Also called: Remote Interpreter, Video Remote Interpreter
Interprets phone and video calls between doctors, police, or businesses and people who speak another language.
A remote interpreter logs in from home and takes back-to-back calls: a hospital visit, a 911 call, a bank question, switching between English and Spanish in real time.
Certificate, about 0 years after high school. Fluency in two languages and interpreter training.
Ways in: Certification, On-the-job training. Training cost: Under $15k.
Majors to look at: Modern Languages, Interpreting.
Growing slowly (about 1% over 10 years). BLS 2025-35 projection band for SOC 27-3091: Slower than average (1% to 2%).
High risk for 10 years. AI phone and video interpreting is improving fast for routine calls; humans keep a shrinking share of sensitive ones.
Age 18+. One way to start: If you're fluent in two languages, apply to phone interpreting companies; they train and test you First: Language test and interpreter training (often about 40 hours) from the company
Classes: A world language, Health science CTE class, Speech.
Official data: O*NET occupation 27-3091.
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