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What is the best path towards a career in translation? #25

I am currently a freshman in college and my major will be Asian studies and Translation. What steps do I need to take to live and work in Japan translating books, working at the US Embassy, or at the Air Force base after college?

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There are many options to explore but I'd keep in mind that AI will become really good at translating even in real-time but it will lack the human intuition and empathy to understand non-verbal cues. So, I suspect the number of translator jobs will decrease due to technology advances.

However, there will be positions like https://careers.state.gov/career-paths/foreign-service/officer/fso-test-information-and-selection-process/ and https://www.airforce.com/careers/intelligence/cryptologic-language-analyst that build on great language skills. Keep in mind the US government continues to reduce personnel and this will unlikely change for the next ~4 years. So you should hedge your bets and explore private sector alternatives.
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