DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

27-3091 Interpreters and Translators

Occupational Description:
Interpret oral or sign language, or translate written text from one language into another.

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2020
 Percentiles
GeographyEmploymentEmp SE*MeanMean SE*10th25thMedian75th90th
EDR 11 - 7 County Twin Cities 1,000113$27.07/hr$0.52/hr$19.81/hr$24.53/hr$27.39/hr$29.93/hr$32.25/hr
Minnesota 1,600210$26.06/hr$0.63/hr$17.37/hr$22.67/hr$26.78/hr$29.68/hr$31.85/hr
U S 58,8701,825$27.68/hr$0.39/hr$13.68/hr$18.34/hr$25.18/hr$34.78/hr$45.84/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.


Leading Industries for Interpreters and Translators
IndustryOES EmploymentOES Median Wage
Education and Health Services550$27.23/hr
Professional and Business Services380$27.71/hr
Public Administration30$30.91/hr
Other Regional Data For Interpreters and Translators
Geography (click title for details)OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change  - 
EDR 11 - 7 County Twin Cities 1,000 $27.39/hr N/A
EDR 7W- Central 240 $23.18/hr N/A
EDR 4 - West Central 80 $13.57/hr N/A
EDR 6E- Southwest Central 30 $21.02/hr N/A
EDR 9 - South Central 20 $24.12/hr N/A
EDR 8 - Southwest 10 $25.54/hr N/A
EDR 10 - Southeast N/A $28.42/hr N/A
EDR 5 - North Central N/A N/A N/A
EDR 6W- Upper Minnesota Valley N/A N/A N/A
EDR 1 - Northwest N/A N/A N/A
EDR 2 - Headwaters N/A N/A N/A
EDR 7E- East Central N/A N/A N/A
EDR 3 - Arrowhead N/A $26.87/hr N/A
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