You get paid for language work — only if you are actually trained. Pick one language pair and one domain, then charge the rate that domain respects.
This is language as a trade: only if you are actually trained. Pay ranges from conversation hours to credentialed interpreting. Agencies, venues, and families pay when you have the cert they require. A normal week is assignments, a glossary you keep as a factory, and refused unpaid 'quick emails' that are actually jobs. Machine translation changed the floor; it did not remove humans who handle tone, liability, and rooms.
Online language work: $0 profile + headset. First student 1–4 weeks (Preply / italki).
Each required material has a matching shop listing — photo, price, and a way to add it to the cart.
Dictionaries/termbases
Dictionaries and termbase pack
Dictionaries and termbase pack. Starter bilingual glossaries and a termbase file you can grow. Digital references, not a printed encyclopedia.
A quiet booth or headset
Quiet-booth headset kit
Quiet-booth headset kit. A boom headset plus a fold-out booth panel so a call or VO is usable in a shared room. Not a built recording booth.
Certification fees
Training certificate booking
Training certificate booking. A booking handoff for the certificate the path requires (food handler, first aid, or the named course) plus fee notes. We get you to the class; we are not the certifying body.
Public examples matched to this path by what they actually publish — not endorsements, and not a claim they run this exact shop. Handles change. Verify before you write to anyone.
No closely matched public example yet. Treat any lead you find as something to verify, not a directory listing.
Mira Chen left salaried work and now coaches this craft. Book a slot for a tailored plan, a starter kit list, and follow-up support.
Community Interpreter
Clinics, schools, meetings — certified where required
Community Interpreter
Clinics, schools, meetings — certified where required
You get paid for language work — clinics, schools, meetings — certified where required. Pick one language pair and one domain, then charge the rate that domain respects.
Minimum initial capital Minimum initial capital $200
Tour Interpreter
Museums and city walks
Tour Interpreter
Museums and city walks
You get paid for language work — museums and city walks. Pick one language pair and one domain, then charge the rate that domain respects.
Minimum initial capital Minimum initial capital $100
Closed-Caption Theater
Live captioning for talks and theaters
Closed-Caption Theater
Live captioning for talks and theaters
You live captioning for talks and theaters. Clients pay a posted rate, ticket, dues, or commission.
Minimum initial capital Minimum initial capital $500
