Certification or Licensing
Foreign language translators may be granted certification by the American Translators Association (ATA) upon successful completion of required exams. ATA certification is available for translators who translate the following languages into English: Arabic, Chinese, Croatian, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, and Ukrainian. Certification is also available for translators who translate English into the following languages: Arabic, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, and Ukrainian.
- Ambassadors
- Anthropologists
- Antiques and Art Dealers
- Archaeologists
- Art Directors
- Automotive Dealership Owners
- Aviation Safety Inspectors
- Avionics Engineers
- Avionics Technicians
- Bailiffs
- Bank Examiners
- Bodyguards
- Book Conservators
- Book Editors
- Border Patrol Agents
- Buyers
- Campaign Workers
- Cartoonists
- City Managers
- Civil Engineers
- College Professors
- Comic Book Writers
- Commodities Brokers
- Congressional Aides
- Construction Inspectors
- Copy Editors
- Copywriters
- Cryptographic Technicians
- Cultural Advisers
- Customs Brokers
- Customs Officials
- Demographers
- Deputy U.S. Marshals
- Desktop Publishing Specialists
- Diet and Fitness Writers
- Drone Pilots
- Economists
- Editorial Assistants
- Editorial Research Assistants
- Editors
- Emergency Management Directors
- English as a Second Language (ESL) Teachers
- Environmental Lobbyists
- Environmental Planners
- EPA Special Agents
- Ethical Sourcing Officer
- Ethnoscientists
- Export-Import Specialists
- Fashion Writers and Editors
- FBI Agents
- Federal and State Officials
- Fish and Game Wardens
- Flight Instructors
- Food Photographers
- Food Writers and Editors
- Foreign Service Officers
- Fraud Examiners, Investigators, and Analysts
- Futurists
- Grain Merchants
- Graphic Designers
- Health and Regulatory Inspectors
- Hypersonics Engineers
- Hypersonics Technicians
- Illustrators
- Indexers
- Intellectual Property Lawyers
- Intelligence Officers
- Internet Transaction Specialists
- Interpreters
- Land Acquisition Professionals
- Land Trust or Preserve Managers
- Lexicographers
- Linguists
- Literary Agents
- Lobbyists
- Management Analysts and Consultants
- Merchant Mariners
- Military Pilots
- Military Police
- Military Recruiters
- Military Workers, Enlisted
- Military Workers, Officers
- National Park Service Employees
- Occupational Safety and Health Workers
- Park Rangers
- Photo Editors
- Photographers
- Policy Analysts
- Political Columnists and Writers
- Political Consultants
- Political Reporters
- Political Scientists
- Political Speechwriters
- Prepress Workers
- Press Secretaries
- Public Opinion Researchers
- Purchasing Agents
- Real Estate Writers
- Recycling Coordinators
- Regional and Local Officials
- Retail Business Owners
- Science and Medical Writers
- Secondary School Teachers
- Secret Service Special Agents
- Security Consultants
- Security Guards
- Sign Language and Oral Interpreters
- Sportswriters
- Statisticians
- Technical Writers and Editors
- Traffic Engineers
- Transportation Planners
- Typists and Word Processors
- Urban and Regional Planners
- Writers