Thank you in advance for your time and your thoughtful answers in this general survey, designed to detect trends in freelance interpreting in 2025. This survey is directed at those who offer interpreting as at least one of their services. Results of this survey will be shared with the ProZ.com community.

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* 1. Are you a full-time interpreter?

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* 2. If you also do translation, how much of your time would you say you spend doing translation work?

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* 3. I have been working as an interpreter for:

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* 4. How much of your interpreting work is remote, and how much of it is in-person?

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* 5. How many regular interpreting clients do you have at the moment?

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* 6. If you do remote interpreting, on how many interpreting platforms do you do your work?

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* 7. If you do remote interpreting on more than one platform, do you tend to set yourself as active/available on more than one at a time in order to ensure better incoming work volume?

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* 8. Would you do more interpreting work (volume) if you received it?

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* 9. As an interpreter, what concerns you most at the moment?

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* 10. Have you been able to make use of recent advances in technology to increase your productivity and/or quality as an interpreter?

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* 11. Do you know firsthand of at least one case where Artificial Intelligence (AI) has negatively impacted your interpreting work?

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* 12. Do you know firsthand of at least one case where Artificial Intelligence (AI) has positively impacted your interpreting work?

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* 13. In general, would you say that technological advances are favoring the profession of interpreting?

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* 14. Please comment on your view of technological advances as they apply to interpreters, considering your answers above:

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* 15. What hardware or software would you consider as part of your short list of "must haves" for the modern interpreter? Please add only one item per line:

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* 16. Over the past year or so, about how many hours of training, certification, or other continuing professional development have you done in support of your work as an interpreter? (do not include actual work hours)

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* 17. In general, how likely are you to recommend freelance interpreting to someone who is considering their career options?

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* 18. If you had to summarize your vision of what the role of interpreters will be in the future in one sentence, what would it be?

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* 19. In general, how do you feel about the future of your profession?

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* 20. Thank you for your time, thought, and input on this survey! If you would like to add any comments related to this subject, please feel free to do so here. If you would be open to further discussion on these topics as well, please include your email address or ProZ.com profile link.

 
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