Career fit quiz

Is Court Reporter the Right Career for You?

A quick, free 8-question quiz to see how well the court reporter career fits your personality, preferences and goals.

Updated By the Career Education Institute Curriculum Team
How this quiz works

Rate how much you agree with each statement. The quiz compares your answers with the realities of the court reporter job and gives you an honest fit score in under two minutes. Nothing is saved or sent anywhere.

Statement 1 of 8I can concentrate for long periods
Statement 2 of 8I’m fast and accurate
Statement 3 of 8I like legal settings
Statement 4 of 8I want remote options
Statement 5 of 8I’m disciplined with practice
Statement 6 of 8I like detail work
Statement 7 of 8I’m willing to spend about 2–4 years training for this career
Statement 8 of 8A typical salary around $72,420 a year would meet my needs

What this career really involves

Court reporters and simultaneous captioners create word-for-word transcriptions of legal proceedings and provide live captioning for TV and events.

  • Record legal proceedings word for word
  • Produce official transcripts
  • Read back testimony on request
  • Provide live captioning
  • Prepare and maintain dictionaries

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