Machine Shorthand Reporter
- Classification
- Occupation
- Skill level
- 4
- Major group
- Clerical and Administrative Workers
Classification
- Major group
- 5Clerical and Administrative Workers
- Sub-major group
- 56General Clerical Workers
- Minor group
- 561General Clerical Workers
Description
Records and reproduces the spoken word in court and parliamentary proceedings, television programming and for the deaf and hard of hearing using handwritten shorthand, stenotype shorthand machines, computer-assisted transcription software, and sound recording equipment.
Specialisations
- Braille Transcriber
- Court Reporter
- Hansard Reporter
- Realtime Reporter
- Stenocaptioner
Unit group
5612 · Data Entry Operators and TranscriptionistsDescription
Record, reproduce, input and transcribe text, data and the spoken word to generate documents for storage, processing, publication and transmission.
Skill level
Occupation skill level 4
Australia
4
Tasks
Tasks include
- Records proceedings in shorthand using computerised equipment and shorthand writing machines
- Transcribes recorded information
- Proofreads and corrects transcripts
- Reproduces the spoken word, environmental sounds and song lyrics as captions in audiovisual productions
- May read portions of transcripts during proceedings
Occupations in this unit group
Sources
- www.abs.gov.au/statistics/classifications/osca-occupation-standard-classification-australia/2024-version-1-0/browse-classification/5/56/561/5612
- www.abs.gov.au/statistics/classifications/osca-occupation-standard-classification-australia/2024-version-1-0/data-downloads/OSCA%20Category%20Descriptions.xlsx
The supplied migration lists use ANZSCO codes, not OSCA codes.