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translate foreign language

🔄 Evolving ESCO reuse: cross-sector

Translate words, sentences, and concepts from a foreign language into your mother tongue or another foreign language.

translate foreign language — translate words, sentences, and concepts from a foreign language into your mother tongue or another foreign language. McKinsey's Skill Change Index places it in the evolving band (SCI 50.68/100) — the skill will still matter in 2030 but the nature of the work is changing. ESCO classifies it as a cross-sector (useful across many industries) skill within skills. It is currently listed by 2 occupations in our catalogue, including foreign language correspondence clerk, and subtitler.

Category: skills › translating and interpreting SCI: 50.68/100 Also known as: interpret spoken language, translating foreign language, translate foreign tongue

Occupations that require translate foreign language

Showing top 2 of 2 occupations · ranked by India employment volume, then AI-durability.

foreign language correspondence clerk · 🤖 5.0/10
subtitler · 🤖 5.0/10

Frequently asked questions

What is translate foreign language?

Translate words, sentences, and concepts from a foreign language into your mother tongue or another foreign language.

What category of skill is translate foreign language?

ESCO classifies translate foreign language under the skills category, specifically in the translating and interpreting subcategory.

Is translate foreign language an AI-durable skill?

McKinsey's Skill Change Index places it in the evolving band (SCI 50.68/100) — the skill will still matter in 2030 but the nature of the work is changing. Continue investing, but pair it with the AI-tool workflow that is reshaping the field so you evolve with it.

Which jobs require translate foreign language?

In our catalogue, 2 occupations list translate foreign language as a required or important skill. The top occupations by employment volume include foreign language correspondence clerk, subtitler.

How transferable is translate foreign language between industries?

ESCO tags translate foreign language as a cross-sector (useful across many industries) skill — a signal of how portable it is when you change field.

Is translate foreign language the same as interpret spoken language?

Yes — translate foreign language is also known as interpret spoken language, translating foreign language, or translate foreign tongue. They refer to the same underlying capability in the ESCO taxonomy.

How can I learn translate foreign language?

The most reliable path is to pick a job or project that demands translate foreign language and learn through delivery. Complement that with role-specific roadmaps and short courses. Explore the occupations below to see where this skill is used in practice.

Data: ESCO v1.2.1 (CC-BY-4.0). Durability framework informed by McKinsey Global Institute (Nov 2025). See our methodology.