2022 NAICS national industry in sector 56 Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services
561492 Court Reporting and Stenotype Services
NAICS 561492 is the US industry code for court reporting and stenotype services. This U.S.
- Code
- 561492 (2022 NAICS)
- Title
- Court Reporting and Stenotype Services
- Part of
- Other Business Support Services
- SBA small business limit
- Average annual receipts up to $19 million
- Closest UK SIC
- 82990 (details)
Changes coming. The NAICS 2027 revision applies to data from 1 January 2027, and SBA proposed new size standards on 20 August 2026. The values on this page are the ones in force today; we update this page when the official files change.
Official definition
This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing verbatim reporting and stenotype recording of live legal proceedings and transcribing subsequent recorded materials.
Examples Census gives
- Real-time (i.e., simultaneous) closed captioning of live television performances, meetings, conferences
- Court reporting or stenotype recording services
- Public stenography services
When to use a different code
Census classifies these close-sounding activities somewhere else. Businesses mainly engaged in:
- Providing stenotype recording of correspondence, reports, and other documents or in providing document transcription services are classified in Industry 561410, Document Preparation Services.
- Providing document translation services are classified in Industry 541930, Translation and Interpretation Services.
- Providing film or tape captioning or subtitling services are classified in U.S. Industry 512191, Teleproduction and Other Postproduction Services.
Activities listed under 561492
The Census index assigns these 7 activities to this code. If your business matches one, this is your code.
- Closed captioning services, real-time (i.e., simultaneous)
- Court reporting services
- Deposition services
- Public stenography services
- Real-time (i.e., simultaneous) closed captioning of live television performances, meetings, conferences, and so forth
- Stenography services, public
- Stenotype recording services
SBA size standard for 561492
To count as a small business for SBA loans and federal contracts under NAICS 561492, your business (including affiliates) must not exceed $19 million in average annual receipts. Check your business.
Source: SBA table of size standards, effective March 17, 2023.
Closest UK SIC 2007 codes
There is no official one-to-one link between NAICS and UK SIC. These codes share the same international class (ISIC Rev. 4: 8299), so treat them as a starting point and check the definition.
Built from Census concordances 2022→2017 NAICS and 2017 NAICS→ISIC Rev. 4.
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Data last changed November 14, 2026. How this page is built.