Top Paying Industries for Court Reporter Profession
Court reporters earn an excellent salary with a mean annual wage of $49,710 as of May 2008 according to the U.S. Department of Labor. As the chart shows though, the industry in which the position is located significantly impacts the wages. State government pays an annual mean wage of $59,220 versus higher education with an annual mean wage of $46,360. This is a 27.7% difference.
State government pays the highest annual mean wage, but local government employs the largest number of Court Reporters. Local government and the Federal Executive branch pay similar wages for this position. For all industries, the middle 50 percent of employed Court Reporters earned an annual mean wage between $35,390 and $67,430.
This chart displays annual mean salaries for Court Reporters in the U.S. The data was collected
by the Bureau of Labor Statistics OES - May 2008.
Job prospects are considered to be excellent by the U.S. Department of Labor. There are several reasons for this including increasing numbers of court cases and federal law changes requiring expanded closed captioning services be made available to people with disabilities. As a result, the industry employment figures could do some shifting out of government and into business support services and higher education while also increasing overall. In fact there is a trend towards more Court Reporters working from home doing translation jobs using technology.
The salary paid a Court Reporter usually depends on three main factors: years of experience, number and types of certifications, and depth of knowledge of equipment and methods used for reporting purposes.
For over 60 years, Bryan College has produced the finest court reporters in the nation. Our online program offers weekly live virtual classes that utilize streaming audio and video technology. In order to provide the best support to our online students, we staff full-time technical support, along with teachers’ assistants. We also provide weekly refresher classes and quarterly teacher mentoring.
The average court reporter earns a salary between $33,160 and $61,530 according to the Occupational Employment Statistics survey program. Learn more about court reporter salaries
