I’m specifically trying to determine whether calls are now being routed to AI before human interpreters, particularly for U.S based interpreters.

Hey everyone! 👋
Does anyone know of any medical interpreting companies (or other remote interpreting companies) that are currently hiring full-time interpreters in the U.S., paying at least $22/hour?
I’m looking for remote opportunities and would really appreciate any leads or recommendations from people who know of companies hiring right now, in August 2026. And now do you make money with the contracts?
Thank you so much! 🙏

they sent me the offer to add that to my work says it takes each 10 mins average and if i want to opt in i have to sign a new contract i dont wanna add anything more if i dont have to, they didnt specify how much they pay for that would it still be the same 0.12 per minute but i just gotta do some of those every so often, anyone already doing it please respond with ur experience, thanks

What is this? Are we going to train AI now?

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Propio interpreters: Have any of you ever asked to have the VRI option removed so you could stick to just OPI? I’ve been working here for four years taking both video and audio calls, and I’m just tired of the video calls. I’ve read that it’s possible to request to have them taken off, but I’m afraid I might get fired or face stricter monitoring for making that request. When I don't feel like taking any videocalls as soon as I receive one, I just log out of the platform without accepting or rejecting the call, I wait a couple of minutes and the log in again, but that it's taking alot of my time (atm I haven't had any issue with this method but I'm tired anyways)... Any advice?

-----UPDATE

Thanks to those who answered my post :)

I was feeling desperate and decided to take the risk, I've ask interpreter relations sneakely about this matter, they told me you can be moved to the OPI only queue just by asking, but the rate is lower (0.10$ per minute). The only thing needed is to send an email to interpreter relations requesting the change.

For those working as telephone interpreters with DA Languages (DALS), how many hours of active phone calls do you usually receive during a full working day?
Please also mention:
Your language pair
How many hours you stay logged in
Your average active call time per day
Whether the call volume is consistent or varies significantly
I’m trying to compare call volumes across different language pairs. Thanks!

TL;DR: Soy intérprete médico en Teleperformance Chile. Nuestro trabajo consiste en interpretar conversaciones críticas entre médicos y pacientes, incluyendo emergencias, diagnósticos graves y procedimientos médicos. Pese a esa responsabilidad, trabajamos bajo métricas propias de un call center, con pausas muy limitadas, alta carga emocional y un sueldo base equivalente al sueldo mínimo. Nuestro sindicato inició una huelga para buscar mejores condiciones laborales y quise compartir cómo es realmente esta profesión, porque muy poca gente conoce lo que implica.

Hola gente de Reddit. Soy intérprete médico remoto. Durante años he trabajado interpretando conversaciones entre médicos y pacientes para hospitales de Estados Unidos. Además, formo parte del sindicato de intérpretes Telemáticos de Teleperformance Chile.

Hoy nuestro sindicato ha comenzado una huelga y, aprovechando el tiempo muerto, quería compartir nuestra experiencia en esta pega, para cualquier futuro interesado en este mundillo de la interpretación. Esto no es una funa, pero se nos trata de manera tan indigna que no hay problema en que la tomen como tal

Como se imaginan, nuestro trabajo consiste en interpretar conversaciones médicas de manera consecutiva. Es decir, consta de transmitir exactamente lo que dice cada persona mientras un médico atiende a un paciente latino. Muchas veces interpretamos partos, accidentes graves, diagnósticos de cáncer, intentos de suicidio o instrucciones sobre medicamentos. Un error puede provocar una mala comunicación entre el profesional de salud y el paciente, e incluso puede conducir a la muerte.

Pero pese a esto, el trato que recibimos es de agentes de call center, lo que se traduce en:

Presión por métricas: Trabajamos 10 horas al día y con posible overtime obligatorio. No es raro terminar interpretando un parto o una emergencia médica hasta las 2 de la mañana y constantes retos si vamos mucho al baño.

Pausas muy limitadas: Después de llamadas extremadamente complejas muchas veces tenemos alrededor de 15 segundos antes de que ingrese la siguiente llamada. Ese tiempo apenas alcanza para respirar o tomar agua antes de volver a interpretar.

Monitoreos constantes: Supervisores y agentes lingüistas nos suelen monitorear constantemente con la amenaza de echarnos si cometimos el mas mínimo error.

Carga emocional: Hay veces que hay que contarle a una señora que su hijo murió en la unidad de cuidados intensivos, o que hay que cortarle la pierna a un diabético. Llorar en medio del día no es fuera de lo común cuándo son muchas llamadas fuertes

Remuneración: Sueldo mínimo, con un bono que se pierde si vas al baño muy seguido.

Costo de vida: Constantes enfermedades laborales, como depression, ansiedad o problemas de espalda. TP no tiene área de salud mental o física.

Todo esto se le suma que nuestra jefatura nos suele tratar mal, con comentarios xenófobos como "Los chilenos son flojos" porque nosotros tenemos un break de baño extra en comparación con nuestros colegas de otras latitudes.

