There were over 22,000 court reporters working in the US in 2012.
Here are the employment statistics for some of the major industries for court reporters that year, according to the the Bureau of Labor Statistics:
Industry |
Employment |
Local Government |
6,410
|
State Government |
6,010
|
Business Support Services |
5,560
|
Media Close Captioning |
460
|
Federal Government |
70
|