Interpreter/Translator

Code: 27-3091.00

Also known as: Court Interpreter, Deaf Interpreter, Educational Interpreter, Interpreter, Medical Interpreter, Paraprofessional Interpreter, Sign Language Interpreter, Spanish Interpreter, Technical Translator, Translator

Description: Nihongo o hanashimasu ka? Do you speak or read Japanese?If you live in a major city or work for the government or a large corporation, more often than not you will meet someone who speaks another language. When spoken language presents a barrier, Interpreters are called in to broker the conversation.Translators focus on the written language. If it looks like the characters or letters on a page are written in Chinese, Arabic or Spanish, that is probably because they were written in just that. The Translator is tasked with making the written word consumable to a mass audience.These language specialists are fluent in at least two languages, one of which is English.

Interpreter/Translator

Typical wages


10% $29,740
25% $38,410
Median $52,330
75% $72,630
90% $96,480
10% $14.3
25% $18.46
Median $25.16
75% $34.92
90% $46.38

Projected employment

Estimated Employment
(2019 year)
77,400
Projected Employment
(2029 year)
92,900
Percent Change +0 %
Projected Annual Job Openings 8,800