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3.4 KiB
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93 lines
3.4 KiB
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# Competences — translator
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Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/1a07bd7d-2e1d-4930-a84a-1a442b8f2a44).
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## Essential
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- **apply grammar and spelling rules** (skill/competence)
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- **comprehend the material to be translated** (skill/competence)
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- **consult information sources** (skill/competence)
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- **develop a translation strategy** (skill/competence)
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- **follow an ethical code of conduct for translation activities** (skill/competence)
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- **follow translation quality standards** (skill/competence)
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- **grammar** (knowledge)
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- **information confidentiality** (knowledge)
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- **maintain updated professional knowledge** (skill/competence)
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- **master language rules** (skill/competence)
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- **observe confidentiality** (skill/competence)
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- **office software** (knowledge)
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- **preserve original text** (skill/competence)
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- **proofread text** (skill/competence)
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- **provide written content** (skill/competence)
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- **review translation works** (skill/competence)
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- **revise translation works** (skill/competence)
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- **speak different languages** (skill/competence)
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- **spelling** (knowledge)
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- **translate different types of texts** (skill/competence)
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- **translate tags** (skill/competence)
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- **translate texts** (skill/competence)
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- **update language skills** (skill/competence)
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- **use dictionaries** (skill/competence)
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## Optional
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- adapt text culturally (skill/competence)
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- analyse text before translation (skill/competence)
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- coach employees (skill/competence)
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- conduct scholarly research (skill/competence)
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- court interpreting (knowledge)
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- create subtitles (skill/competence)
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- decode handwritten texts (skill/competence)
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- develop technical glossaries (skill/competence)
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- develop terminology databases (skill/competence)
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- follow work schedule (skill/competence)
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- identify new words (skill/competence)
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- improve translated texts (skill/competence)
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- keep up with language evolution (skill/competence)
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- linguistics (knowledge)
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- literature (knowledge)
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- make abstracts (skill/competence)
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- make surtitles (skill/competence)
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- perform project management (skill/competence)
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- perform sworn translations (skill/competence)
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- postediting (knowledge)
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- scientific research methodology (knowledge)
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- semantics (knowledge)
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- technical terminology (knowledge)
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- transcreation (knowledge)
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- translate language concepts (skill/competence)
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- translate spoken language (skill/competence)
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- type texts from audio sources (skill/competence)
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- types of literature genres (knowledge)
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- unseen translation (knowledge)
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- use computer-aided translation (skill/competence)
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- use consulting techniques (skill/competence)
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- use translation memory software (skill/competence)
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- use word processing software (skill/competence)
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- work with authors (skill/competence)
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- write research proposals (skill/competence)
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- write scientific publications (skill/competence)
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## Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 40 ads, as of 2026-07-20)
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Share of analyzed job ads mentioning the item (threshold ≥ 20 %). Source: JSearch/Adzuna APIs.
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### Hard skills
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- translation — **88 %**
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- quality assurance — **32 %**
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- interpretation — **30 %**
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- transcription — **28 %**
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- terminology management — **22 %**
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- localization — **20 %**
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### Responsibilities
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- documentation translation — **30 %**
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- training material translation — **30 %**
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- project management — **30 %**
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