MacHine Shorthand Reporter
ANZSCO 532112
1,400
58%
80%
49 yrs
Source: Jobs and Skills Australia · ABS 2021 Census of Population and Housing.
Salary and some workforce figures are suppressed for this occupation because Jobs and Skills Australia / the ABS do not publish estimates for small populations (typically fewer than 50 employed people) or because the figures have been perturbed for privacy. They are shown as unavailable rather than zero.
About this career
Machine Shorthand Reporters record and reproduce the spoken word in court and parliamentary proceedings, television programming, and for the deaf and hearing impaired, using handwritten shorthand, stenotype shorthand machines, computer-assisted transcription software, and sound recording equipment.
What they typically do
- Takes verbatim records of proceedings in rapid shorthand using computerised equipment and shorthand-writing machines.
- Transcribes information recorded in shorthand and on sound recording equipment, and proofreads and corrects copy.
- Reads portions of transcripts during trials and other proceedings on request of judges and other officials.
- Reproduces the spoken word, environmental sounds and song lyrics as captions for television programs, and the deaf or hearing impaired.
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Qualification pathways
These accredited qualifications can lead to a career as a MacHine Shorthand Reporter.
No qualification pathways published on training.gov.au yet.