// Unit group · 2643

Translators, Interpreters and Other Linguists

Translators, interpreters and other linguists translate or interpret from one language into another and study the origin, development and structure of languages.

2 Professionals / 26 Legal, Social and Cultural Professionals / 264 Authors, Journalists and Linguists / All level 4

// Working conditions

Sitting and standing

// Hand tools

No hand tools in this set.

studying relationships between ancient parent languages and modern language groups, tracing the origin and evolution of words, grammar and language forms, and presenting findings

advising on or preparing language classification systems, grammars, dictionaries and similar materials

translating from one language into another and ensuring that the correct meaning of the original is retained, that legal, technical or scientific works are correctly rendered, and that the phraseology and terminology of the spirit and style of literary works are conveyed as far as possible

developing methods for the use of computers and other instruments to improve productivity and quality of translation

interpreting from a spoken or a signed language into another spoken or signed language , in particular at conferences, meetings and similar occasions, and ensuring that the correct meaning and, as far as possible, the spirit of the original are transmitted

revising and correcting translated material.

Included occupations

Examples of the occupations classified here:
- Interpreter
- Lexicographer
- Philologist
- Sign language interpreter
- Subtitler
- Translator
- Translator-reviser

Excluded occupations

Some related occupations classified elsewhere:
- Author - 2641
- Book editor - 2641
- Journalist - 2642

Indexed job titles 14