AI exposure by occupation, O*NET 27-3092.00

Will AI replace Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners?

Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners: AI can already handle 3 of 14 tasks; the work mostly needs an efficient-tier model.

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Every task, scored

The 14 tasks O*NET 30.3 lists for Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners, from most to least exposed. 3 reach 60 or more, the level at which AI already handles a task.

Task AI exposure Evidence Model tier Importance
Transcribe recorded proceedings in accordance with established formats. 90 Estimated Efficient 4.8
Proofread transcripts for correct spelling of words. 85 Estimated Standard 4.8
Verify accuracy of transcripts by checking copies against original records of proceedings and accuracy of rulings by checking with judges. 80 Estimated Efficient 4.5
Record verbatim proceedings of courts, legislative assemblies, committee meetings, and other proceedings, using computerized recording equipment, electronic stenograph machines, or stenomasks. 30 Estimated Efficient 4.8
Ask speakers to clarify inaudible statements. 30 Estimated Efficient 4.8
Take notes in shorthand or use a stenotype or shorthand machine that prints letters on a paper tape. 30 Estimated Efficient 4.8
Record symbols on computer storage media and use computer aided transcription to translate and display them as text. 30 Estimated Standard 4.8
Provide transcripts of proceedings upon request of judges, lawyers, or the public. 30 Estimated Efficient 4.8
Log and store exhibits from court proceedings. 30 Estimated Efficient 4.8
File a legible transcript of records of a court case with the court clerk's office. 30 Estimated Efficient 4.7
File and store shorthand notes of court session. 30 Estimated Efficient 4.7
Type court orders for judges. 30 Estimated Efficient 4.7
Respond to requests during court sessions to read portions of the proceedings already recorded. 30 Estimated Efficient 4.5
Record depositions and other proceedings for attorneys. 30 Estimated Efficient 4.2

Observed: scored from AI use recorded in the Anthropic Economic Index (June 2026 release), 0 of 14 tasks. Estimated: scored from the task's O*NET 30.3 work activity, 14 of 14. Importance is O*NET's 1 to 5 rating of how central the task is. Model tier is the lowest tier that can do the task under the published rubric; "No tier" marks hands-on work.

The model tier this role needs

An efficient-tier model or lower covers 85% of the role's importance-weighted task work. 100% of the work is something AI can address at some tier.

Efficient, standard and frontier tiers come from the JobRoute model tier reference. The recommended tier is the lowest one that covers 80% of the work AI can address. How the method works.

Wages, employment and outlook

US employment
12,870
Median annual wage
$72,420
Middle half of earners
$53,760 to $100,780
Projected change, 2024 to 2034
-0.3%

Employment and wages: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, national. Projection: BLS Employment Projections 2024 to 2034.

Adjacent roles

The occupations that reuse the most of this role's skills, with the usual time to move. These are the first places to look when you plan to redeploy or retrain people in this role.

Skill overlap and transition time from the JobRoute role adjacency graph on O*NET 30.3 skills.

Questions about Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners and AI

Will AI replace Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners?

AI already handles 3 of the 14 tasks O*NET lists for this occupation, at a task exposure of 60 or more, and the role's importance-weighted exposure is 42 out of 100. JobRoute scores tasks, not whole jobs, so the score shows how much of the work changes rather than whether the job disappears. BLS projects employment to change by -0.3% from 2024 to 2034.

What is the AI exposure of Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners?

42 out of 100 on JobRoute's task exposure measure, the importance-weighted average of the role's O*NET task scores. Higher means more of the work is AI-doable today. 0 of the 14 task scores are observed in the Anthropic Economic Index (June 2026 release), and the other 14 are estimated from each task's O*NET work activity.

Which Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners tasks can AI already do?

The tasks with the highest exposure are: Transcribe recorded proceedings in accordance with established formats; Proofread transcripts for correct spelling of words; Verify accuracy of transcripts by checking copies against original records of proceedings and accuracy of rulings by checking with judges. They are the tasks that reach 60 or more.

What AI model tier does this role need?

An efficient-tier model or lower covers 85% of the role's importance-weighted task work. JobRoute assigns each task the lowest tier that can do it under a published rubric and recommends the lowest tier that covers 80% of the work AI can address.

How many people work as Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners, and what do they earn?

12,870 people in the United States, with a median annual wage of $72,420 (BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025). BLS Employment Projections expect a change of -0.3% from 2024 to 2034.

How to cite

Data version 2026-11-02, JobRoute method v1.0.0. Download all occupations or this occupation as JSON. Methodology.

JobRoute (2026). AI exposure: Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners. Data version 2026-11-02, method v1.0.0. Built on O*NET 30.3, BLS OEWS May 2025 and the Anthropic Economic Index (June 2026). CC BY 4.0. https://www.jobroute.ai/jobs/court-reporters-and-simultaneous-captioners

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