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Interpreters and Translators
Also filed here: Translator, Interpreter, Localisation, Localization, Subtitler
Being rewritten
AI already performs most of the work in this job. Even so, the BLS expects 2% more of these jobs by 2035, slower than the 3.5% average.
- Rank
- #1 of 785 jobs, by how much of the work AI does
- US jobs, 2025 to 2035
- +2% All jobs: +3.5%
- Median US pay
- $60,170 a year, 2025
- People doing it
- 73,900 in the US, with about 6,000 openings a year
The work, 8 activities
The job description, marked up.
Every activity in this job, the biggest first. Tap a line for the evidence.
- deleAI does this
- +AIAI helps
- stetStill yours
AI does this: Interpret language, cultural, or religious information for others43%
AI performed this in about 1 in 122 Copilot conversations and completed it 90% of the time.
AI does this: Compile records, documentation, or other data17%
AI performed this in about 1 in 301 Copilot conversations and completed it 90% of the time.
AI does this: Evaluate the quality or accuracy of data14%
AI performed this in about 1 in 683 Copilot conversations and completed it 82% of the time.
AI does this: Maintain current knowledge in area of expertise10%
AI performed this in about 1 in 40 Copilot conversations and completed it 91% of the time.
AI does this: Provide information or assistance to the public5%
AI performed this in about 1 in 7 Copilot conversations and completed it 86% of the time.
AI does this: Edit written materials or documents5%
AI performed this in about 1 in 162 Copilot conversations and completed it 95% of the time.
AI does this: Train others on operational or work procedures4%
AI performed this in about 1 in 348 Copilot conversations and completed it 92% of the time.
AI helps with this: Confer with clients to determine needs or order specifications2%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 502 conversations, and it got them there 54% of the time.
2025 to 2035
Ten years from now.
For every 100 of these jobs in 2025, the BLS projects 102 in 2035. Across all US jobs, about 104.
About 6,000 openings a year, from growth and from people who retire or move on.
BLS on AIAI translation tools have reduced demand, and the Occupational Outlook Handbook says AI tools are changing translators’ work. Source ↗
Nearby
Where your skills travel.
Jobs that share the most work with this one, where AI does less of it.
- Shares 22% of the workReal Estate Brokers46% AI does, against 98% here+0.8% by 2035 · $73,220 · High school diploma
- Shares 32% of the workStatistical Assistants71% AI does, against 98% here-1.8% by 2035 · $50,330 · Bachelor’s degree
- Shares 28% of the workData Entry Keyers68% AI does, against 98% here-25.5% by 2035 · $41,340 · High school diploma
How to read this file.
deleAI does this. In US Bing Copilot conversations from January to September 2024, AI itself performed the activity, completed it and made a real difference often enough to count.
+AIAI helps. People brought the activity to AI as their own goal, and it usually got them there.
stetStill yours. It barely shows up in AI use, AI rarely finishes it, or in this job it needs hands.
Shares are weighted by how much each activity matters in the job, using O*NET. Microsoft’s own AI applicability score for this job is 0.49, higher than 100% of jobs.
Doing an activity is not doing a job. The researchers behind this data warn against reading it as job loss, and so do we. It is US data; the shape of the work travels.
Sources: Microsoft Research, Working with AI (2025) · O*NET OnLine, 27-3091 · BLS Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
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