Everything about becoming a court reporter, in one place, kept current.

What the work is, what your state requires, what the credentials mean, what it pays, and what the words mean. Every fact with its source and the date we checked it.

Start with the path Find your state

Q. Is court reporting still a real career? 
A. Yes. Courts and depositions still need 
a certified reporter, and many courts 
cannot hire enough of them. 
Q. Do I need a license? 
A. In some states. We keep the list by 
state, with the board, exam and fee. 

Sections

Become a court reporter
The path from zero to working reporter: time, cost, the shortage, the pay, the machine moment.
Licensing by state
Whether your state requires a license, who issues it, the exam, fees and renewal, with the source for every fact.
Certifications
NCRA and NVRA credentials: speeds, legs, formats, what each one is for.
Schools (in progress)
Programs by state and format, what theory they teach, how long they take.
Steno theory and briefs (in progress)
Steno order, the keyboard, how theories differ, and a browsable brief database.
Machines (in progress)
Writers compared, hobby boards, what a student needs and when.
Careers and pay (in progress)
Official, freelance, CART and captioning work; pay by state from official data.
Glossary
Every term a student meets in the first year, defined plainly.

How this site works

Licensing rules come from the state board or court office that sets them, linked on each page. Pay and job numbers come from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics with their data year. Where we could not confirm something it says so instead of guessing. 57 of 57 jurisdiction pages carry sourced data so far. Corrections come through the contact page.

Published by Inenvi, Inc., which also makes the StenoDeck steno keyboard for phones. We say so wherever it comes up.