About the role
Interpreters specialize in translating orally between different languages in real-time. They often work in the public sector, at conferences, meetings, or within healthcare. To become an interpreter, a relevant university degree or interpreting training is often required.Responsibilities
Interpreters are responsible for enabling communication between people who do not speak the same language. They must quickly and accurately translate what is said, while preserving the meaning and tone. They can work in various forms of interpretation such as simultaneous interpretation, consecutive interpretation, or whisper interpreting.Skills and tools
Interpreters must have excellent language comprehension in their working languages and the ability to quickly translate orally. They need good knowledge of culture and etiquette for the languages they work with. Often, interpreting equipment such as microphones and headphones is used, especially in conference interpreting. Common competencies demanded by employers are kontakttolkning, sjukvårdstolkning and dövblindtolkning.