What kind of payment can a foreign languages graduate expect?

In our country there is a paradox: it is difficult for university graduates to find a job in their specialty. Foreign languages graduates are not an exception. But in fact, there is a large number of possible jobs for them.

Where can a foreign languages graduate work?

The choice of the future profession is very difficult and responsible. You can make the right decision by determining your desires and abilities. If you have always dreamed of working with people or children, the profession of teacher is definetely for you. The profession of teacher has always been considered prestigious, those who knew how to teach the subject have had high popularity since forever. If you know languages ​​you have the opportunity to choose to work in an institute, school or to teach courses at a private institution.

Another very popular direction is translation. Translators are always in demand. If a person plans to work in the field of translation, he/she can choose to work as a full-time translator in a translation bureau or to translate as a freelancer. Due to economic growth, more and more companies are trying to enter the international market, such companies hire translators directly to their staff. In addition to choosing a place of work, you need to decide what kind of translations you want to practice. Simultaneous interpretation is considered the most difficult. But a graduate is rarely able to cope with such translations without certain qualification.

Written translations are simpler and have many directions. You can perform specialized translations or general translations. Specialized translations can include various topics: legal, economic, medical, technical, etc. In order to work in this direction, you will need knowledge in specialized fields. Besides the knowledge of the language, you will need to have a knowledge of the terminology that is used in each field. Literary translation is a little easier, because to work in this area you must have only the skills of a writer. This type of translation does not require any highly specialized knowledge, the only necessary thing is to translate the text and not miss its artistic appeal.

If you do not like the work of a translator, you can consider the tourism field of activity. For a foreign languages graduate, for example, becoming a guide is a very good opportunity for language practice . You can also pay attention to the hotel business, which always needs specialists with knowledge of foreign languages.

What kind of payment can a foreign languages graduate expect?

The highest wage rates are for synchronists translators. But it is very hard to get such a job right after the graduation. Professionalism and psychological preparation require a lot of time. The person who decides to work as interpreter will receive about $ 100 per workday.

A translator who performs ordinary translations earns about 5000 UAH per month. You can easily find such job after graduation.

If you take into account specialized translations, then you can get higher rates. Some Kyiv agencies pay up to ten thousand UAH for high-quality, specialized translations. Everything depends on the complexity of the text, time spent on work and, of course, the qualification of the translator. In order to work with such texts, you need experience and knowledge of not only the language, but also of the field for which the translation is intended.

The easiest path for a foreign languages graduate is to work as a teacher. Working as a teacher, there is always an opportunity to increase your income by tutoring or translating as a freelancer. The salary of the teacher is not very high, but thanks to additional earnings, you can receive up to ten thousand UAH a month.

For a graduate with a knowledge of a foreign language, there is always an opportunity to find work in the hotel business. For beginners, the rates of payment range from three to eight thousand UAH, depending on the position occupied and the complexity of work.

In addition to the place of work, payment is greatly influenced by the foreign language you studied. There are foreign languages ​​that are considered very complex and, accordingly, the payment for such a foreign language is much higher than the payment for the most common English language. In Ukraine, Japanese translators are highly appreciated, their wages in some agencies can vary from fifteen to twenty thousand UAH. Over the past few years, Portuguese, Kazakh and Arabic are gaining popularity. Translators working with these foreign languages ​​earn from ten to fifteen thousand UAH.

Whichever direction a foreign languages graduate chooses for himself, one must always remember that the salary is directly related to work experience. It is quite difficult to become a qualified worker in any field, but nothing is impossible.