$100k Career / Court Reporting

15 Comments

1. Ambr05 says:

   January 28, 2009 at 4:22 am

   HAHAHAHAHHHAHAHAH Its not that easy!
2. alossix says:

   May 8, 2009 at 4:30 am

   WOW. This is awful!! Why are they making it seem like you just tap your fingers on the stenograph and out comes magic money?
3. papaburrrrr says:

   June 15, 2009 at 2:54 am

   lol
4. suckaFREE01666 says:

   July 22, 2009 at 10:44 pm

   I start my classes next month! can’t wait
5. zalman595 says:

   August 5, 2009 at 10:25 pm

   You do realize that this commercial is utter bullshit; don’t you? If you are a superstar, you’ll do quite well. Some attorneys make a couple of mill a year. The vast majority don’t. Understand? I’ve been a reporter for twenty years. The best part of the job is the freedom and flexibility. It also can be extremely stressful. Some days I have made 500 to a grand (and wanted to hang myself at the end of the day). At other times, I have made less than a cashier at McD’s (after a three hour commute)
6. ricksteves07 says:

   August 11, 2009 at 5:49 pm

   LOL…. you are right, this ISN’T true. I’m a court reporting student – 2 years now, and its not that easy AT ALL!!! Don’t believe its a 2 year program either. At least 4! South Coast IS a good school, but understand – its NOT easy like they show.
7. sansaviera says:

   March 17, 2010 at 12:03 am

   LOL Become a stenographer and you can drive a convertible and live on the beach.

   Anyway I am considering this career. What’s the real deal? I’m in the north east and their are three schools in my area, whats the real pay scale for a major metropolis?
8. enly10me says:

   July 25, 2010 at 4:04 pm

   It took me three years to complete school. It was by God’s grace that I came out with honors. It is a very, very intense course, and it can break the best of us. Many do not finish school.

   However, if you are a person who likes a challenge and you tend to approach life with the attitude that failure is not an option, court reporting would be ideal for you. At your best, you can expect to make six figures and supercede the income of many of the doctors and lawyers that you work with.
9. Smedley61 says:

   December 16, 2010 at 4:29 am

   My wife’s been a reporter for twenty years. I’ve never met a reporter that made 100K.
10. sure2bfun says:

    January 5, 2011 at 1:47 pm

    Currently in court reporting school –yeah, not a good choice for the fainthearted. Salaries range, so do career choices in the USA-you can also branch out into broadcast or CART captioning. The good part is that you can freelance–be your own boss and maybe start your own firm and then own the copyrights to your transcripts and then sell them –$4 to $6.50 per page. And some trials’ transcripts are 100K pages.
11. newcareerforme says:

    March 4, 2011 at 6:47 pm

    I’ve been a reporter for 23 years.The majority do not make that kind of money. You have to buy your own equipment, software, etc. Steno machines — $5,000. Software — $6,000. Add computer cost, licenses, seminars, etc. There may be a handful of reporters that make that money — not the norm. If you want a chance of making that much, you need to work 12- to 16-hour days & get the good copy jobs, which are hard to find these days. And you won’t have time to go to the beach & meditate.
12. CleverDjembe says:

    March 28, 2011 at 1:59 am

    @enly10me

    Can I also expect to see flying cows?
13. vela2303 says:

    April 25, 2011 at 2:10 pm

    HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA
14. oYoYebutu says:

    May 5, 2011 at 10:21 pm

    This is preposterous.