{"id":67854,"date":"2020-06-26T16:17:27","date_gmt":"2020-06-26T23:17:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thespanishgroup.org\/?p=67854"},"modified":"2022-01-18T23:09:21","modified_gmt":"2022-01-19T07:09:21","slug":"the-highest-paying-languages-for-translators","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thespanishgroup.net\/blog\/the-highest-paying-languages-for-translators\/","title":{"rendered":"The Highest Paying Languages for Translators"},"content":{"rendered":"

With so much turmoil in today’s world, more people are looking for ways to increase their independent income streams or to leverage the skills they already have into new ways of making money. Knowing a second language has always been a nearly fool-proof way to provide a boost to your income, or even provide a whole new set of career options. A <\/span>recent Forbes article<\/span><\/a> described translation work as a “<\/span>portfolio career<\/span><\/i>,” which means it is a personal skill set you can utilize to make money at any time, (a bulwark against recession).<\/span><\/p>\n

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While the <\/span>last official studies<\/span><\/a> seem to have been over a decade ago, you can still look at data compiled by sites like Salary.com and<\/span> economic experts<\/span><\/a>, which show the salary boost for knowing a second language can be anywhere from 2 to 20 percent. The income earned will depend on the industry, language, and location of the job. According to The Economist, without a specialization, Spanish came out to about a 1.5 percent bonus. French was a 2.3 percent bonus, German was a 3.8 percent bonus, and many of the most popular languages fell into about that range. This doesn’t tell the whole story, however.<\/span><\/p>\n

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It should be no surprise that some languages can be more lucrative, while others may offer more regular work. In this article, we are going to take a look at how to evaluate your options and find the highest paying languages to translate, as well as those that get you the most consistent work.<\/span><\/p>\n

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