In session: Steady demand for transcription services has offset declines for other services

The Document Preparation Services industry is battling against a demand slowdown. Demand for many of the industry's services, such as word processing and document proofing, is declining in the face of technological change. However, steady demand for transcription services, the industry's largest service segment, has constrained the industry's revenue decline over the past five years. This has mainly been due to larger industry players that have secured various long-term transcription contracts with government departments and state justice systems. These entities have increasingly been outsourcing transcription services over the past five years due to perceived cost advantages...read more.

Industry Statistics & Market Size
Revenue
$335m
Annual Growth 13-18
-0.5%
Forecast Growth 18-23
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Profit
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Employment
1,629
Businesses
971
Market Share of Companies

Industry Threats & Opportunities

  • Demand for many of the industry’s services is declining due to technological change
  • Increased competition from automated transcription software has reduced industry demand
  • The trend towards offshoring industry services to lower cost countries will constrain growth

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    The Document Preparation Services industry is characterised by low market share concentration, with the top four players estimated to account for less than 40% of industry revenue. This is due to the highly fragmented nature of the industry, with the majority of operators employing fewer than 20 people. The largest companies in the industry are focused on transcription services for government agencies, most notably the courts. While several government-run players still participate in the industry, this is declining as private operators increase their economies of scale and grow in stature, with many operating on long-term contracts. Add...purchase to read more.

    Additional Insights for the Document Preparation Services Industry

    IBISWorld identifies 250 Key Success Factors for a business.The most important for the Document Preparation Services Industry are

  • Having a large supply contract
  • Well developed internal processes
  • Highly trained workforce

    • IBISWorld analysts also discuss how external factors such as Demand from legal services and Demand from financial and insurance services in the Document Preparation Services industry impact industry performance..

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    Industry Products

    What is the Document Preparation Services Industry?

    Industry operators provide services related to the preparation of documents. This includes services such as typing, word processing, letter or resume writing, editing and proofreading, desktop publishing, and stenographic and transcription services.

    Industry Products
  • Court and legal transcription services
  • Other transcription services
  • Other services
    • Industry Activities
  • Desktop publishing services
  • Document editing or proofreading services
  • Letter writing services
  • Resume writing services
  • Stenographic services
  • Transcription services
  • Typing services
  • Word processing services
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    About this Industry

    Industry Definition
    Main Activities
    Similar Industries
    Additional Resources

    Industry at a Glance

    Industry Statistics Snapshot
    Industry Structure
    Executive Summary

    Industry Performance

    Executive Summary
    Key External Drivers
  • Demand from legal services
  • Demand from financial and insurance services
  • Demand from health services
  • Business confidence index

    • Current Performance
  • Technological change
  • Transcription services
  • Outsourcing overseas
  • Chart: Revenue Growth

    • Industry Outlook
  • Technological change
  • Profit
  • Demand trends
  • Table: Document Preparation Services Industry Revenue Outlook

    • Industry Life Cycle
  • Life cycle reasons
  • Chart: Benchmarking - Document Preparation Services Industry Lifecycle vs The Economy

    • Products & Markets

    Supply Chains
    Key Buying Industries
  • Newspaper Publishing
  • General Insurance
  • Legal Services
  • Consumers

    • Key Selling Industries
  • Computer and Software Retailing
  • Data Storage Services

    • Products & Services
  • Court and legal transcription services
  • Other transcription services
  • Other services
  • Chart: Document Preparation Services Industry Products and Services Segmentation

    • Demand Determinants
    Major Markets
  • Courts and tribunals
  • Other companies
  • Government agencies
  • Legal firms
  • Small business and consumers
  • Chart: Major Market Segmentation for the Document Preparation Services Industry

    • International Trade
    Business Locations
    Chart: Business Locations by State

    Competitive Landscape

    Market Share Concentration
    Key Success Factors
    Cost Structure Benchmarks
  • Chart: Cost Structure Benchmarking – Sector vs Document Preparation Services

    • Basis of Competition
  • Internal competition
  • External competition

    • Barriers to Entry
  • Table: Barrier to Entry Checklist for the Document Preparation Services Industry

    • Industry Globalization

    Major Companies

    FTR Group Pty Ltd,
  • Table: FTR Group Pty Ltd - financial performance

    • Operating Conditions

    Capital Intensity
  • Chart: Level of Capital Intensity for the Document Preparation Services Industry
  • Chart: Tools of the Trade: Growth Strategies for Success

    • Technology & Systems
    Revenue Volatility
  • Chart: Volatility vs Industry Growth

    • Regulation & Policy
    Industry Assistance

    Key Statistics

    Table: Industry Data for the Document Preparation Services Industry
    Includes:
  • Industry Revenue (2009-2023)
  • Industry Gross Product (2009-2023)
  • Establishments (2009-2023)
  • Businesses (2009-2023)
  • Employment (2009-2023)
  • Wages (2009-2023)

    • Table: Annual Percentage Change for Key Industry Data
    Table: Key Ratios for Industry Key Data

    Jargon & Glossary

    Stenography
  • Transcribing speech using a stenograph machine.
    • Transcription
  • Converting speech into text or written format.
    • Voice Recognition Software
  • A type of software that can transcribe speech into text.
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