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Internationalism prompts boom in language business |
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 Adjusted for inflation, the median annual salary for translators and interpreters rose from $44,500 to $53,410 between 2004 and 2012, according to Labor Department data. The majority of full-time workers are freelancers, and they are paid by the word, ranging from 7 cents a word to 30 cents, depending on the language and specialization, according to association.
It’s a high-stakes, multibillion-dollar industry with tight deadlines, demanding clients and lives at risk. Any miscommunication could cause a deep financial loss or death. Some in the industry work in war zones, while others have cozy home offices. The business is language. And it’s booming.
The number of jobs for translators and interpreters doubled in the past 10 years, while their wages steadily grew before, during and after the recession. Jobs are expected to grow 46 percent between 2012 and 2022, according to the Labor Department, making it one of the nation’s fastest-growing occupations.
“Good translators who specialize in a particular subject and become really good at it can really make six-digit figures annually,” said Jiri Stejskal, spokesman for the American Translators Association. “The professional translators and interpreters ... they are pretty happy right now because the economy is good and the jobs are there.”
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Фразеологизм "пойти ва-банк" появился в русском языке благодаря любителям картежных игр. Затем он стал употребляться повсеместно в сочетаниях "пойти ва-банк", "играть ва-банк" и т. п. |
Our editors, who collected data from different CVs of translators and systematized experience of work with freelance translator applicants, we have come to the conclusion that it is possible to identify common features in search, selection and testing of translators seeking to cooperation with our agency.
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Latest translation:
"Таможенная декларация КНР", Экспортные декларации
translation tags: декларация, таможенный, таможенная.
Translations in process: 102
Current work load: 47% |
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