Detailed description of each credential type here.
| CSR | Certified Shorthand Reporter |
| CCR | Certified Court Reporter |
| RPR | Registered Professional Reporter |
| RMR | Registered Merit Reporter |
| RDR | Registered Diplomate Reporter |
| CRR | Certified Realtime Reporter |
| CBC | Certified Broadcast Captioner |
| CCP | Certified CART Provider |
| CLVS | Certified Legal Video Specialist |
| CRI | Certified Reporter Instructor |
| MCRI | Master Certified Reporter instructor |
| CMRS | Certified Manager of Reporting Services |
| CPE | Certified Program Evaluator |
| FCRR | Federal Certified Realtime Reporter |
| ASSOC | Associates Degree |
| BBA | Bachelors of Business Administration |
| BGS | Bachelor of General Studies |
| BS | Bachelor of Science |
| KFM | Kansas "FASTER" medal: |
| KEA | Kansas Excellence Award: Literary - 210 wpm Legal Opinion - 220 wpm Testimony - 270 wpm |
| SCL | Literary - 220 wpm |
| SCO | Legal Opinion - 230 wpm |
| SCT | Testimony - 280 wpm |
| SCC | Champion |
| F | Freelance Reporter |
| O | Official Reporter |
| O-St | Official State |
| O-Fed | Official Federal |
| NR | Notereader |
| S | Scopist |
| C | Captioner |
| T | Teacher |
| CART | Communication Access Real Time Translation |
| VT | Videotape |
| RT | Realtime |
| BC | Broadcast Captioning |
| LS | Litigation Support |
| NT | Notary |
| VC | Video Conferencing |
| CR | Conference Room |