Career Opportunities

With training from South Coast College, you can put your newfound skills to use in a variety of career positions, including:

• Official Reporter. Be there in the courtroom recording the proceedings. Federal, state and local positions offer excellent salaries, transcript fees and benefits with full-time employment.
  
  
• Deposition Reporter. If you are looking for flexibility in your work schedule and the ability to earn a higher-than-average income, a career as a deposition reporter may be right for you. Deposition reporters record depositions obtained by attorneys to use as evidence. Work through an agency or on your own, and earn an income equal to the quantity of work you produce.
  
  
• Captioning. Work in the television industry or in education, and give the hearing-impaired access to the world. Provide real-time captioning for live or taped broadcasts, or bring the words of learning to the eyes of the hearing-impaired in the classroom.
  
  
• Convention Reporter. Prefer the world of business? Provide real-time reporting services for conferences, board meetings, conventions and corporate negotiations.
  
  
• Congressional Reporter. Record history in the making. If you are interested in politics, Washington, D.C., offers reporting opportunities to record and prepare the Congressional Record. Teams of ten reporters work together to ensure a one-hour turnaround time of the official record for the Supreme Court, House of Representatives and Senate.
  
  
• High-Speed Data Entry. Wherever there is a need for entry of high volumes of data, you'll find an opportunity to put your skills to use. Provide high-speed data entry for police background checks and reports, corporate meetings, manuscripts for publishers, and more.
  
  
• Medical Transcriptionist. Focus on healthcare and apply your valuable skills in an innovative way. Transcribe medical records and reports for medical professionals. The high demand in this field has made this area a new career for reporters.
  
  
• Medical Assistant. Be a valued member of a healthcare team by assisting in patient care management. As a medical assistant, you can be responsible for both front and back office duties.
  
  
• Paralegal. Assist attorneys in preparing for trials and hearings. Assist in preparing and drafting legal briefs, motions, interrogatories, and other documents; draft correspondence; perform legal research; analyze legal materials; collect and analyze factual data to be used in case preparation; and maintain client files.
  
  
• Legal Administrative Assistant. Assist in the preparation of legal documents, including pleadings, motions, contracts, memoranda, discovery, settlement agreements and trial briefs. Organize and manage client files and maintain the office calendar, coordinating litigation and settlement conference dates, client appointments, and other critical dates.

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