Court Reporters Job Description, Duties & Salary

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Approximately 15,700 court reporters are employed in the United States. Twenty-eight percent are employed by state courts and 31 percent by local courts. Some court reporters are employed by federal courts. Others work for themselves as freelancers or as employees of freelance reporting agencies. These freelance reporters are hired by attorneys to record the pretrial statements, or depositions, of experts and other witnesses. When people want transcripts of other important discussions, freelance reporters may be called on to record what is said at business meetings, large conventions, or similar events.

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