Also called: Transcript Editor (Court Reporting)
Edits and polishes court reporters' transcripts, fixing errors and formatting so the official record is perfect.
Scopists work from home with stenography software, listening to audio and cleaning up a court reporter's raw transcript of a deposition or trial. They need sharp grammar and knowledge of legal and medical terms. Many work flexible hours for several reporters.
Usually freelance, paid per transcript page. Estimate.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Certificate, about 0.5 years after high school. Short scoping course and stenographic software training.
Ways in: Certification, Self-taught, On-the-job training. Training cost: Under $15k.
Majors to look at: Court Reporting (certificate), English.
Growing slowly. Tied to the number of court reporters.
High risk for 10 years. AI cleanup of steno and speech-to-text drafts does much of the editing; demand also falls as court reporting declines.
Classes: Keyboarding, AP English Language, Computer applications, A world language.
Official data: O*NET occupation 43-9081.
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