Translators & Interpreters
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NOC 2021: 51114/ NOC 2016: 5125
Job Description
Translators convert written material from one language into another.
As a translator you perform the following duties:
- Translate a variety of written materials
- Maintain the content and style of the original material
- Adapt technical documents to another language and culture
- Research subject matter and terms
- Proofread and edit translated materials
- Meet with clients and supervisors
- May specialize in a particular subject
Interpreters translate spoken words from one language into another.
As an interpreter you perform the following duties:
- Listen to speakers’ words
- Translate statements for audiences
- Simultaneous interpreters translate while someone speaks
- Consecutive interpreters translate during pauses in a speech
- May interpret for individuals and small groups travelling in Canada and abroad
- May specialize in conference, court, medical, or other types of interpretation
- May train other interpreters