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scopist

Types of Degrees scopist Majors Are Earning

People majoring in scopist may pursue degrees at several award levels.

Award Level	Graduates
Certificate	2

What scopist Majors Need to Know

Coursework for scopist develop a specific mix of knowledge, skills, and abilities — derived from O*NET surveys of workers in occupations that scopist graduates commonly enter.

Knowledge Areas

According to O*NET, a major in scopist emphasizes the following knowledge areas:

• English Language — Importance 4.8 / 5; level 5.2 / 7.
• Administrative — Importance 4.6 / 5; level 6.0 / 7.
• Computers and Electronics — Importance 4.1 / 5; level 4.9 / 7.
• Law and Government — Importance 3.9 / 5; level 3.9 / 7.
• Customer and Personal Service — Importance 3.5 / 5; level 3.8 / 7.

^{Importance is rated 1–5; level is 1–7. Source: ONET Online — weighted across related occupations.*}

Skills

The skill set developed in a scopist program reflects the day-to-day work of related occupations:

• Active Listening — Importance 4 / 5; level 3.9 / 7.
• Writing — Importance 3.4 / 5; level 3.2 / 7.
• Reading Comprehension — Importance 3.1 / 5; level 3.6 / 7.
• Speaking — Importance 3 / 5; level 3.1 / 7.
• Monitoring — Importance 3 / 5; level 3 / 7.

Abilities

The cognitive and physical abilities most relevant to scopist careers — again drawn from O*NET surveys of related occupations:

• Oral Comprehension — Importance 4.1 / 5; level 3.9 / 7.
• Speech Recognition — Importance 4.1 / 5; level 4.1 / 7.
• Written Expression — Importance 4 / 5; level 3.8 / 7.
• Near Vision — Importance 3.9 / 5; level 3.9 / 7.
• Written Comprehension — Importance 3.9 / 5; level 4 / 7.

Common Job Activities

Day-to-day, scopist graduates report doing:

Activity	Frequency / Importance
Documenting/Recording Information	4.8 / 7
Working with Computers	4.6 / 7
Getting Information	4.2 / 7
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge	4.2 / 7
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates	3.9 / 7
Processing Information	3.8 / 7
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work	3.8 / 7
Performing Administrative Activities	3.5 / 7
Communicating with People Outside the Organization	3.4 / 7
Scheduling Work and Activities	3.4 / 7

Technology Skills Used on the Job

Most frequently-cited tools used by scopist professionals:

Tool / Software	Category	In-Demand
Microsoft Outlook	Electronic mail software	✓
Electronic Transcript Software ProTEXT	Word processing software	—
ForTheRecord TheRecord Player	Presentation software	—
Stenograph Case CATalyst	Word processing software	—
Courtroom Data Solutions Techlennium	Voice recognition software	—
ReporterWorks	Enterprise resource planning ERP software	—
Acculaw Court Reporters Billing Scheduling Job Management System ABSMS	Enterprise resource planning ERP software	—
Cheetah International SmartCAT	Word processing software	—
HTH Engineering Start-Stop PowerPlay	Word processing software	—
Chase Software Solutions Court Reporting Software	Data base user interface and query software	—
Corel WordPerfect Office Suite	Office suite software	—
Thomson West LiveNote	Word processing software	—

^{Source: ONET Online technology skills, weighted across related occupations.*}

Sample Job Titles

Real job postings for scopist graduates include:

• Hearings Reporter
• Recorder
• Court Recorder
• Digital Court Reporter
• Court Monitor
• Realtime Court Reporter
• Digital Reporter
• Stenographer
• Text Transcriber
• Electronic Court Recorder
• Stenotype Operator
• Transcript Clerk
• Realtime Captioner
• Court Recording Monitor
• Stenocaptioner

Education Typically Required

Across the occupations open to scopist graduates, the typical level of education actually held by current workers is distributed as:

Education Level	Share of Workers
Postsecondary certificate	74.8%
Associate’s degree (or other 2-year)	11.6%
High school diploma or equivalent	5.5%
Some college courses	5.2%
First professional degree	2.9%

^{Source: ONET Online education / training / experience requirements.*}

Who Is Earning a Degree in scopist?

Gender Distribution

This field skews predominantly female, with women earning 100% of scopist degrees.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

At the national level, the racial-ethnic distribution of scopist graduates is as follows:

Race / Ethnicity	Graduates	Share
White	2	100.0%

^{See minority definition below.}

How Much Do scopist Graduates Earn?

Federal data tracks median earnings of scopist graduates 1, 4, and 5 years after completion. Earnings tend to climb steadily as graduates gain experience and move into mid-career roles.

Years Out	Median Earnings
1 year	$37,277
4 years	$37,648
5 years	$42,965

By year 5 out, median earnings rise to $42,965 — roughly 15% above the 1-year mark.

^{Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, field-of-study earnings tracker.}

Is a Degree in scopist Worth It?

Looking purely at the federal earnings tracker, scopist graduates earn a median of $37,648 four years after completion — about 1% below the national median for workers with only a high school diploma (~$38,000). On earnings alone, this program does not show an income premium over the baseline; non-financial outcomes (career interests, certification requirements, advancement potential) are typically the stronger argument for fields in this range.

^{ROI estimate compares the program’s 4-yr median earnings against the 2023 BLS CPS median earnings for high-school-only workers. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard + BLS Current Population Survey.}

Related Programs

You may also be interested in these closely related fields of study:

Program	CIP Code
Legal Support Services	22.03
Court Interpreter	22.0304
Court Reporting and Captioning/Court Reporter	22.0303
Legal Administrative Assistant/Secretary	22.0301
Legal Assistant/Paralegal	22.0302
Legal Support Services, Other	22.0399

References

The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students and international students. This number is then divided by the total number of students to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics (IPEDS)
• O*NET Online
• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
• U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard

More about our data sources and methodologies.