NCRA Statistics

Membership data is updated quarterly.

Membership

Overall membership statistics

• Number of members (all): 11,009
  
• Number of court reporter members: 8,113
• Number of stenographic court reporters in marketplace: 27,000 (est.)
• Percentage Male/Female: 11% Male – 89% Female
• Average age of court reporters: 56

Membership breakdown

• Freelancer – 59% of Reporter Members
• Official – 36% of Reporter Members
• Broadcast Captioner – 2% of Reporter Members
• CART Captioner – 3% of Reporter Members
• CART/Broadcast – 1% of Reporter Members
• Firm Owner – 17.2% overall of Associate & Reporter Members
• Videographer – 41.4% of Associate Members
  
• Instructor – 11.7% of Associate Members
• School Administrator - 2.1% of Associate Members
• Scopist - 7.1% of Associate Members

Schools

Court reporting schools

Number of Approved Schools: 19

NCRA Annual School Reports

NCRA's Annual School Reports are compiled from data submitted by NCRA-approved court reporting programs. In addition to providing information on educational trends, the reports include statistics on student enrollment, graduation rates, and membership. Get an overview of NCRA's ongoing and planned initiatives for fostering success in our schools.

• NCRA 2019 Annual School Report
• NCRA 2017 Annual School Report
• NCRA 2015 Annual School Report

• 2013-2014 NCRA Industry Outlook (Ducker Report)

NCRA's Vision for Educational Excellence Task Force was asked to develop a vision for the future of court reporting education and identify steps that NCRA could take to make that vision a reality. Read the executive summary of the survey created to assess current practices and identify which of those practices actually drive positive student outcomes. 

• NCRA Instructional Best Practices Survey
  

Testing

NCRA provides yearly data about the association’s written knowledge tests and skills tests.  NCRA gathers data from seven certifications offered four to six times a year. Pass rates calculated solely from tests that were fully completed and submitted for scoring.

Skills Test pass rates

Written Knowledge Test pass rates

Newly Certified year-end count

*RSR testing started 2020