Parliamentary stenographer - Salary and Career
Secretariat technicians, stenographers and stenotypists

Parliamentary stenographer - Career description, activities, functions and salary

They transform oral language into writing, recording speech in signs, decoding them into text, reviewing texts and documents, organizing general activities in the area and advising on their development, coordinating the execution of tasks, writing texts and communicating, orally and in writing.

How much does an Parliamentary stenographer earn

A Parliamentary stenographer earns between $1.048 and $4.638 per month, with an average monthly salary of $1.764 and a median salary of $1.215 according to an Averwage.com salary survey along with to data of professionals hired and fired by companies in the labor market.

Our research is based on the salaries of 1.295 professionals hired and dismissed by the period from 06/2021 to 05/2022 (last year).


Salary ranges for the Parliamentary stenographer

Monthly Salary Annual Salary Salary Per Week Hourly Salary
Average wage 1.764 21.170 441 8
1º Quartile 1.048 12.580 262 5
Median Salary 1.215 14.574 304 6
3º Quartile 3.537 42.443 884 17
Higher Salary 4.638 55.652 1.159 22


Professional job categories

  • Middle level technicians
    • medium level technicians in administrative sciences
      • technicians of administrative sciences
        • secretariat technicians, stenographers and stenotypists

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Main workplaces

Secretariat technicians, stenographers and stenotypists they work in public agencies and business sectors, having a formal employment relationship. They work individually, usually without supervision and in closed environments. The hours are daytime for the shorthand writers and with shifts for the others. In the exercise of some activities, some professionals may be subject to special working conditions, such as working under pressure, in uncomfortable positions for prolonged periods, as well as being exposed to the effects of intense noise.


What does it take to work in the field of Secretariat technicians, stenographers and stenotypists

The exercise of these occupations requires a complete high school technical course for secretarial and stenotypist technicians. The schooling for the stenographer can range from high school to complete higher education. Additionally, a specialization course of more than four hundred class hours is required.


Functions and activities of Parliamentary stenographer

Secretariat technicians, stenographers and stenotypists must:

  • communicate;
  • advise the area;
  • transforming oral language into written language;
  • write text;
  • demonstrate personal skills;
  • transform oral language into written language;
  • turn oral language into written language;
  • write texts;
  • transform oral language into written language;
  • organize general activities;
  • transforming oral language into written language;
  • review texts and documents;
  • coordinate task execution;
  • digit texts;
  • coordinate the execution of tasks;

  • Activities

    • control the sector's hour bank;
    • produce real-time subtitles for the hearing impaired;
    • operate telephony equipment;
    • correct text errors;
    • request microfilming of documents;
    • compose supplier and customer records;
    • train the registration speed;
    • operate computer programs;
    • participate in technical events;
    • order office supplies;
    • use electronic means;
    • demonstrate knowledge of foreign languages;
    • archive information and documents;
    • act with discretion;
    • search the internet;
    • update the register of suppliers and customers;
    • convert speech into text, simultaneously;
    • identify speakers;
    • edit the text for dissemination;
    • sort files;
    • supervise the progress of the service;
    • keep area documentation in order;
    • prepare letters, memos;
    • prepare reports;
    • optimize work procedures;
    • provide access to information for the disabled;
    • structure the texts logically;
    • elaborate minutes and guidelines;
    • control the service delivery schedule;
    • maintain the reliability of the report;
    • prepare presentations;
    • train registration speed;
    • update personal dictionary;
    • disclose information of interest to employees;
    • fit text to technical writing;
    • describe images, attitudes and situations;
    • assist in meetings and presentations;
    • arrange for the sending and receiving of pouches;
    • use printing processes;
    • request improvement courses;
    • stay informed;
    • prepare the work schedule;
    • plan activities;
    • transforming speech into shorthand and stenographic signs;
    • assist internal and external customer;
    • assist in the selection of personnel in the sector;
    • demonstrate efficiency;
    • act with emotional balance;
    • send information to the official journal;
    • check the quality and performance of the service;
    • act with punctuality;
    • register suppliers and customers;
    • send and receive pouches;
    • supervise the delivery of work;
    • meet the demands of external customers;
    • indicate technicians for improvement courses;
    • maintain confidentiality;
    • act with dynamism;
    • use tele and videoconferencing;
    • manage available funds;
    • monitor internal and external customer satisfaction;
    • create graphics;
    • demonstrate high ability to concentrate;
    • transforming shorthand and stenographic signs into text;
    • register the entry of information and documents;
    • prioritize the preparation of urgent legal documents;
    • prepare trips;
    • store documents and information electronically;
    • update yourself technically;
    • schedule appointments and meetings;
    • demonstrate initiative;
    • dress according to the rules;
    • register expenses;
    • make information and documents available;
    • analyze documents;
    • distribute tasks to employees;
    • consult technical publications;
    • concatenate transcripts and documents;
    • sort tasks;
    • prepare worksheets;
    • advise courses and events;
    • intermediate interpersonal relationships;
    • control the stock of office supplies;


    Sectors that hire Parliamentary stenographer the most in the job market

    • retailer of clothing and accessories
    • shoe retailer
    • retail merchandise in general, with predominance of food products - minimarkets, grocery stores and warehouses
    • retail trade of new parts and accessories for motor vehicles
    • temporary labor lease
    • retail merchandise in general, with predominance of food products - supermarkets
    • supplying prepared foods mainly for businesses
    • retail cosmetics, perfumery and personal hygiene products
    • general building material retail trade
    • wholesale new motor vehicle parts and accessories




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