Interpreters and Translators Go Back to List Interpret oral or sign language, or translate written text from one language into another.

Technology used in this occupation:
	Foreign language software

Tasks
	Follow ethical codes that protect the confidentiality of information.
	Identify and resolve conflicts related to the meanings of words, concepts, practices, or behaviors.
	Translate messages simultaneously or consecutively into specified languages, orally or by using hand signs, maintaining message content, context, and style as much as possible.
	Proofread, edit, and revise translated materials.
	Check translations of technical terms and terminology to ensure that they are accurate and remain consistent throughout translation revisions.
	Read written materials, such as legal documents, scientific works, or news reports, and rewrite material into specified languages.
	Refer to reference materials, such as dictionaries, lexicons, encyclopedias, and computerized terminology banks, as needed to ensure translation accuracy.
	Compile terminology and information to be used in translations, including technical terms such as those for legal or medical material.
	Adapt translations to students' cognitive and grade levels, collaborating with educational team members as necessary.
	Listen to speakers' statements to determine meanings and to prepare translations, using electronic listening systems as necessary.

Skills
	Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
	Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively.
	Reading Comprehension - Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
	Writing - Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
	Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
	Monitoring - Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
	Active Learning - Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
	Learning Strategies - Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things.
	Instructing - Teaching others how to do something.
	Service Orientation - Actively looking for ways to help people.

Knowledge
	English Language - Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
	Foreign Language - Knowledge of the structure and content of a foreign (non-English) language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition and grammar, and pronunciation.
	Customer and Personal Service - Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
	Law and Government - Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process.
	Communications and Media - Knowledge of media production, communication, and dissemination techniques and methods. This includes alternative ways to inform and entertain via written, oral, and visual media.
	Education and Training - Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.
	Computers and Electronics - Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.
	Clerical - Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and other office procedures and terminology.
	Sociology and Anthropology - Knowledge of group behavior and dynamics, societal trends and influences, human migrations, ethnicity, cultures and their history and origins.
	Telecommunications - Knowledge of transmission, broadcasting, switching, control, and operation of telecommunications systems.

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Wage Information
	Region Average Entry Level  Mid-Range  Annual  Hourly  Statewide $73,557.00 $35.37  $19.47  $23.58 - $42.64  Bridgeport/Stamford $81,510.00 $39.19  $27.28  $29.38 - $41.27  Hartford $82,519.00 $39.67  $24.02  $27.23 - $48.32  New Haven $55,198.00 $26.54  $16.14  $17.64 - $39.40

Occupation Outlook ( 2016 - 2026 ) Average Annual Job Openings:   32   Employment in this occupation is expected to grow more slowly than average, and the number of annual openings will offer limited job opportunities.

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