Court Reporter Schools In Florida
There are 9 accredited court reporter schools in Florida for faculty who teach court reporter classes to choose from. The trends in Florida's court reporter academic community can be evaluated by looking at the statistics and graphs below. Academia in court reporter includes court reporter training at the following levels:
- Court Reporter Certificate
- Associates degree in Court Reporter
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Statistics
Professional Trends
Florida Vs. National Court Reporter Employment
| Florida | 1,550 |
| National | 18,430 |
Of all of the court reporters in the country, nearly 9% are in the state of Florida.
Employment Growth for Court reporters In Florida
| 1,800 | 2,030 | 1,480 | 1,640 | 1,550 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
In Florida, the field of court reporter is shrinking. In Florida, 250 less court reporters were working in 2010, than there were in 2006. This represents a 14% decline in the field. This decline is faster than the national trend for court reporters which shows a 9% increase in the number of court reporters working around the nation.
Court Reporter VS. All Professions salaries in Florida
| $41,370 | $37,300 | $39,110 | $32,830 | $35,460 |
| $43,191 | $44,171 | $45,158 | $47,627 | $48,473 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: Court Reporter
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
The salaries paid to court reporters are declining in Florida. The mean salary for court reporters in 2006 was $41,370 per year. And in 2010 the mean salary was $35,460 per year.
Salary percentiles for Court reporters in Florida
10th percentile |
$17,410 |
25th percentile |
$21,450 |
50th percentile |
$33,190 |
75th percentile |
$43,540 |
90th percentile |
$65,190 |
Thus, court reporters' salaries declined by 17% in 4 years. State trends for all professions are quite different from this decline. In the state of Florida, there is a huge variation in pay, within the field of court reporter. The pay differential between the highest paid court reporters and those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket is 274%
Average Salaries for Court reporters and related professions in Florida
Court Reporter |
$35,460 |
Law |
$57,893 |
Paralegal |
$43,160 |
Court reporters in Florida earn, on average, less than their counterparts in related professions.
Educational Trends
Court Reporter programs available for each degree type for all schools in Florida
associate |
5 |
bachelor |
0 |
master |
0 |
doctor |
0 |
Certificate |
6 |
| Total | 11 |
As the number of court reporters is decreasing in Florida state, the number of students graduating from the 9 accredited court reporter schools in Florida state is decreasing. In Florida, there were 53 graduates in 2006. And there were 43 graduates from court reporter courses in 2010.
This represents a 19% decrease in the number of court reporter degree or certificate school graduates in Florida state. 55% of these graduates received an undergraduate certificate in court reporter.