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The main job of a court reporter is to create written transcripts of whatever is being said in a court. In fact, it is necessary to transcribe the words spoken without loss of any accuracy and the equipment on which such transcription is done is referred to as a stenotype.

This machine is different to standard typewriters in that it can capture phonetic sounds instead of helping to write individual words.

Average court reporter salaries will generally not be the same in every part of the country and it also will depend on the reporting functions that the court reporter performs. In addition, the salary will also vary according to the educational level of the reporter and also their experience.

According to studies on court reporter salaries it was found that on an average these professionals will earn upward of sixty thousand dollars per month. As a salaried professional, especially when engaged as a broadcast captioning work their salaries would range from forty five thousand dollars to about seventy five thousand dollars.

As an independent professional they may earn about thirty six thousand dollars though they can also earn double this figure, especially when they work on air hours. At present there is a huge shortage of such professionals which means that if you qualify as a court reporter you will easily find employment.

As a matter of fact, it is believed that this profession will experience a twenty five percent growth which is much better than the national average for virtually every other occupation. As long as you can accurately transcribe court proceedings there is nothing to stop you from earning a lot of money and with more and more live court reporting taking place there is a good chance that as a court reporter that transcribes efficiently and quickly there will be plenty of high paying jobs on offer.