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How do i become a sucessful french translator?

I want to be a french translator when im older, how should i go about it? What do you recommend? Is there good money involved?

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2. Depends on where you live. Canada is a good place for translators. Salaries probably range from $40,000 to $80,000 CAN in average. Interpreters earn significantly more per hour (up $600 per day), but expect to work freelance. Unless you work freelance, where anything goes, translation jobs require a B.A., either in translation or in a related language or linguistics field. An excellent general knowledge is essential and you must, above all, have superb writing skills. For an interpreter, an entirely different set of skills are needed and it's not for everyone.