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Overview
Translator work turns written material from one language into another while preserving meaning, tone, terminology and nuance across documents such as technical texts, business material, journalism, literature or scientific writing.
In job descriptions, look for source and target languages, subject area, terminology research, revision, proofreading, translation memory tools, formatting, project coordination and delivery formats.
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Translators work with written source material and deliver a target text that carries the same meaning, tone and terminology. The setting may be a translation agency, publisher, company, public service or freelance practice, and the text type shapes the research, revision and delivery format.
Skills and specializations
Useful strengths include excellent writing in the target language, source-language comprehension, terminology research, subject knowledge, proofreading, revision and translation memory tools. Specializations often form around legal, medical, technical, financial, literary, game, scientific or marketing texts.
Salary context
Salary context is strongly linked to language pair, specialization and responsibility for quality. A straightforward text translation is different from sworn translation, technical documentation, medical material, urgent project coordination, post-editing, revision of other translators or client-facing terminology management.
Career paths
Experience can lead toward senior translator work, revision, terminology management, localization coordination, translation project management, technical writing, language consultancy or subject-specialist translation. A portfolio with clear domains and reliable revision routines is usually more useful than a broad undifferentiated profile.
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Interpreters and Translators
27-3091.00
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Alternative labels
business translator
editorial translator
sworn translator
translation project manager
book translator
language specialist
language leader
technical translator
reviser
linguistic coordinator
video game translator
medical translator
language specialist consultant
financial translator
literary translator
translator coordinator
speech-to-text interpreter
scientific translator
translator reviser
post-editor
Occupation group
Translators, interpreters and other linguists (2643)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/1a07bd7d-2e1d-4930-a84a-1a442b8f2a44 |
|---|---|
| ESCO code | 2643.6 |
| ISCO group | 2643 |
| Concept type | Occupation |