"I initially didn't see this as my career path. I didn't even know it was an option. What I did know was that I like learning different languages. I was taught Spanish at home, and now I'm fluent in both Spanish and English. In high school, I took ASL classes, which I really enjoyed, so I continued learning while I was in college.

Now, as a medical interpreter, I help patients talk with their doctors, nurses, and other healthcare staff. Whether translating Spanish to English, English to Spanish, or using ASL, I play an important role in a patient's journey by helping them feel understood and supported!"

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Job Description

SOC Code: 27-3091

Interpreters and Translators interpret oral or sign language, or translate written text from one language into another.*

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Top Job Skills:

• Sign language interpretation
• Customer service
• Record keeping
• Helping students
• Provides interpreting services

General Work Activities:

• Mental Processes
  • Refer to reference materials to ensure translation accuracy
  • Proofread, edit, and revise translated materials
• Interacting With Others
  • Check original texts or confer with authors to ensure that translations retain the content, meaning, and feeling of the original material
  • Train and supervise other translators or interpreters
• Information Input
  • Compile terminology and information
  • Compile information on content and context of information
  • Adapt software and accompanying technical documents to another language
• Work Output
  • Listen to speakers' statements to determine meanings
  • Adapt translations to students' cognitive and grade levels

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Job Statistics

 

 

Examples of Workforce Areas with Job Openings

• Midlands
• Catawba
• Trident
• Greenville
• Santee-Lynches
• Worklink

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Examples of Employers with Job Openings

• Credence Management Solutions, LLC
• Lexington Medical Center
• ZP Better Together, LLC
• New Horizon Family Health Services, Inc.
• Richland School District Two
• Beaufort County School

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Related Occupations

• Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors
• English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary
• Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary

NOTE: All data based on state averages. Information may vary depending on region, experience, and specific employment situation. Last Updated: 2025

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