Job prospects Sign Language Interpreter in Saskatchewan

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Job opportunities in Saskatchewan

These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be good for Translators, terminologists and interpreters (NOC 51114) in Saskatchewan for the 2024-2026 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to several new positions.
• Several positions will become available due to retirements.
• There are several unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

Here are some key facts about Translators, terminologists and interpreters in Saskatchewan:

• Approximately 150 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Translators, terminologists and interpreters mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Elementary and secondary schools (NAICS 6111): 31%
  • Other professional, scientific and technical services (NAICS 5414, 5416-5419): 27%
  • Social assistance (NAICS 624): 20%
  • Religious, grant-making, civic, and professional and similar organizations (NAICS 813): 12%
  • Monetary Authorities - central bank and securities, commodity contracts and other intermediation and related activities (NAICS 521, 522, 523): 10%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 68% compared to 81% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 32% compared to 19% for all occupations
• 44% of translators, terminologists and interpreters work all year, while 56% work only part of the year, compared to 65% and 35% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 36 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
• 21% of translators, terminologists and interpreters are self-employed compared to an average of 16% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 18% compared to 53% for all occupations
  • Women: 82% compared to 47% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: less than 5% compared to 11% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 23% compared to 33% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 6% compared to 15% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 14% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 34% compared to 18% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 20% compared to 7% for all occupations

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