National Occupation Code (NOC): 12110

Court reporters record and transcribe verbatim the proceedings of courts, legislative assemblies and committees, and prepare transcripts for use by judges, tribunals and quasi-judicial panels. They are employed by courts of law, provincial and federal legislative assemblies and committees, or they may be self-employed. Medical transcriptionists record, transcribe and edit dictation by physicians and other health care providers, surgical proceedings, health-related reports and other medical documentation. They are employed by hospitals, medical clinics and doctors' offices, or they may be self-employed. Closed captioners, braille technicians and other transcriptionists are included in this unit group.

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Job Duties for Court reporters, medical transcriptionists and related occupations

Employment Requirements for Court reporters, medical transcriptionists and related occupations

• Court reporters require completion of secondary school.
• Completion of a college or other program in court reporting is usually required and the Chartered Shorthand Reporter (CSR) certificate may be required for court reporters.
• Medical transcriptionists require completion of secondary school.
• Completion of a recognized medical transcription program is usually required and the Certified Medical Transcriptionist (CMT) certificate may be required for medical transcriptors.
• Occupations working in Braille usually require education in Unified English Braille (UEB) competence and related studies of 1-2 years.

Alternate Job Titles

• Braille Technician
• Braille Transcriber
• Braille Volumes Transcriber
• Braillist
• Closed Captioner
• Court Monitor
• Court Recorder
• Court Reporter
• Court Stenographer
• Dictatypist
• Hansard Reporter
• Media Transcriber
• Media Transcriptionist
• Medical Dictatypist
• Medical Transcriptionist
• Stenotype Operator
• Transcriber
• Transcriptionist