Interpreters & Translators
Also called: Interpreter, Medical Interpreter, Sign Language Interpreter, Translator,
What they do:
Interpret oral or sign language, or translate written text from one language into another.On the job, you would:
- Follow ethical codes that protect the confidentiality of information.
- Translate messages simultaneously or consecutively into specified languages, orally or by using hand signs, maintaining message content, context, and style as much as possible.
- Listen to speakers' statements to determine meanings and to prepare translations, using electronic listening systems as necessary.
Arts and Humanities
Business
Communications
Safety and Government
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Basic Skills
Problem Solving
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Verbal
Hearing and Speech
Attention
Ideas and Logic
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People interested in this work like activities that include creating, designing, and making your own rules.
They do well at jobs that need:
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You might use software like this on the job: Web platform development software
Presentation software
Foreign language software
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![]() $51,830
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$94,370
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What they do:
Interpret oral or sign language, or translate written text from one language into another.On the job, you would:
- Follow ethical codes that protect the confidentiality of information.
- Translate messages simultaneously or consecutively into specified languages, orally or by using hand signs, maintaining message content, context, and style as much as possible.
- Listen to speakers' statements to determine meanings and to prepare translations, using electronic listening systems as necessary.
KNOWLEDGE
Arts and Humanities
- English language
- foreign language
Business
- customer service
- administrative services
Communications
- multimedia
- telecommunications
Safety and Government
- law and government
SKILLS
Basic Skills
- listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
- talking to others
Problem Solving
- noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
ABILITIES
Verbal
- communicate by speaking
- listen and understand what people say
Hearing and Speech
- recognize spoken words
- speak clearly
Attention
- pay attention to something without being distracted
- do two or more things at the same time
Ideas and Logic
- order or arrange things
PERSONALITY
People interested in this work like activities that include creating, designing, and making your own rules.
They do well at jobs that need:
- Integrity
- Dependability
- Attention to Detail
- Self Control
- Stress Tolerance
- Adaptability/Flexibility
TECHNOLOGY
You might use software like this on the job:
Web platform development software
- Extensible HyperText Markup Language XHTML
- Hypertext markup language HTML
Presentation software
- Microsoft PowerPoint
Foreign language software
- AceTools.biz Ace Translator
- Stormdance CatsCradle
EDUCATION

- bachelor's degree
- master's degree
JOB OUTLOOK

New job opportunities are very likely in the future.

$51,830

$28,170
$94,370