Freelance Translators

[email protected] FREELANCE TRANSLATORS More Info? SURVEY RESULTS BY DANA TRANSLATION DANA TRANSLATION CONDUCTED A SURVEY FOR FREELANCE TRANSLATORS, 500 TRANSLATORS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD PARTICIPATED, AND THE FOLLOWING ARE THE RESULTS FOR THE SURVEY'S QUESTIONS. Some Interesting Results Out of the 500 49% 79% Average live in a major city get their training from Colleges/ Universities. Vs Age 61% get their training on the job, and 38% are self taught. 19% live in an established city,. 72% of the freelance translators, who participated in the survey, were women. 36 Years, was the average age for the survey's participants. 22% live in a town, and only 10% live in the rural areas. 67% don't belong to any organization for translators! Where do they live? North America Europe 50% 13% Asia 17% Africa 11% South America Australia 8% 1% $$$ ----------- < $1000 (46.0%) In a typical week, how many hours do they work? - 25% work less than 20 hours per week. - 41% work 40 hours per week. - 34% work more than 40 hours per week. $5000 (9.0%) -$3000-5000 (7.0%) $1000-3000 (38.0%)- In a typical month, how much money do they make (average)? Thanks for reading, commenting and sharing. Visit http://www.danatranslation.com