Info Court Reporting Program Court Reporting offers more career opportunities than ever before for both men and women. Reporters are communication specialists who use a steno machine to make a verbatim record of trials, hearings, conferences, and depositions, and produce an accurate transcript of what was said.
Official reporters work in courtrooms.
Freelance reporters work in freelance firms or home offices and travel to deposition sites. Realtime reporters work in classrooms from middle school through university and in conference settings. Captioners work at caption companies or in home offices. A selective admissions application must be submitted, and an interview is required prior to admission. Applicants must have a high school diploma and strong typing, grammar, and vocabulary skills.