Difference between Typist and Stenography

 

All office work is done by a typist and stenographer.

 

     Even though both of them are involved in document preparation there is a slight difference that can be seen in the way to prepare the documents.

 

    The responsibility of the typist work to copy the documents, and use the typewriter to prepare documents formally.

    Stenography use shorthand technique for verbal communication into documents. 

 

  Typist & Opportunity

    A typist can find a job in every sector of the business firm giving lucrative opportunities to do a letter typing and memos preparing job.

    The typist can do a job in data handling service. They can find a job as a receptionist, personal typists, and fax operators.

 

Stenography & Opportunity

    In stenography, we can seek jobs in central and state governments department, and jobs are recruited for stenographer vacancies.  Most of the recruitments are carried out by SSC, UPSC, and the Ministry of Affairs. 

 

    Although both work in the same job profile, their responsibilities are quite different. Most organizations now prefer stenographers to typists because of their efficacy in stenography techniques. Thus today stenographers are more in demand than a typist.