Occupations/27-3091.00
Interpreters and Translators
Interpret oral or sign language, or translate written text from one language into another.
Usually a four-year bachelor’s degree.
AI automation risk
66%
Higher automation risk
Human characteristics
48%
Balanced human and task mix
Task orientation
73%
Higher automation risk
A day in this job
- Mostly human
Listen to speakers' statements to determine meanings and to prepare translations, using electronic listening systems as necessary.
- Task
Follow ethical codes that protect the confidentiality of information.
- Task
Translate messages simultaneously or consecutively into specified languages, orally or by using hand signs, maintaining message content, context, and style as much as possible.
The tasks we can read here lean on people, judgment, or hands-on work. The AI risk number is still this job’s rank against other occupations.
Core tasks
- 01Follow ethical codes that protect the confidentiality of information.
- 02Translate messages simultaneously or consecutively into specified languages, orally or by using hand signs, maintaining message content, context, and style as much as possible.
- 03Listen to speakers' statements to determine meanings and to prepare translations, using electronic listening systems as necessary.
- 04Compile terminology and information to be used in translations, including technical terms such as those for legal or medical material.
- 05Refer to reference materials, such as dictionaries, lexicons, encyclopedias, and computerized terminology banks, as needed to ensure translation accuracy.
- 06Check translations of technical terms and terminology to ensure that they are accurate and remain consistent throughout translation revisions.
Model drivers (O*NET 1–5)
- Repeating same tasks4.46
- Degree of automation1.80
- Time sitting3.61
- Originality (ability)3.00
- Conflict situations2.92
- Hands-on objects/tools1.55
- Outdoors / weather1.92
- Disease exposure2.85
- Decision freedom4.06
Top abilities
- Oral Expression4.25
- Oral Comprehension4.12
- Written Expression4.00
- Written Comprehension4.00
- Speech Recognition3.88
- Speech Clarity3.88
- Information Ordering3.75
- Problem Sensitivity3.62
Essential skills
- Reading Comprehension3.88
- Active Listening4.00
- Writing3.75
- Speaking4.12
- Mathematics2.00
- Science1.12
- Critical Thinking3.62
- Active Learning3.12
- Learning Strategies3.00
- Monitoring3.62
CIP matches
Schools offering related programs
12 of 85 shown
Earnings are College Scorecard medians for that program, 1 and 2 years after completion. A dash means the Department suppressed the cell or the campus is not in the field file.
| Institution | Program | Tuition | Admit | Grad 6-yr | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Texas State Technical College Waco, TX · Public | Education/Teaching of Individuals with Hearing Impairments Including Deafness 13.1003 | $7,200 | 100% | 45% | 1 yr $54,192 2 yr $50,856 Master's · CIP 13.10 |
Northeastern University Boston, MA · Private nonprofit | Education/Teaching of Individuals with Hearing Impairments Including Deafness 13.1003 | $63,200 | 7% | 91% | 1 yr $52,107 2 yr $50,105 Master's · CIP 13.10 |
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Atlanta, GA · Public | Foreign Languages and Literatures, General 16.0101 | $11,800 | 17% | 91% | 1 yr — 2 yr $47,394 Bachelor's · CIP 16.01 |
Miami Dade College Miami, FL · Public | Education/Teaching of Individuals with Hearing Impairments Including Deafness 13.1003 | $2,900 | 100% | 41% | 1 yr $44,356 2 yr — Bachelor's · CIP 13.10 |
Stanford University Stanford, CA · Private nonprofit | Deaf Studies 05.0211 | $62,400 | 4% | 96% | 1 yr $44,170 2 yr $31,133 Bachelor's · CIP 05.02 |
Winona State University Winona, MN · Public | Education/Teaching of Individuals with Hearing Impairments Including Deafness 13.1003 | $10,500 | 77% | 67% | 1 yr $42,150 2 yr $41,667 Bachelor's · CIP 13.10 |
Georgetown University Washington, DC · Private nonprofit | Deaf Studies 05.0211 | $65,400 | 12% | 95% | 1 yr — 2 yr $39,369 Bachelor's · CIP 05.02 |
University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA · Public | Deaf Studies 05.0211 | $13,800 | 9% | 92% | 1 yr $36,848 2 yr $40,458 Bachelor's · CIP 05.02 |
Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY · Private nonprofit | Deaf Studies 05.0211 | $68,200 | 4% | 96% | 1 yr $35,954 2 yr $46,087 Bachelor's · CIP 05.02 |
Oregon State University Corvallis, OR · Public | Deaf Studies 05.0211 | $13,200 | 83% | 68% | 1 yr $35,416 2 yr — Bachelor's · CIP 05.02 |
Century College White Bear Lake, MN · Public | Court Interpreter 22.0304 | $6,000 | 100% | 31% | 1 yr — 2 yr $33,993 Associate · CIP 22.03 |
University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, WA · Public | Deaf Studies 05.0211 | $12,600 | 48% | 84% | 1 yr $33,993 2 yr $31,423 Bachelor's · CIP 05.02 |