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Interpreters and Translators

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Interpret oral or sign language, or translate written text from one language into another.

What an interpreters and translator does

Become an interpreters and translator

If you enjoy doing these activities, you might make a good interpreters and translator

  • Talking to others.
  • Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions.
  • Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.

Discover what you could earn in Washington

  • Wage information is not available. Average annual earnings data is currently unavailable.

Interpreters And Translator job outlook

  • There are 989 workers in this occupation in Washington.
  • There are 374 openings per year in this occupation in Washington.

Growth rate by year

Education needed

Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.

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Where this information came from

  • Annual labor market information provided by Washington's Employment Security Department
  • Career information and video provided by U.S. Department of Labor
  • Notes on occupational data methodology