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Hiring Demand for Translators and Linguists Grows; Best Market is Washington + Baltimore

By Charles Thibault on December 15, 2009

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

2009-12-15 - Top Advertiser Labels - 273091

Source: WANTED Analytics

Weekly Advertiser Watch

By Charles Thibault on July 17, 2009 in Advertiser Watch.

In our weekly feature, we detail job postings at the individual company level. Every week, WANTED produces a 'Gazelles' Report, which is meant to detect companies who's Hiring Demand has spiked.

Radio One (NASDAQ:ROIA) was a top gainer on July 17th. Radio One has appeared in three consecutive weekly Gazelles Reports. Its Hiring Demand for advertising, marketing, or sales related occupations marks strong growth in its core business.

Source: WANTED Analytics 2.0