Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners build time management, quality control analysis and social perceptiveness skills that carry over to other work. Below are 25 careers ranked by how closely their skills match, with pay from BLS May 2025. The closest match is Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants (69%).
Updated October 2026 · Data: O*NET 31.0 and BLS OEWS May 2025 · How we match careers
Sorted by skill match.
| # | Career | Skill match | Median pay | Pay change | Extra education |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants | 69% | $55,570 | −23% | None |
| 2 | Word Processors and Typists | 67% | $49,280 | −32% | None |
| 3 | Paralegals and Legal Assistants | 65% | $62,890 | −13% | None |
| 4 | Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants | 61% | $76,590 | +6% | None |
| 5 | Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage | 57% | $78,240 | +8% | None |
| 6 | Police Identification and Records Officers | 57% | $93,790Pay for the broader BLS group “Detectives and Criminal Investigators” | Not compared | None |
| 7 | Court, Municipal, and License Clerks | 56% | $48,700 | −33% | None |
| 8 | Compliance Officers | 56% | $80,730 | +11% | Bachelor's degree |
| 9 | Proofreaders and Copy Markers | 55% | $51,120 | −29% | Bachelor's degree |
| 10 | Computer User Support Specialists | 55% | $61,860 | −15% | None |
Compared with Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners, median $72,420. Skill match is our estimate (0–99) from O*NET 31.0 skills, knowledge, work activities and interests, adjusted for preparation and big pay drops. Pay: BLS OEWS May 2025, national median.
How important each skill is in work as court reporters and simultaneous captioners (O*NET importance, scale 1–5).
The gaps that show up most often across your top 10 matches.
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A concrete first step, the skills to add, and the hard parts of each job, from O*NET 31.0 education, training and work context data.
69% skill match · $55,570 · −23% pay
Service Orientation · Instructing · Coordination
67% skill match · $49,280 · −32% pay
Instructing · Service Orientation · Management of Personnel Resources
65% skill match · $62,890 · −13% pay
Service Orientation · Negotiation · Instructing
If you want to stay close to what you do now, these roles are the nearest.
The closest matches are Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants (69% skill match, median $55,570), Word Processors and Typists (67% skill match, median $49,280) and Paralegals and Legal Assistants (65% skill match, median $62,890), based on O*NET 31.0 data and BLS May 2025 pay.
Among the 25 matches, 7 pay more than court reporters and simultaneous captioners at the median. The biggest increases: Power Distributors and Dispatchers (+47%, $106,730), Compliance Officers (+11%, $80,730) and Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage (+8%, $78,240).
21 of the 25 matches usually need no more education than you have now, based on O*NET Job Zones.
We compare the importance of skills, knowledge, work activities and interests in O*NET 31.0 for your job and every other career, then adjust for extra preparation and big pay drops. The full method is on our Methodology page.