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1. The Career Potential as a
BUSINESS
INTERPRETER
A Career that CANNOT
be Replaced by ROBOTS

2. “Learning another language is not
only learning different words for the
same things, but learning another
way to think about things.”
⎻ Flora Lewis

3. What Do Business Interpreters Do?
● Business Interpreters profession works as the language assistance who
converts the message in spoken form from one language to another.
● Business Interpreters serve as
the middle person with language
fluency in both cultures and has
the skills to convert concepts
in the source language to the
target language.

4. ● Business Interpreters often work
closely with business professionals
to help them with various tasks.
● Foreign businesses often hire local
Business Interpreters to help them
navigate, understand, and manage
tasks throughout or within their
business events.
What Do Business Interpreters Do?

5. What’s the Difference Between
Business Interpreter & Court Interpreter?
● Business Interpreters mostly work with
business professionals in business-related
events and can work as language skilled or
professionally qualified interpreter.
● Business Interpreters may need to show
credentials for language fluency such as
American Translators Association, past work
experience, and language fluency
credentials.

6. ● Most hiring agent or businesses will hire
Business Interpreters who are qualified
in language fluency with professional
working credentials.
What’s the Difference Between
Business Interpreter & Court Interpreter?

7. What’s the Difference Between
Business Interpreter & Court Interpreter?
● Court Interpreters serves as language
assistance in court & legal settings.
● Court Interpreters needs be certified
with intensive trainings and rigorous
examinations to earn certifications and
accreditations in order to start working.

8. What’s the Difference Between
Business Interpreter & Court Interpreter?
● Court Interpreters need to pass
examination for the Judicial Council
of the State, United States District
Courts, Department of State, The
American Translator Association
(ATA), and Member of the
International Association of
Conference Interpreters (AIIC).

9. What’s the Difference Between
Business Interpreter & Medical Interpreter?
● Medical Interpreters works as the language
assistant in medical settings. They need to be
fluent in both languages as well as medical
terminologies in order help the patient and the
doctors communicate more effectively.
● Medical Interpreters needs at least 40-hours of
intensive training and rigorous examinations to
earn certifications and accreditations in order to
start working.

10. What’s the Difference Between
Business Interpreter & Medical Interpreter?
● Medical Interpreters need to pass
examination for the National Board of
Certification for Medical Interpreters
(NBCMI), Certified Medical Interpreter
certification (CMI), and need to get
recertification every 5 years for credential
maintenance.

11. Business Interpreter Career Outlook
● According to the US Bureau of
Labor Statistics, interpreter &
translator occupations are on
the high rise of 19%. (source)
● Career outlook has much faster
growth rate compared to all
other average occupations.

12. Skills Needed for Business Interpreters
Working closely with businesses and professionals, Business Interpreters
need to have proficient skills in:
● Language fluency in reading, writing, and speaking
● Terminology knowledge
● Communication skills
● Cultural knowledge
● People skills
● Listening skills
● Note-taking skills
● Time management skills
● Business transaction skills

13. Where Does Business Interpreters Work?
● Business Interpreters often work in business-
related events such as convention shows, trade
shows, business conferences, seminars, business
meetings, and business interviews.
● Sometimes, Business Interpreters may work
privately with foreign clients for escort interpreting
and serve as tour guide and liaison to help them
navigate in the city for business travels.

14. Who Does Business Interpreters Work With?
Business Interpreters often work
with professionals such as journalists,
news & media, contractors, buyers,
show hosts, interviewers, business
owners, business representatives,
business owners, influencers,
celebrities, CEOs, and any personnel
related to business matters.

15. How Much Does
Business Interpreters Get Paid?
● Business Interpreters normally get paid per hour or flat rate of full-day or
half-day. Depending on the job assignment, the medium pay rate for
Business Interpreter is at around $49,930 per year or $24 per hour.
● Business Interpreters working with business owners in convention shows
or trade shows are often offered at flat rate of $100-$150 per day.
Sometimes, there may be opportunity to earn extra by working as an
escort interpreter per client’s request.

16. Benefits of Working as Business Interpreter
● Accumulate valuable life skills.
By working with higher level professionals,
Business Interpreters can learn valuable life skills
such as communication skills, listening skills,
people management, interview questions,
assertive skills, confidence, emotional
intelligence, leadership skills, persuasion, how to
influence, presentation skills, sales, marketing,
and so much more.

17. Benefits of Working as Business Interpreter
● Have the opportunity to work with high-level
professionals.
Unlike stationary office jobs, Business Interpreters
often work in high-paced environments
surrounded by higher level professionals such as
journalists, news & media, public relations, sales
agent, marketing, business representatives,
business owners, influencers, celebrities, and
CEOs.

18. ● Have the opportunity to network with businesses professionals.
Instead of working in a stationary position in
a office job, Business Interpreters often get
to network with many business professionals
from news & media to journalists to business
owners. Building a professional network is a
valuable asset to expand your career potential
and level up your skills.
Benefits of Working as Business Interpreter

19. Benefits of Working as Business Interpreter
● Be able to work in dynamic, trendy environment.
Instead of working in stationary office jobs, Business
Interpreters often work in business events such as
business conferences, trade shows, seminars,
business meetings, business interviews, and so
much more. The job can vary from different events,
different clients, and different job assignments,
which makes it dynamic, challenging, fun with lots
of potential to learn and grow as a professional.

20. Benefits of Working as Business Interpreter
● Decent pay with greater value on network
& opportunities.
Business Interpreters can usually earn
decent pay in short working sessions.
The value from networking and attending
business events is sometimes greater than
the pay itself. To be successful, it’s best to
place yourself among people who are
striving for success and growth as well.

21. Benefits of Working as Business Interpreter
● Have the opportunity to learn insider news &
market trends.
Within business events such as business
conferences, trade shows, seminars, business
meetings, business interviews, and so forth,
Business Interpreters are often exposed to
exclusive and private business affairs that has a lot
of value for learning in self-development,
professional growth, career advancement, market
trends, business insights, and investment
opportunities.

22. Benefits of Working as Business Interpreter
● Have the opportunity for career growth &
expansion.
By working as a Business Interpreter, you
get to learn from the professionals, learn
how business industry operates, how the
world works, and be able to expand your
mind to think beyond the career. This is
something extremely valuable and are not
taught in colleges & universities.

23. “Enjoying success requires the
ability to adapt. Only by being
open to change will you have a
true opportunity to get the most
from your talent.”
⎻ Nolan Ryan

24. Are YOU Interested in Becoming a
Business Interpreter?
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