National Hiring Demand for Interpreters and Translators has grown significantly over the past several months according to data from WANTED Analytics, which tracks online job ad counts on over 1,500 employment specific websites. Hiring Demand for Interpreters and Translators is above 2007 levels.
Graph: National Hiring Demand (new online job ads) for Interpreters and Translators (SOC 273091)
Source: WANTED Analytics
What's interesting about Hiring Demand for Translators and Interpreters is that a single company represents 15% of the national total Hiring Demand: over the past 4 months, Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) has posted over 300 jobs for these workers. The next largest advertiser for this type of position is the US Navy, which makes sense given the geographical extent of Navy operations.
Table: Top Advertisers for Interpreters and Translators (SOC 273091), past 4 months
Source: WANTED Analytics
The fact that SAIC is the largest advertiser is enough to propel the Washington-Arlington S/D ratio into third place, nationally, for this occupation. SAIC's headquarters are at 1710 SAIC Drive, McLean, VA. The S/D Ratio for Interpreters and Translators is 163 in Baltimore and 120 in Washington (Baltimore scores higher because the Bureau of Labor Statistics says that there are 8 times fewer of them employed there, but there are almost just as many jobs. This is probably an advertising "spill-over" effect).
Most major US coastal cities including New York (116), Los Angeles (117), or San Francisco (117) have favorable S/D ratios for Interpreters and Translators. Absolute levels of Hiring Demand, though, are well below those seen in Baltimore or Washington DC.
Graph: Supply/Demand Ratios Heat Map, Supply/Demand Ratios Table, Interpreters and Translators
Source: WANTED Supply/Demand Ratios
Graph: Hiring Demand for Interpreters and Translators (SOC 273091), top 5 US metros by Hiring Demand
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