Here are some general statistics that reflect the overall profile of the court reporting career path, as of May 2007.

Number of Court Reporters in the US: 20,120

Male/Female: 30%/70%

Mean Annual Salary: $48,380

Average Hours Worked per Week: 40

Employed Primarily By: Federal, state and local governments, court reporting agencies, self-employed

Major Associations:

• National Court Reporters Association
• United States Court Reporters Association
  
• American Association of Electronic Reporters and Transcribers
  
• National Verbatim Reporters Association

Figures courtesy of Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor.

For more information, see the court reporter job description.