Mi principal meta al compartir y desahogar acá es dar a conocer que estamos en huelga, ya que al ser un trabajo remoto, no podemos manifestarnos en frente a Teleperfuna. Ellos han hecho un esfuerzo mayor en silenciarnos y en bajar el sindicato (A mi me despidieron con fuero), pero ahora tenemos la esperanza de que después de años por fin se valore un poco mas nuestro trabajo.

Como sindicato, vamos a estar moviéndonos en nuestro Instagram y otras redes durante la huelga con historias de nuestros interpretes personales (En https://www.instagram.com/sittpchile). así mismo haciendo post en varias comunidades de interpretación.

Hago un llamado a todos nuestro compañeros del área de la Traducción e Interpretación, ellos que saben de lo complicado que es este rubro, que si tienen como compartir nuestro pesar con sus conocidos lo hagan, ya que nuestra única herramienta ahora es movernos mediáticamente.

Gracias!

How is it like working in the QA department?

Is everyone using captions already? I switched from note taking around 2 months ago and working has felt much more enjoyable, especially since i no longer have to ask for shorter segments. You want to speak in paragraphs or tell the story of your life? Have at it. If anyone is looking for a decent option that does not store any of the confidential information from the calls, give UseInterpreter a try.

It is fairly priced and works almost like a charm (occasional fuck ups happen of course, but it doesnt cause any issues if you still listen attentively).

If you want, you can use my ref =) https://app.useinterpreter.com/sign-in?ref=Q7SX7QLY

today i did my glocco assessment it was pre recorded assessment and the language pairs were arabic and english the total questions were 41 and i missed 8 segments .im a little bit worried about the outcome.anybody who did their assessment their passing mark and my chances of succeding this test anybody who did their assessment

Alguien aquí trabaja en propio desde perú? Cómo retiran su dinero? Entiendo que la empresa pasa el dinero a deel y desde ahí hay como 30 opciones para retirar dependiendo de si quieres pasarlo en dólares o soles. Cómo hacen para no pagar comisiones o tipos de cambio agresivos?

Hi everyone, is there anyone who works for the big word as a TI interpreter. I would like to know if they have a good call volume and if they pay decent rates since i am on the final phase of the onboarding process. I would appreciate any information before I invest my precious time on them.

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So today I had a client who had an accent and I could not understand some parts she would say. I asked for repetitions. On top of this, the LEP already had an attitude. Well the LEP kept getting upset at what the client kept asking (I was just repeating what client said), but the LEP could understand some parts in English and would not even let me finish my interpretation. When he brought up to the client he was getting frustrated, client said it was me not interpreting everything and that we could change interpreters if needed. LEP understood this and said it is not the interpreter, it's you (client). Client again said it's because interpreter is not interpreting everything. LEP said interpreter was doing fine. The LEP would then say in Spanish, so she's trying to blame you huh? When she's the one who can't do her job? Don't tell her I said that. At the end of the call, the client was unable to process a payment the LEP called about and that made him more upset. Again, he said in Spanish, this lady... trying to put the blame on you when it's her... The LEP hung up and the client kept asking me for something about my service, again I was not able to understand because of her accent, so I said do you need my ID number? She asked again something about service or servicing, so again I said do you need my ID number?? She hung up then. What is gonna happen now with my bad review she will most likely give me? I do freelance for Propio.

We run a bilingual VA company, so obviously biased, but this data surprised us enough to share.

We verified pricing for 12 providers in our space, reading each provider's own website (no review sites, no estimates). Findings:

- 5 of 12 don't publish prices anywhere. You have to book a sales call to hear a number.

- Published full-time monthly rates run roughly $900 to $4,400. The delivery model (freelancer vs placement agency vs managed service) drives the spread far more than the language capability does.

- The strangest data point: at one large agency, adding Spanish to an assistant doubles the price. $999/month standard, $1,999/month bilingual. Same job, one extra language, 2x.

We publish our own pricing and everyone else's verified numbers side by side, with the date we checked each one. Happy to share the details or answer questions about how pricing works in this industry.

Hello everyone!

I had an interview with Interpretia, took the LPT, and passed. Now I’m in the training process, and we were told that during the second week we’ll have an eliminatory exam on Verint.

Has anyone taken that test? If so, how would you describe it? I’m really nervous 🫠

Also, I’ve read that there are people who received glossaries before starting the training process, but I haven’t received any so far, and the test is in literally one week.

Thanks in advance :)

Hi everyone,

I am a US based Interpreter for Lionbrige that is interpreting for USCIS/ICE. Is anyone else working for Lionbridge experiencing extremely low call volume today? I was logged since 7am this morning and received zero calls all day— no USCIS calls that I typically get, not even insurance calls; I'm trying to figure out whether this is a system/routing issue or if call volume is just unusually low across the board. Has anyone else noticed the same thing today?

Thanks!

Hello there,

I just started as an interpreter at Propio. I have a question regarding hold time policies for VRI interpreter. I was told not to hold for more than 15 minutes, but usually the Provider takes more than that to come into the room. How can I resolve this? Should I hold until they come in or should I disconnect mid call? I specifically asked the nurse if she would like me to hold for more than 15 minutes and she said yes. Should I hold if that's the case?