Translators' Survey - Follow the Results

The first online survey of translators in Israel is off to a great start, with more than 100 respondents so far.

You can follow the results as they develop by viewing this link.

The survey is still open so these results are not final and it would be good to encourage more translators to participate. There is obviously a heavier emphasis on Hebrew-English right now, since the lists that I sent it to are apparently haunted primarily by native English speakers. Feel free to forward the link below to Hebrew lists.

There is a way to cross-tabulate the results to show trends, for example there is a clear indication that academic translation is the best-paying specialty by far. However, this will take some work for me so I’ll do it after the survey is closed.

FYI the surveymonkey site is secured by Verisign to protect the privacy of people who participate in the surveys. You do not have to provide any identifying details or an email address to take part.

I hope that you find these results useful and interesting.

If you haven’t yet participated, click the link below:

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=6xgHp8nNEdIsKGwCe54oCw_3d_3d

First Online Survey of Translators in Israel!

I invite all working translators to participate in the First Online Survey of Translators in Israel.

This survey is designed to benefit translators and the translation industry by providing accurate answers to important questions about our profession that have not previously been addressed.

The 10-question, multiple-choice survey will assess the relationship between education levels, translator training, professional experience, specializations and the current economic downturn, and translators' rates and earnings.

We urge you to participate and to forward the link to all your colleagues. The more translators who participate, the more accurate and revealing will be the results. The main focus is on Hebrew-English and English-Hebrew translators, but other language pairs are also surveyed here.

The results will be made free to the public.

To participate, click here.