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OSCA 561232Updated 2026-01-29
Machine Shorthand Reporter
National shortage level: Low
ANZSCO 532112OSCA 561232
Snapshot
Median pay: AUD 59k
Weekly earnings: AUD 1140
Salary range: AUD 53k-AUD 65k
Job ads trend: Not listed
Time to hire: Varies
Visa pathways: Check eligibility
State distribution
30.4%
NSW
23.2%
VIC
22.7%
QLD
Education mix
30%
bachelor degree
16.2%
year 12
14.3%
advanced diploma/ diploma
Role overview
Machine Shorthand Reporters record and reproduce the spoken word in court and parliamentary proceedings, television programming, and for the deaf and hearing impaired, using handwritten shorthand, stenotype shorthand machines, computer-assisted transcription software, and sound recording equipment.
What you do
- • Takes verbatim records of proceedings in rapid shorthand using computerised equipment and shorthand-writing machines.
- • Transcribes information recorded in shorthand and on sound recording equipment, and proofreads and corrects copy.
- • Reads portions of transcripts during trials and other proceedings on request of judges and other officials.
Core skills
Credentials & pathway
- Recommended level: bachelor degree (30%)
Recent job ads
No ads listed yet.
Tasks
- • Reads portions of transcripts during trials and other proceedings on request of judges and other officials.
- • Reproduces the spoken word, environmental sounds and song lyrics as captions for television programs, and the deaf or hearing impaired.
- • Takes verbatim records of proceedings in rapid shorthand using computerised equipment and shorthand-writing machines.
Earnings
Weekly median: AUD 1140
Annual median: AUD 59k
Range: AUD 53k-AUD 65k