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Sign Language Interpreting Careers and Jobs

Select, Find and Prepare for Sign Language Interpreting Careers and Jobs - all on one page


4 Steps to Use This Page: 1-Explore Careers of Intrerest 2-See Job Listings Matched to Career 3-Prepare for the Career 4-See External Career Resources

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This page will take you through 4 steps to (1) Select from Sign Language Interpreting careers/jobs, (2) Find Sign Language Interpreting job listings, (3) Prepare for Sign Language Interpreting careers, and (4) Provide Sign Language Interpreting career-specific resources.

Step 1: Select a Career/Job: This page starts with 4 ways for you to identify and select from listings of Sign Language Interpreting careers/jobs:
A) Fastest Growing Sign Language Interpreting Careers - 2023 to 2033 (est.)
These listings are based on job growth estimates and helps you to identify the fastest growing and evolving Sign Language Interpreting careers. Some careers may not initially seem related to Sign Language Interpreting, so relevant Sign Language Interpreting jobs are listed alongside each listing. This can also help us to identify which careers (bottom of the listing) may have negative growth - perhaps due to automation or planned obsolescence.
B) Median Annual Salary U.S. Sign Language Interpreting Careers
These listings are sorted (descending) by median annual salary in the U.S. This may help us to identify our ideal career. We may not qualify at this time for the desired career, but this listing and the results provided can help us to explore job details, as well as learn how to appropriately prepare for the career.
C) Sign Language Interpreting Career Ladders (Educational Requirements)
These listings will help us to identify Sign Language Interpreting careers sorted by educational requirements (with the most difficult to obtain listed first). This may help us to identify career ladders (as we scroll down the list), and help us to get jobs that we qualify for now.
D) Select From a Listing of 4 Sign Language Interpreting Jobs.
The list may be quite long. There are two ways you might like to use this list:
1) Filter - As you enter a word, you will filter (limit) the list of job titles
2) Browse the list (Don't Filter) - You can simply explore the list of job titles. There may be many that you might never have considered to be of interest.
Once you have identified a job title of interest, simply click on it.

Step 2: Find a Job: After you have selected a career/job title above, you will see a form asking for your location. Submit the form and you will see current job listings. You can change the job title, location, or distance from location as desired. Each of the listings will link to a current job opening.

Step 3: Prepare For a Career: In this section you will gain access to detailed information to help you prepare for the chosen career. Information may include (not every career choice includes all of the elements below - updates occur quarterly):
Core and Supplemental Duties: Lists the worker-related tasks performed
General and Specific Work Activities: Summarizes the broad and more specific types of behaviors related to the career
Knowledge Required: Provides the requirements regarding the acquisition of facts and principles
Skills Required: Provides basic skills and cross-functional skills needed
Preparation Required: Provides a summary of the required experience and education
Educational Requirements: Detailed breakdown of the education required
Work Experience Required: Detailed breakdown of the prior work experience required
Local Salary Information: Provides national and local salary ranges
Certifications: Provides appropriate government and private-sector certifications and/or credentials that may be required
Professional Associations: Provides professional associations that are related to the career selected
Job Listings: Provides links to active current job listings for the selected career, along with multiple similar job titles to explore. All details appear on this page
Related Careers to Consider: Lists up to 20 careers that might be of interest to you (related to your initial choice - what they do, what they know, and what they're called), ranked by best fit.

** If you clicked on a link from section D (as described in Step 1 above), you will see one or more links to an occupation that is usually a bit more general than your initial job selection - the link(s) is directly related to the specific job you identified through your prior selections.
*NOTE: It is possible that there may not be a career path identified for the specific job you selected in Step 1. If this is the case, scroll up the page and click on a different career/job.

Step 4: Career-Specific Resources (detailed and constantly updated): Continue to scroll down the page and you will find tabs that provide detailed (updated) links specific to the career you selected. This information includes:
Videos: Provides a listing of video links related to this career. A great way to get a quick overview of the occupation.
Resumes: Sources for resume materials and techniques. This can help to get you started.
Job Description: Sources that provide job descriptions, which are vital to resume and interview preparation.
Interviews: Provides links that can help you to prepare for and successfully complete the job interview. Can also assist with coffee chats.
Step by Step: Provides links to resources that can help to organize the career search process.
LinkedIn: One of the best professional social media sites that provides links, opportunities, and networking specifically for careers and career development.

Step 1 of 4: Select a Career/Job

5 Sign Language Interpreting careers are listed below (sorted by Percentage Change in Total Job Openings - 2023 to 2033 est.). Sign Language Interpreting-related jobs specific to each career are also provided. This shows which careers are emerging and growing the fastest. Please Scroll and Select below:

Occupations U.S. Job Openings 2023-2033 (% change) Sign Language Interpreting-Related Jobs

