Vocational Programs for Interpreters and Translators Career

Total EmployeesHourly WageAnnual Wage
52K $30.33 $63,080
The role of Interpreters and Translators is to interpret oral or sign language, or translate written text from one language into another. The average annual wage of the occupations is $63,080 and $30 per hour. 35 vocational programs could be taken for the Interpreters and Translators career. Based on BLS data, a total of 51,560 employees were employed in the Occupation.

Vocational Programs to Prepare Interpreters and Translators Career

The following 35 vocational programs are required or helpful to prepare Interpreters and Translators.
The tuition, program length, and completion time program information is average amounts over all schools that offer each program. This information is only for vocational programs (i.e. certificate programs) and not for bachelor's or graduate degrees.
2024 Average Tuition and Completion Information for Preparing Interpreters and Translators
Program NameNumber of SchoolsTuition & FeesBooks & SuppliesProgram LengthsAvg. Completion Time
Deaf Studies 13 - - - -
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Hearing Impairments Including Deafness 8 - - - -
Foreign Languages and Literatures 23 - - 750 Hours 8.00 Months
Linguistics 12 - - - -
Language Interpretation and Translation 64 - - - -
Applied Linguistics 5 - - - -
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics 2 - - - -
Chinese Language and Literature 21 - - - -
Japanese Language and Literature 23 - - - -
Korean Language and Literature 7 - - - -
Slavic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics 2 - - - -
Russian Language and Literature 9 - - - -
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics 3 - - - -
German Language and Literature 25 - - - -
Norwegian Language and Literature 1 - - - -
Sanskrit and Classical Indian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics 1 - - - -
French Language and Literature 41 - - - -
Italian Language and Literature 13 - - - -
Portuguese Language and Literature 2 - - - -
Spanish Language and Literature 102 - - - -
Hispanic and Latin American Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics 5 - - - -
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (other) 1 - - - -
American Indian/Native American Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics 15 - - - -
Arabic Language and Literature 17 - - - -
Hebrew Language and Literature 1 - - - -
Ancient/Classical Greek Language and Literature 2 - - - -
Latin Language and Literature 2 - - - -
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (other) 1 - - - -
Australian/Oceanic/Pacific Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics 1 - - - -
Filipino/Tagalog Language and Literature 1 - - - -
Southeast Asian and Australasian/Pacific Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other 1 - - - -
American Sign Language (ASL) 53 - - - -
Sign Language Interpretation and Translation 80 - - - -
American Sign Language, Other 2 - - - -
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (other) 16 - - - -

Schools offering voational programs for Interpreters and Translators

The following 316 schools offer the vocational programs and courses for preparing Interpreters and Translators. The list includes some 4-year colleges that have certificate or associate programs for the career.

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Birmingham, AL public, four-years
Tuition & Fees
2023-2024$8,832(in-state) $21,864(out-of-state)

University of Alabama in Huntsville

Huntsville, AL public, four-years
Tuition & Fees
2023-2024$11,770(in-state) $24,662(out-of-state)

University of North Alabama

Florence, AL public, four-years
Tuition & Fees
2023-2024$11,990(in-state) $22,190(out-of-state)

University of Alaska Anchorage

Anchorage, AK public, four-years
Tuition & Fees
2023-2024$7,566(in-state) $21,693(out-of-state)

University of Alaska Fairbanks

Fairbanks, AK public, four-years
Tuition & Fees
2023-2024$8,640(in-state) $22,752(out-of-state)

University of Alaska Southeast

Juneau, AK public, four-years
Tuition & Fees
2023-2024$6,960(in-state) $21,096(out-of-state)

Arizona State University Campus Immersion

Tempe, AZ public, four-years
Tuition & Fees
2023-2024$12,051(in-state) $32,193(out-of-state)

Arizona Western College

Yuma, AZ public, 2-4 years
Tuition & Fees
2023-2024$3,020(in-state) $9,830(out-of-state)

Mesa Community College

Mesa, AZ public, 2-4 years
Tuition & Fees
2023-2024$2,358(in-state) $8,958(out-of-state)

Northern Arizona University

Flagstaff, AZ public, four-years
Tuition & Fees
2023-2024$12,652(in-state) $28,900(out-of-state)
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