SOC 27-3091
Interpreters and Translators
Risk Score
โ ๏ธ48/100
Elevated
US Employment
๐ฅ53,360
Total workers
Median Wage
๐ฐ$59K
$36K โ $100K
Projected Growth
๐+1.7%
2023-2033 (BLS)
GenAI Exposure
๐ค95/100
High exposure
๐ก Interpreters and Translators face a risk score of 48/100 โ 4 points above the national average of 44. With 95/100 GenAI exposure, this occupation faces significant pressure from AI tools despite strong projected growth. See our methodology โ
๐ก Workers in this field earn $59K ($13K above the national median). The 3 recommended career transitions all maintain competitive wages while reducing automation exposure. Explore transition paths โ
๐ AI Impact Analysis
With a risk score of 48/100, Interpreters and Translators faces moderate automation pressure. While tasks like ai music composition and audio production are increasingly handled by AI, the role retains significant human elements. The 53,360 workers in this occupation should focus on strengthening skills in emotionally resonant storytelling and narrative craft and original creative vision and artistic direction to stay ahead. The role will likely evolve rather than disappear.
Will AI Replace Interpreters and Translators?
Read our full analysis with verdict, risk factors, safe tasks, and career transition paths โ
โ ๏ธ Top Risk Factors
AI music composition and audio production
Large language model automation of analysis tasks
Text-to-image tools displacing graphic design work
AI copywriting tools reducing editorial demand
๐ก๏ธ Tasks Safe from Automation
Emotionally resonant storytelling and narrative craft
Original creative vision and artistic direction
Cultural interpretation and contextual sensitivity
Physical artistry and hands-on creative execution
๐ Task Automation Breakdown
Based on O*NET task analysis and GenAI exposure scoring. Shows the estimated proportion of this occupation's core tasks that are automatable by current AI, augmented by AI tools, or require essential human skills.
๐ O*NET Task Profile
Follow ethical codes that protect the confidentiality of information.
Translate messages simultaneously or consecutively into specified languages, orally or by using hand signs, maintaining message content, context, and style as much as possible.
Listen to speakers' statements to determine meanings and to prepare translations, using electronic listening systems as necessary.
Compile terminology and information to be used in translations, including technical terms such as those for legal or medical material.
Refer to reference materials, such as dictionaries, lexicons, encyclopedias, and computerized terminology banks, as needed to ensure translation accuracy.
๐ป Technology Skills
Foreign language software
Dictionary software
Web platform development software
Mobile messaging service software
Data base user interface and query software
๐ Key Knowledge Areas
English Language
Foreign Language
Customer and Personal Service
Education and Training
Administrative
๐ vs National Average
National avg: $46K
National avg: 44/100
National avg: 38/100
National avg: 3.7%
๐ Career Transition Paths
| Occupation | Risk | Wage | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Artists and Related Workers, All Other | 23 | $73K | 80% |
| Fashion Designers | 23 | $81K | 80% |
| Special Effects Artists and Animators | 25 | $100K | 76% |