Job prospects Interpreter in New Brunswick

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Job opportunities in New Brunswick

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be good for Translators, terminologists and interpreters (NOC 51114) in New Brunswick for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment decline will lead to the loss of some positions.
• Several positions will become available due to retirements.

• As New Brunswick is the only constitutionally bilingual province (French and English) in Canada, demand for Translators, terminologists and interpreters is expected to remain positive, though most opportunities, going forward, will be generated through retirements.
• With respect to interpreters, opportunities will likely to be more readily available to those who have acquired some experience job shadowing and/or who own their equipment. There also exists opportunities for those who are able to offer services that break from convention, in order to reduce costs. For instance, by operating without an interpreter booth, one can significantly reduce overhead. Those able to apply newer digital technological solutions, such as digital receivers and video conferencing services, may also benefit from more opportunities.
• Education is generally not a necessity, though employers may prefer candidates with certification or with some college or university education in related fields. Certification in the candidate’s profession and/or a membership from a provincial association may be required.
• As government institutions, industry organizations and unions generate much of the demand for these services, opportunities are more likely to be available in and around New Brunswick’s larger urban centres of Fredericton, Moncton and Saint John.

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

• Approximately 250 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Translators, terminologists and interpreters mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Other professional, scientific and technical services (NAICS 5414, 5416-5419): 66%
  • Provincial and territorial public administration (NAICS 912): 13%
  • Federal government public administration (NAICS 911): 7%
  • Other retail stores (NAICS 44-45, except 445): 6%
  • Arts, entertainment and recreation (NAICS 71): 6%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 79% compared to 84% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 21% compared to 16% for all occupations
• 60% of translators, terminologists and interpreters work all year, while 40% work only part of the year, compared to 62% and 38% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 42 weeks compared to 42 weeks for all occupations.
• 33% of translators, terminologists and interpreters are self-employed compared to an average of 10% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 26% compared to 52% for all occupations
  • Women: 74% compared to 48% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: n/a
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 5% compared to 30% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: less than 5% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 12% compared to 23% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 60% compared to 16% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 17% compared to 7% for all occupations

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