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OSCA 411531Updated 2026-01-29
Interpreter
National shortage level: Low
ANZSCO 272412OSCA 411531
Snapshot
Median pay: AUD 75k
Weekly earnings: AUD 1440
Salary range: AUD 68k-AUD 83k
Job ads trend: Not listed
Time to hire: Varies
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State distribution
32.1%
VIC
29%
NSW
16.9%
QLD
Education mix
28.2%
bachelor degree
25.4%
advanced diploma/ diploma
24.7%
Post graduate
Role overview
Interpreters transfer spoken or signed languages into other spoken or signed languages, usually within a limited timeframe in the presence of the participants requiring the translation.
What you do
- • Provides simultaneous and consecutive verbal or signed renditions of speeches into another language.
- • Renders the meaning and feeling of what is said and signed into another language in the appropriate register and style in a range of settings such as courts, hospitals, schools, workplaces and conferences.
Core skills
Credentials & pathway
- Recommended level: bachelor degree (28.2%)
Recent job ads
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Tasks
- • Provides simultaneous and consecutive verbal or signed renditions of speeches into another language.
- • Renders the meaning and feeling of what is said and signed into another language in the appropriate register and style in a range of settings such as courts, hospitals, schools, workplaces and conferences.
Earnings
Weekly median: AUD 1440
Annual median: AUD 75k
Range: AUD 68k-AUD 83k