients etc.
Comfort of the work setting
Exposure to extreme environmental conditions
Exposure to job hazards
Physical demands

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