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OSCA 411532Updated 2026-01-29

Translator

National shortage level: Low

ANZSCO 272413OSCA 411532

Snapshot

Median pay: AUD 75k
Weekly earnings: AUD 1440
Salary range: AUD 68k-AUD 83k
Job ads trend: Not listed
Time to hire: Varies
Visa pathways: Check eligibility

State distribution

31.8%
NSW
30.3%
VIC
17.4%
QLD

Education mix

48.7%
Post graduate
33.6%
bachelor degree
7.6%
advanced diploma/ diploma

Role overview

Translators transfer source texts from one language into another, usually within an extended time frame to allow for corrections and modifications and without the presence of the participants requiring the translation.

What you do
  • Studies original texts and transcripts of recorded spoken material to comprehend subject matter and translates them into another language.
  • Renders the meaning and feeling of written material, such as literary, legal, technical and scientific texts, into another language in the appropriate register and style, so that it will read as an original piece rather than as a translation.

Core skills

    Credentials & pathway

    • Recommended level: post graduate/ graduate diploma or graduate certificate (48.7%)

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    Tasks

    • Renders the meaning and feeling of written material, such as literary, legal, technical and scientific texts, into another language in the appropriate register and style, so that it will read as an original piece rather than as a translation.
    • Studies original texts and transcripts of recorded spoken material to comprehend subject matter and translates them into another language.

    Earnings

    Weekly median: AUD 1440
    Annual median: AUD 75k
    Range: AUD 68k-AUD 83k