Its so intresting that you should say this! When I first read this journal I was going to reccommend this exact field. All through High School this is what I was planning on taking up. I even had an internship at the Virginia School for the deaf and blind. I learned a lot! Interpreters can easily make 20.00 an hour starting off. Its not uncommon for interpreters to make $50.00 dollars an hour. And I heard that Bethel may accept sisters who can sign. Overall a good choice!
how much do regular interpreters make? like if you spoke spanish and french? as much as sign language?
I can't say it would be definitively as it varys from state to state, but it seems like it would be, more and more people are immigrating to the U.S. from South America, Mexico and Hati.Ad they need to see doctors and get legal help, doctors and lawyers commonly hire interprters and pay them well. Since its not a little known fact the Americans tend not to be multi-lengual. This article is discussing the growth in Cali but if this is a reflection of what it will soon be like in other parts of the country interpreting in any language seems to be pretty lucrative.
that's so awesome!!! its one of my goals to learn as many languages as possible. so maybe this is it. those yearly rates are really good for just starting out. i know my dad's company hires translaters but i think they have swedish and german. i hope to one day be trilingual. but i really wish i had to time to dedicate learning sign language. i learn he others in school.
Yep! I would go for it if I were you. I love language as well. I took five years of spanish in High School, I've been learning ASL off and on for about six years (slacked off need to get back on the ball). And I even started learning Hebrew last year. I want to learn as many languages as possible. My sisters and I have started attending the Spanish group on Sundays and I hope to switch very soon.