Court Reporter

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Under direction of the Chief Hearing Reporter and Presiding Workers’ Compensation Judge, the Hearing Reporter provides assistance and support to Workers’ Compensation Judges and to the Department of Industrial Relations in adjudication and administrative matters. Takes verbatim accounts of conferences, hearings, trials, and other formal meetings in machine shorthand. Takes and transcribes dictated summaries of hearings. Prepares verbatim transcripts and other legal or administrative documents using computer-aided transcription and word-processing software.

Enters statistical data in data management programs. Copies and scans documents using various office equipment. Performs incidental related clerical and stenographic work.

Effective July 1, 2025, specific Bargaining Units and associated Excluded State employees are subject to a salary reduction between 2% - 4.62% in exchange for hours in the Personal Leave Program 2025 (PLP 2025) per month. For more details, please  to visit the California Department of Human Resources (CalHR) website.

This posting may be used to fill future vacancies in accordance with 2 CCR

• Education equivalent to completion of the twelfth grade.
• Experience:
• One year of experience taking and transcribing verbatim accounts of conferences, hearings, proceedings, trials, and other formal meetings in shorthand or machine shorthand writing; or
• Possession of a State of California License as a Certified Shorthand Reporter; or
• Possession of a Certificate of Proficiency or a Certificate of Merit issued by the National Shorthand Reporters’ Association (NSRA). Completion of 18 months of full-time study at a school specializing in Hearing Reporter training may be substituted for not more than half of the required experience under Pattern 1.

Dates printed on Mobile Bar Codes, such as the Quick Response (QR) Codes available at the USPS, are not considered Postmark dates for the purpose of determining timely filing of an application.

Final Filing Date:
Until Filled

Who May Apply:
Individuals who are currently in the classification, eligible for lateral transfer, eligible for reinstatement, have list or LEAP eligibility, are in the process of obtaining list eligibility, or have SROA and/or Surplus eligibility (please attach your letter, if available). SROA and Surplus candidates are given priority; therefore, individuals with other eligibility may be considered in the event no SROA or Surplus candidates apply.

Applications will be screened and only the most qualified applicants will be selected to move forward in the selection process. Applicants must meet the Minimum Qualifications stated in the Classification Specification(s).

How To Apply:

Complete Application Packages (including your Examination/Employment Application (STD 678) and applicable or required documents) must be submitted to apply for this Job Posting. Application Packages may be submitted electronically through your Cal Career Account at  When submitting your application in hard copy, a completed copy of the Application Package listing must be included. If you choose to not apply electronically, a hard copy application package may be submitted through an alternative method listed below:

Address for Mailing Application Packages

Department of Industrial Relations, Membership Mailing Address Sacramento, Attn:
Certifications Unit, 2180 Harvard Street Suite 160, Sacramento, CA 95815

Address for Drop-Off Application Packages

Department of Industrial Relations, Cert Drop Off Address Sacramento, 2180 Harvard Street Suite 160, Sacramento, CA 95815, 08:00 AM – 04:00 PM

Required Application Package…