Written Translator

Written

Translator

By: Jord‘n Baker

INDEX

6. Advantages

1. Salary

7. Disadvantages

2. Educational Requirements

3. Job Description

8. Working Conditions

4. Occupational Outlook

9. Career Possibility

5. Personal Characteristics

10. Thanks!

Salary

$20/per hour

According to Payscale, the average translator salary is just about $50,000 a year. On a freelance basis, that works out to about $20 an hour, with rates as high as $35-40 an hour for specialized translation and localization work.

$49,089/per year

Education requirements

• Bachelor's Degree
• Fluency in 2 languages
• Written and verbal communication
• Understanding of grammar
• Knowledge of specific subjects
• Interpersonal communication

JOB DEscription

Interprets written or spoken material into one or more other languages, ensures meaning and context are maintained, creates glossaries or dictionaries, possesses knowledge of multiple languages, works with individual clients and corporations.

OCCUPATION OPPORTUNITIES

Instead, the demand for freelance translators is booming. According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the job outlook for interpreters and translators for 2018-2028 stands at a growth rate of 19% (which is far faster than the average job growth rate for that period).

Personal Characteristics

• Curiosity
• Humble Pride
• Honesty

• Perfectionist
• Attentive
• Motivated

Abilities Needed for this Career

Need to be handy behind a keyboard. While machine translation can’t yet compete with human translation in terms of quality, professional translators certainly rely on a number of computerized tools.

ADVANTAGES

DISADVANTAGES

Demand for freelance translators is booming. According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the job outlook for interpreters and translators for 2018-2028 stands at a growth rate of 19% (which is far faster than the average job growth rate for that period).

Over recent years, potential for machine translation to change the way that we tackle language barriers. For example, apps like Google Translate can be super helpful when traveling. Using your phone’s camera with character recognition to translate signs and menus is like living in the future.

Working conditions

Many freelance translators have spent years working from home. So translators are already ahead of the others in terms of remote working, with long-established systems in place for everything from support to finding work.

Career possibility

I would be perfectluy suited for this career cause I have a need to know everything and I am never satisfied with what I know, there will never be a shortage of languages I can study. If I ever get unsatisfied with the langues I am fleunt in I can just pick up a new one.

THANKS!