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Translator

ANZSCO 272413

Employed

1,700

Part-time share

65%

Female share

65%

Median age

49 yrs

Source: Jobs and Skills Australia · ABS 2021 Census of Population and Housing.

Salary and some workforce figures are suppressed for this occupation because Jobs and Skills Australia / the ABS do not publish estimates for small populations (typically fewer than 50 employed people) or because the figures have been perturbed for privacy. They are shown as unavailable rather than zero.

About this career

Translators transfer source texts from one language into another, usually within an extended time frame to allow for corrections and modifications and without the presence of the participants requiring the translation.

What they typically do

  • Studies original texts and transcripts of recorded spoken material to comprehend subject matter and translates them into another language.
  • Renders the meaning and feeling of written material, such as literary, legal, technical and scientific texts, into another language in the appropriate register and style, so that it will read as an original piece rather than as a translation.

States and territories

Share of workers by location

NSW
31.8%
VIC
30.3%
QLD
17.4%
WA
7.5%
SA
6.5%
ACT
3.4%
NT
2%
TAS
1.3%

Qualification pathways

These accredited qualifications can lead to a career as a Translator.