Also called: Localization Specialist
Adapts apps, video games, and websites so they feel natural in other languages and cultures.
Coordinates translating a video game into 12 languages, checks that jokes and character names work in Japan, and fixes text that overflows buttons.
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Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 5 years after high school. Bachelor's in languages or translation plus tech experience.
Ways in: 4-year college, On-the-job training. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Foreign Languages, Translation Studies, Computer Science.
Growing about average (about 4% over 10 years). Estimate.
Medium risk in 5 years, high in 10. Machine translation and AI QA handle first drafts in many languages; fewer managers coordinate cultural fixes.
Classes: A world language, AP Computer Science, Business CTE class.
Official data: O*NET occupation 27-3091.
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