Translator & Interpreter
| Median wage (USD) | 59440 |
|---|---|
| Projected employment growth (%) | 2 |
| AI exposure (%) | 84 |
| Maximum exposure (%) | 88 |
| Source | eloundou |
| What AI changes in this occupation | Raw translation is covered by LLMs Post-editing becomes the norm Live interpreting and specialization hold up |
| Key skills | Post-editing · advanced CAT tools · specialization |
| Courses to get ahead | Neural Models and Machine Translation · Coursera · 2 sem. · 89 · You check the consistency of AI-generated translations instead of translating everything yourself. Gen AI Foundational Models for NLP & Language Understanding · Coursera · 1 sem. · 83 · You direct AI on first drafts and terminology instead of compiling everything by hand. Generative AI Language Modeling with Transformers · Coursera · 2 sem. · 78 · You oversee language models on translation and drafts instead of producing everything manually. Post-editing & CAT Tools · Udemy · 4 sem. · 93 Localization Project Management · Coursera · 4 sem. · 85 Specialized Terminology · Udemy · 3 sem. · 78 |
| Occupations to pivot toward | Localization Project Manager · 86000 · 8 · 55 Technical Writer · 80000 · 6 · 60 Linguistic Analyst · 78000 · 10 · 50 |
| Skills to acquire for the pivot | Project management Advanced CAT tools Specialist domain |
| GPT-4 exposure — beta / zeta (%) | 88 · 88 |