Automation index
How much of a Translator’s job can AI already do?
Today an AI can already do 52% of this job. Literary or close legal translation still needs someone willing to stand behind every word.
This percentage does not predict how many people will lose their jobs.
Task comparison
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Translator
52%↓
AI can already do 52% of this job.
#1 / 623
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Where the time goes
Task weights are our estimates based on O*NET frequency data, not time shares published by O*NET.
The time saving for each task is estimated separately.
| Task | Share | AI | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
Follow ethical codes that protect the confidentiality of information.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 15% | 28% | +4.2 |
| Translate messages simultaneously or consecutively into specified languages, orally or by using hand signs, maintaining message content, context, and style as much as possible. | 14% | 72% | +10.1 |
| Listen to speakers' statements to determine meanings and to prepare translations, using electronic listening systems as necessary. | 11% | 72% | +7.9 |
Identify and resolve conflicts related to the meanings of words, concepts, practices, or behaviors.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 10% | 28% | +2.8 |
| Check translations of technical terms and terminology to ensure that they are accurate and remain consistent throughout translation revisions. | 8% | 72% | +5.8 |
| Refer to reference materials, such as dictionaries, lexicons, encyclopedias, and computerized terminology banks, as needed to ensure translation accuracy. | 7% | 72% | +5 |
| Compile information on content and context of information to be translated and on intended audience. | 7% | 72% | +5 |
| Adapt translations to students' cognitive and grade levels, collaborating with educational team members as necessary. | 7% | 72% | +5 |
Other less frequent tasks (weight estimated from frequency).EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 21% | 28% | +5.9 |
| Total | 100% | 52% |
Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 54% · Estimate: 46% · Confidence: Medium
Skills and activities
- translate texts
- interpret
- proofread translations
- information confidentiality
- spelling
- office software
- grammar
- speak different languages
- master language rules
- develop a translation strategy
Sources for this job· O*NET 27-3091.00· ESCO/ISCO 2643
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Interpreter
24%
#269 / 623
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Where the time goes
Task weights are our estimates based on O*NET frequency data, not time shares published by O*NET.
The time saving for each task is estimated separately.
| Task | Share | AI | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
Prep glossaries, briefings and corpora.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 20% | 48% | +9.6 |
Translate support documents for the event.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 35% | +5.6 |
Interpret simultaneous or consecutive in the room.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 24% | 12% | +2.9 |
Manage fatigue, booth and handover.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 14% | 15% | +2.1 |
Ethics, confidentiality and live correction.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 14% | 14% | +2 |
Clients, credentials and specialism.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 12% | 18% | +2.2 |
| Total | 100% | 24% |
Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low
Skills and activities
- translate texts
- interpret
- proofread translations
- Prep glossaries, briefings and corpora
- Manage fatigue, booth and handover
- Clients, credentials and specialism
- interprete
- interpretacion simultanea
Sources for this job· O*NET 27-3091.00· ESCO/ISCO 2643