CAREER
CLUSTER
BRIEF

STENOGRAPHIC WORK

CAREER AREA - BUSINESS



Work Performed

Work activities in this group primarily involve taking shorthand or speedwriting notes by hand or machine and transcribing them.


Worker Requirements

Ability to understand the meaning and relationships of words and sentences; finger dexterity and eye-hand coordination for taking dictation or typing; form perception to recognize shorthand symbols; adaptability to routine, repetitive, and uninvolved tasks; attention to detail in dictation or typed materials to avoid error; willingness to work according to instructions; ability to work with specialized terminology, such as that in the medical, legal, or engineering fields.


Sample Occupations

Stenographer
Court Reporter
Stenocaptioner


Related Clusters

Filing and Classifying
Secretarial Work
Typing and Telegraphy