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Interpreters and Translators

Occupation · SOC 2018 27-3091 · United States

SOC 2018 code
27-3091
Share of U.S. applications
0.04%
Applications on record
4,464
FY2025
165
Median offered wage
$64,099
Certified (last three years)
88.8%
Main route
H-1B
Median wage$64,099certified LCAs, FY2024–FY2026
Year by year
Data as at 30 Jun 2026
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Applications year by year

Labor condition, PERM and H-2 applications classified as Interpreters and Translators (SOC 27-3091). Older SOC codes are mapped to SOC 2018.

Applications by fiscal year — Interpreters and Translators

239477FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
239477FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY2008103
FY2009130
FY2010477
FY2011423
FY2012349
FY2013267
FY2014260
FY2015301
FY2016362
FY2017285
FY2018278
FY2019240
FY2020167
FY2021168
FY2022134
FY2023121
FY2024142
FY2025165
FY2026*92
Fiscal yearCW-1H-2BLCAPERM
FY2026*106031
FY20255211939
FY20245410924
FY20231228522
FY20224210226
FY202117111040
FY202015310346
FY20199218049
FY20180119186
FY20170022659
FY20160126893
FY20150224554
FY20140221444
FY20130124224
FY20120030247
FY20110136458
FY20100038493
FY2009008743
FY2008000103
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Largest sponsoring employers

Employers with the most applications in this occupation, all years.

Applications by employer
  1. Transperfect Translations International, Inc.151
  2. Apple Inc.67
  3. Interpreting Services International, Inc.47
  4. Law Offices of Deacon Zhang, P.C.39
  5. American Education and Translation Services, LLC30
  6. Professional Translating Services, Inc.29
  7. Johns Hopkins Health System Corporation29
  8. Taki Law Offices, A Professional Corporation29
  9. Honda Kaihatsu Kogyo USA, Inc.28
  10. Welocalize, Inc.26
  11. Masterword Services, Inc.25
  12. Law Offices of Melanie M Yang21
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Where the jobs are

Worksite state and metropolitan area (Census CBSA).

Interpreters and Translators: applications by worksite state

1+3+15+30+90+
1+3+15+30+90+
Data table
StateApplications
CA1,561
NY720
TX242
FL240
NJ144
PA126
IL125
MA115
GA111
WA94
OH91
MD90
DC81
MP72
VA63
MI61
UT49
IN43
AZ41
AL34
HI30
NC30
TN30
CO25
OR22
OK19
SC18
WI17
NV17
CT17
DE15
KY15
LA15
MO13
IA12
MN10
NE8
AR6
MS5
WY5
NM4
PR3
AK3
WV3
KS2
MT2
ND1
GU1
VT1
SD1
RI1
NH1
Metropolitan areas
  1. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA833
  2. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ809
  3. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA328
  4. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA262
  5. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV182
  6. Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL171
  7. Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX132
  8. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN116
  9. Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD103
  10. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH98
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Pay

Offered annual wages on certified labor condition applications, FY2024–FY2026.

Offered annual wage, 10th to 90th percentile (certified LCAs)

Median $64,099; middle half $51,246 to $81,799 · median prevailing wage $57,387 (marker) · 268 applications.

$40k$60k$80k$100k$120k
$40k$60k$80k$100k$120k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I102
  2. Level II89
  3. Level III48
  4. Level IV47
Job titles on labor condition applications
  1. Translator345
  2. Technical Translator320
  3. Legal Translator172
  4. Interpreter and Translator107
  5. Interpreter75
  6. Localization Project Manager61
  7. Interpreter/translator55
  8. Translator/interpreter52
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

Pages for this occupation by metropolitan area

Areas with at least 50 LCA and PERM applications since FY2020.

  • Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
  • New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
  • San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA
  • San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

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