Families / Care

Sign Language Interpreter

Interprets in real time across medical, legal and educational settings. Certification and stamina both required.

Pay band (est.)
$58k–$95k
Time to competence
5 years
Licence
Required
Setting
mixed
Leverage
low
Place constraint
low
Physical demand
35/100
Hours burden
52/100

Factor percentiles

Percentile against the whole curated set. Higher is better on that factor only.

  • Play39th

    Absorbing rather than merely paid.

  • Specific knowledge61th

    A combination of skills that is hard to copy.

  • Leverage14th

    Output that scales through code, media, capital or crew.

  • Demand66th

    Durability and shortage, scored conservatively.

  • Pay44th

    Mid-career floor and the range above it.

  • Body64th

    Inverse of physical demand and hours.

  • Autonomy46th

    Control of methods and time.

  • People fit14th

    Distance from your preferred people level.

  • Place flexibility83th

    Remote fit and freedom from specific metros.

  • Time to skill63th

    Inverse of years to competence.

  • Meaning load88th

    Care, craft and stewardship weight. Not a moral score.

  • Downside tolerance84th

    Inverse of named risk to body, market or platform.

Downside

Repetitive strain in hands and shoulders; freelance income gaps.

Examine this against your weights

The percentiles above use the default weights. Set your own on the ranking and this vocation moves with them.

Source note: BLS-style patterns; estimate. All figures are estimates for comparison.