Interpreters and Translators 23.7% American Sign Language Interpreter (ASL Interpreter); Sign Language Interpreter; Sign Language Translator
Occupation: Interpreters and Translators U.S. Job Openings 2023-2033: 23.7% Sign Language Interpreting-Related Jobs: American Sign Language Interpreter (ASL Interpreter); Sign Language Interpreter; Sign Language Translator
Self-Enrichment Teachers 23.5% Sign Language Teacher
Occupation: Self-Enrichment Teachers U.S. Job Openings 2023-2033: 23.5% Sign Language Interpreting-Related Jobs: Sign Language Teacher
Special Education Teachers, Preschool 12.1% Sign Language Teacher
Occupation: Special Education Teachers, Preschool U.S. Job Openings 2023-2033: 12.1% Sign Language Interpreting-Related Jobs: Sign Language Teacher
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School 7.7% Sign Language Teacher
Occupation: Special Education Teachers, Secondary School U.S. Job Openings 2023-2033: 7.7% Sign Language Interpreting-Related Jobs: Sign Language Teacher
Special Education Teachers, Middle School 7.5% Sign Language Teacher
Occupation: Special Education Teachers, Middle School U.S. Job Openings 2023-2033: 7.5% Sign Language Interpreting-Related Jobs: Sign Language Teacher

5 Sign Language Interpreting careers are listed below (sorted by U.S. National Median Salary). Sign Language Interpreting-related jobs specific to each occupation are also provided. Please Scroll and Select below::

Occupations National Median Salary Sign Language Interpreting-Related Jobs

Special Education Teachers, Secondary School $ 66,620 Sign Language Teacher
Occupation: Special Education Teachers, Secondary School National Median Salary: $ 66,620 Sign Language Interpreting-Related Jobs: Sign Language Teacher
Special Education Teachers, Middle School $ 66,600 Sign Language Teacher
Occupation: Special Education Teachers, Middle School National Median Salary: $ 66,600 Sign Language Interpreting-Related Jobs: Sign Language Teacher
Special Education Teachers, Preschool $ 65,270 Sign Language Teacher
Occupation: Special Education Teachers, Preschool National Median Salary: $ 65,270 Sign Language Interpreting-Related Jobs: Sign Language Teacher
Interpreters and Translators $ 57,090 American Sign Language Interpreter (ASL Interpreter); Sign Language Interpreter; Sign Language Translator
Occupation: Interpreters and Translators National Median Salary: $ 57,090 Sign Language Interpreting-Related Jobs: American Sign Language Interpreter (ASL Interpreter); Sign Language Interpreter; Sign Language Translator
Self-Enrichment Teachers $ 45,330 Sign Language Teacher
Occupation: Self-Enrichment Teachers National Median Salary: $ 45,330 Sign Language Interpreting-Related Jobs: Sign Language Teacher

7 Sign Language Interpreting careers are listed (sorted by Education/Preparation Requirements - descending) to provide career ladders. Sign Language Interpreting-related jobs specific to each career are also provided.

Education/Preparation Categories:
5 = Usually requires graduate school (e.g., Master's degree, Ph.D., M.D., or J.D.)
4 = Usually requires a four-year Bachelor's degree
3 = Usually requires vocational training, related on-the-job experience, or Associate's degree
2 = Usually requires a high school diploma
1 = May require a high school diploma or GED certificate
Please Scroll and Select below:
Occupations Education/Preparation Sign Language Interpreting-Related Jobs

Special Education Teachers, Preschool 5 Sign Language Teacher
Occupation: Special Education Teachers, Preschool Education/Preparation: 5 Sign Language Interpreting-Related Jobs: Sign Language Teacher
Interpreters and Translators 4 American Sign Language Interpreter (ASL Interpreter); Sign Language Interpreter; Sign Language Translator
Occupation: Interpreters and Translators Education/Preparation: 4 Sign Language Interpreting-Related Jobs: American Sign Language Interpreter (ASL Interpreter); Sign Language Interpreter; Sign Language Translator
Special Education Teachers, Elementary School 4 Sign Language Teacher
Occupation: Special Education Teachers, Elementary School Education/Preparation: 4 Sign Language Interpreting-Related Jobs: Sign Language Teacher
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten 4 Sign Language Teacher
Occupation: Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten Education/Preparation: 4 Sign Language Interpreting-Related Jobs: Sign Language Teacher
Special Education Teachers, Middle School 4 Sign Language Teacher
Occupation: Special Education Teachers, Middle School Education/Preparation: 4 Sign Language Interpreting-Related Jobs: Sign Language Teacher
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School 4 Sign Language Teacher
Occupation: Special Education Teachers, Secondary School Education/Preparation: 4 Sign Language Interpreting-Related Jobs: Sign Language Teacher
Self-Enrichment Teachers 3 Sign Language Teacher
Occupation: Self-Enrichment Teachers Education/Preparation: 3 Sign Language Interpreting-Related Jobs: Sign Language Teacher

Scroll through the picklist (below). There are 4 specific Sign Language Interpreting job titles listed. Select those that may be of interest - you will get active job listing links, along with detailed resources to help you prepare for a career related to that job.
You can use this form two ways:

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Filter - As you enter a keyword, you will filter (limit) the list of job titles below

Browse the list (Don't Filter) - You can simply explore the list of job titles. There may be many that you might never have considered to be of interest.

Enter a Keyword (filter the list below)
OR - leave blank and scroll through the choices:



Select a Job Title (Scroll and Select) :

Step 3 of 4: Prepare For a Career


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