A Day in the Life of a Broadcast Captioner*
Court reporters often move on to become broadcast captioners. As a broadcast captioner, you will link your stenotype machine to computers for real-time captioning, such as the closed captions available for television programs. As you key in the symbols, the spoken word is instantly transmitted into text on the screen.
Broadcast captioners provide a valuable service to the community. You may provide translation for Internet or phone connections. In an emergency, such as a tornado or a hurricane, people’s safety may depend upon the accuracy of information provided by a broadcast captioner.
Click to see your earnings potential** as a broadcast captioner in Northeast Ohio.
* Day in the Life information gathered from the Occupational Outlook Handbook, compiled by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, found at http://www.bls.gov/OCO/.
** Incomes provided by Salary.com represent industry averages. Actual income may vary by employer, experience and skill level.
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