Interpreters and Translators
SOC Code: 27-3091
Interpreters and Translatorss follow ethical codes that protect the confidentiality of information. This career typically requires considerable preparation (2-4 years). With an AI-proof score of 77.7/100, this role has high resilience to automation. Key skills include Active Listening, Speaking, Writing.
AI-Proof Score: 77.7 — High
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Median Salary
$59,440
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Job Growth
1.7%
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Training Time
Considerable preparation (2-4 years)
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Job Zone
Zone 4 / 5
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Training Cost
~$40,000
Key Skills
- •Active Listening
- •Speaking
- •Writing
- •Reading Comprehension
- •Critical Thinking
- •Monitoring
Common Tasks
- ✓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.
- ✓Compile terminology and information to be used in translations, including technical terms such as those for legal or medical material.
- ✓Refer to reference materials, such as dictionaries, lexicons, encyclopedias, and computerized terminology banks, as needed to ensure translation accuracy.
Training & Resources
Why AI-Proof?
- ✅Requires hands-on physical presence and dexterity
- ✅Demands human empathy, judgment, and trust
- ✅Operates in unpredictable, variable environments
- ✅Social and regulatory barriers to full automation