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
Central Minnesota 29084$23.58/hr$0.99/hr$17.83/hr$20.82/hr$23.18/hr$25.67/hr$30.81/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
Professional and Business Services70$21.71/hr
Other Regional Data For Interpreters and Translators
Geography (click title for details)OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change 2020 - 2030
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 1,000 $27.39/hr 18.4%
Central Minnesota 290 $23.18/hr 21.4%
Southwest Minnesota 30 $23.80/hr 11.8%
Southeast Minnesota N/A $28.42/hr N/A
Northwest Minnesota N/A N/A 33.0%
Northeast Minnesota N/A $26.87/hr 11.9%
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