Career Description 

Your job as a Scopist is to read and edit computer-generated machine shorthand notes taken by court reporters. Using a computer program called computer-aided transcription software (CAT), you will edit written text for transcript production.

Scoping provides flexibility in choosing how many hours you want to work. You can work out of your home, in a Scoping freelance firm or in a Court Reporting firm.

Employment Outlook 

Scopists are paid by the page and receive between fifty and seventy-five cents per page. Depending on the density of the material and the clarity of the court reporter’s shorthand notes, Scopists can edit between 15 and 30 pages an hour. Scopists earn an average of $7.50 to $22.50 an hour for an average salary of $15,600 to $46,800 a year.