Occupation: Interpreters and Translators
Interpreters and Translators
Interpret oral or sign language, or translate written text from one language into another.
Reported Job Titles
(10)
- American Sign Language Interpreter (ASL Interpreter)
- Court Interpreter
- Educational Interpreter
- Interpreter
- Linguist
- Medical Interpreter
- Sign Language Interpreter
- Spanish Interpreter
- Spanish Translator
- Translator
Work Values
| Work Value | Score |
|---|---|
| Achievement | 3.67 |
| Working Conditions | 4.17 |
| Recognition | 4 |
| Relationships | 5.33 |
| Support | 3.67 |
| Independence | 3.67 |
Core Tasks
(8)
- 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.
- Check translations of technical terms and terminology to ensure that they are accurate and remain consistent throughout translation revisions.
- Identify and resolve conflicts related to the meanings of words, concepts, practices, or behaviors.
- Compile information on content and context of information to be translated and on intended audience.
Supplemental Tasks
(9)
- Adapt translations to students' cognitive and grade levels, collaborating with educational team members as necessary.
- Check original texts or confer with authors to ensure that translations retain the content, meaning, and feeling of the original material.
- Adapt software and accompanying technical documents to another language and culture.
- Educate students, parents, staff, and teachers about the roles and functions of educational interpreters.
- Proofread, edit, and revise translated materials.
- Train and supervise other translators or interpreters.
- Read written materials, such as legal documents, scientific works, or news reports, and rewrite material into specified languages.
- Travel with or guide tourists who speak another language.
- Discuss translation requirements with clients and determine any fees to be charged for services provided.