Linguists jobs in the United States

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Counted Oct 27, 2026

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Open jobs: 76
Employers: 20

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Remote: 13%10 listings
Hybrid: 3%2 listings
On-site: 5%4 listings

Not specified: 79% (60 listings)

Employers hiring include KACE (28), CSM Solutions Inc (14), LILT (Production) (6).

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Linguists jobs in the United States

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Linguist Contractor - French (Canada)
BTS
Remote, United States
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Linguist Contractor - Chinese (Simplified)
BTS
Remote, United States
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Linguist Contractor - Japanese
BTS
Remote, United States
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Linguist - (Punjabi)
KACE
DHS- Los Angeles, CA
Added 10 days ago
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Linguist II- #26-21504
US Tech Solutions
Burlingame, CA
- $50 to $65 USD / hour
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Linguist III- #26-24191
US Tech Solutions
Burlingame, CA
- $50 to $64 USD / hour
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Linguist III # 26-24115
US Tech Solutions
Redmond, WA
- $50 to $70 USD / hour
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Linguist Analyst (China)
SOS International LLC
Vienna, VA
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Linguist Analyst (China)
SOS International LLC
Honolulu, HI
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Linguist III
Infotech Sourcing
NY, NY
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Linguist lII (FAIR)
Infotech Sourcing
United States
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Linguist II
Infotech Sourcing
United States
Added 11 days ago
Linguist
INSPYR Solutions
Cupertino, CA
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Linguist - Rater Guidelines Specialist
Mercor
San Francisco, CA
- $45 to $65 USD / hour
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Linguist - AI Rater Guidelines Expert
Mercor
San Francisco, CA
- $45 to $65 USD / hour
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Linguist-Portuguese
CSM Solutions Inc
Ft Meade, MD
CAT III Linguists shall provide interpretation and translation services as required by the supported forces. Linguists will be required to transcribe and/or translate source material, both…
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Linguist, Yoruba
CSM Solutions Inc
Ft Meade, MD
CAT III Linguists shall provide interpretation and translation services as required by the supported forces. Linguists will be required to transcribe and/or translate source material, both…
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Linguist Tamachek
CSM Solutions Inc
Ft Meade, MD
CAT III Linguists shall provide interpretation and translation services as required by the supported forces. Linguists will be required to transcribe and/or translate source material, both…
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Linguist Kanuri
CSM Solutions Inc
Ft Meade, MD
CAT III Linguists shall provide interpretation and translation services as required by the supported forces. Linguists will be required to transcribe and/or translate source material, both…
Added 11 days ago
Linguist Arabic - Sudanese
CSM Solutions Inc
Ft Meade, MD
CAT III Linguists shall provide interpretation and translation services as required by the supported forces. Linguists will be required to transcribe and/or translate source material, both…
Added 11 days ago
Linguist-Spanish
CSM Solutions Inc
Fort Eisenhower, GA
CAT III Linguists shall provide interpretation and translation services as required by the supported forces. Linguists will be required to transcribe and/or translate source material, both…
Added 11 days ago
Linguist Tamachek
CSM Solutions Inc
Fort Eisenhower, GA
CAT III Linguists shall provide interpretation and translation services as required by the supported forces. Linguists will be required to transcribe and/or translate source material, both…
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Linguist Chinese Mandarin
CSM Solutions Inc
Fort Eisenhower, GA
CAT III Linguists shall provide interpretation and translation services as required by the supported forces. Linguists will be required to transcribe and/or translate source material, both…
Added 11 days ago
Linguist Arabic-Modern Standard (MSA)
CSM Solutions Inc
Fort Eisenhower, GA
CAT III Linguists shall provide interpretation and translation services as required by the supported forces. Linguists will be required to transcribe and/or translate source material, both…
Added 11 days ago
Linguist Arabic - Yemeni
CSM Solutions Inc
Fort Eisenhower, GA
CAT III Linguists shall provide interpretation and translation services as required by the supported forces. Linguists will be required to transcribe and/or translate source material, both…

CSM Solutions Inc

Linguist Tamachek

Fort Eisenhower, GA, United States

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Posting language: English
Posted: May 27, 2026

Original job description

CAT III Linguists shall provide interpretation and translation services as required by the supported forces. Linguists will be required to transcribe and/or translate source material, both printed and audio; and provide analysis and reporting of translated foreign language source material. Linguists will be supporting 24/7 missions and shift work may therefore be required.

Provide foreign language support services, including transcription, and translation/interpretation (comprising idiomatic translations of non-technical material using correct syntax and expression from English to the SCRL language(s) or vice versa) services in support of military interrogations, intelligence collection, and other operational missions.
Provide any and all cultural and ethnic context of translations, interpretations, and transcriptions with an expert linguist's opinion given to the supported organization or agency as to the most likely meaning/intent of terms, phrases, or statements that may have multiple valid interpretations.
Perform document exploitation, scan, research, and analyze foreign language documents and intercepted data for key information; and must be able to supplement interpretations and translations with information pertinent and specific to professional fields; such as medicine, scientific, engineering, legal, etc. and identify and extract information components meeting military information requirement list criteria as well as provide input to reports.

Qualifications:

Native proficiency is preferred, not required.
Must be a US Citizen
Must have at minimum (2) years' experience in interpretation/translation
Interagency Language Round Table (ILR) level 3 in both Target Language and English.
Must have document exploitation skills
Must have in-depth geopolitical knowledge
Must be computer literate
Must have at minimum an ACTIVE TOP SECRET/SCI security clearance
Must be able to pass a polygraph and a CI Focus Interview
Able to understand the essentials of all speech in a standard dialect and to follow accurately the essentials of conversations between educated native speakers, understand radio broadcasts, news stories similar to wire service reports, oral reports, some oral technical reports, and public addresses on non-technical subjects.
Able to produce idiomatic translations of non-technical material using correct syntax and expression from English to the target language and vice versa.
Able to interpret/translate using colloquial and slang words and phrases.
Able to conduct consecutive and accurate translations, transcription, and interpretation of ongoing conversations/activities and intelligence activities to/from the target language.
Able to accurately provide the cultural and ethnic context of translations and interpretations and provide advice on the cultural and ethnic significance of statements, conversations, situations, documents, etc.
Able to accurately perform document exploitation (scan, research, and analyze foreign language documents for intelligence information and identify/extract information components meeting military information requirement list criteria.
Working proficiency in Tamachek is required.

Security Requirements:

Must have at minimum an ACTIVE TOP SECRET/SCI security clearance
Must be able to pass a polygraph and a CI Focus Interview
Due to Federal Contract Regulations, U.S. Citizenship is required for these positions

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