Why should you consider a career in translation or interpreting?

Expanding marketplace, hot career!

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics projects a 20% increase in translation and interpreting jobs between 2021 to 2031, with an average of 9,200 job openings for interpreters and translators projected each year. Learn More

A Day in the Life of a Translator or Interpreter

See how translators and interpreters work in this short animated video created to celebrate International Translation Day.

School Outreach for Teachers and Students

ATA invites you use this virtual presentation to learn what it's like to be a translator or interpreter. Learn how.

Careers in Translation and Interpreting

Watch this webinar to explore your career options as a professional translator or interpreter.

Guides to Starting Out

Translation and interpreting are fast-growing careers. ATA offers these e-books to help launch your success in these dynamic and exciting fields.

The intention of these e-books is not to teach you how to translate or interpret, but to help you build a strong foundation to kickstart your new career.

Celebrate your passion and profession at ATA66!

Dedicated translators and interpreters come from all over the world to share and learn in a supportive and generous community.

All work and no play? How to achieve balance between your freelance translation work and the rest of your life

By Tess Whitty Long and irregular work hours seem to be the norm among freelancers, but it does not have to be this way. In fact, I am a living…

The story of a U.S. Intern in France

By Kimberley Hunt I’m Kimberley, currently living in Paris as an intern at a translation agency. I’m also a French translation student at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies. In…

15 FREE Tools for Translators (and Not Only) that You Might Not Know You Need

By Flo Bejgu Reblogged from Inbox Translation blog with permission from the author (including the images) The advancements in technology have made it possible for people of different languages, traditions and customs to…

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Attention Teachers: ATA provides School Outreach for students of all ages!

Your students are thinking about their futures. Give them the opportunity to hear about this exciting career from a local professional.

More Student Resources

Student Translation Award

The Student Translation Award is presented to any graduate or undergraduate student, or group of students, for a literary or sci-tech translation or translation-related project.

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AFTI Student Scholarships

American Foundation for Translation and Interpretation (AFTI) supports charitable activities, education, and research in support of the translation and interpreting professions.

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