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Size of the US Translation and Interpretation Services industry

NAICS 54193, Translation and Interpretation Services. Every figure on this page was published by a federal statistical agency and carries its source and period. Palanor does not estimate: a period the agency didn’t publish shows as missing, and a figure it withheld shows as withheld.

Key figures

Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)
$6.9 billion
2022 · Economic Census
All establishments, current dollars
Employment
34,668
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter
Establishments
5,266
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private ownership
Firms
2,728
2022 · Economic Census
Annual payroll
$2.2 billion
2023 · County Business Patterns

Over time

Employment · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 34,668 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 41,5482019-Q2: 41,9492019-Q3: 41,6642019-Q4: 42,0102020-Q1: 42,8042020-Q2: 41,5872020-Q3: 41,3502020-Q4: 40,9212021-Q1: 41,6792021-Q2: 41,8622021-Q3: 40,4152021-Q4: 40,8732022-Q1: 38,7902022-Q2: 38,6712022-Q3: 38,2722022-Q4: 38,6212023-Q1: 37,4592023-Q2: 38,4702023-Q3: 37,3702023-Q4: 38,4332024-Q1: 38,6852024-Q2: 39,9002024-Q3: 40,7992024-Q4: 40,3372025-Q1: 40,7202025-Q2: 39,0322025-Q3: 37,6532025-Q4: 35,9712026-Q1: 34,668NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q134,6682022
2025-Q435,9712022
2025-Q337,6532022
2025-Q239,0322022
2025-Q140,7202022
2024-Q440,3372022
2024-Q340,7992022
2024-Q239,9002022
2024-Q138,6852022
2023-Q438,4332022
2023-Q337,3702022
2023-Q238,4702022
2023-Q137,4592022
2022-Q438,6212022
2022-Q338,2722022
2022-Q238,6712022
2022-Q138,7902022
2021-Q440,8732017
2021-Q340,4152017
2021-Q241,8622017
2021-Q141,6792017
2020-Q440,9212017
2020-Q341,3502017
2020-Q241,5872017
2020-Q142,8042017
2019-Q442,0102017
2019-Q341,6642017
2019-Q241,9492017
2019-Q141,5482017

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter

Employment · County Business PatternsLatest 41,495 · 2023
2017: 33,1332018: 37,8722019: 38,9982020: 43,4272021: 37,3772022: 37,7502023: 41,495
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PeriodValue
202341,495
202237,750
202137,377
202043,427
201938,998
201837,872
201733,133

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns · Paid employees in the pay period including March 12

Establishments · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 5,266 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 3,9342019-Q2: 3,9742019-Q3: 4,0212019-Q4: 4,0542020-Q1: 4,0502020-Q2: 4,1042020-Q3: 4,1672020-Q4: 4,3262021-Q1: 4,3682021-Q2: 4,4562021-Q3: 4,5912021-Q4: 4,6822022-Q1: 4,7022022-Q2: 4,7962022-Q3: 4,8522022-Q4: 4,9352023-Q1: 4,9932023-Q2: 5,0302023-Q3: 5,1072023-Q4: 5,1562024-Q1: 5,1272024-Q2: 5,1652024-Q3: 5,1672024-Q4: 5,2142025-Q1: 5,2142025-Q2: 5,2382025-Q3: 5,2582025-Q4: 5,2802026-Q1: 5,266NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q15,2662022
2025-Q45,2802022
2025-Q35,2582022
2025-Q25,2382022
2025-Q15,2142022
2024-Q45,2142022
2024-Q35,1672022
2024-Q25,1652022
2024-Q15,1272022
2023-Q45,1562022
2023-Q35,1072022
2023-Q25,0302022
2023-Q14,9932022
2022-Q44,9352022
2022-Q34,8522022
2022-Q24,7962022
2022-Q14,7022022
2021-Q44,6822017
2021-Q34,5912017
2021-Q24,4562017
2021-Q14,3682017
2020-Q44,3262017
2020-Q34,1672017
2020-Q24,1042017
2020-Q14,0502017
2019-Q44,0542017
2019-Q34,0212017
2019-Q23,9742017
2019-Q13,9342017

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · Private ownership

Establishments · County Business PatternsLatest 2,801 · 2023
2017: 2,6172018: 2,6862019: 2,7002020: 2,8182021: 2,8392022: 2,8022023: 2,801
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PeriodValue
20232,801
20222,802
20212,839
20202,818
20192,700
20182,686
20172,617

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns

Total wages in the quarter · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest $572.8 million · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: $458.2 million2019-Q2: $485.6 million2019-Q3: $478.1 million2019-Q4: $536.1 million2020-Q1: $491.7 million2020-Q2: $493.5 million2020-Q3: $482.7 million2020-Q4: $544.0 million2021-Q1: $518.5 million2021-Q2: $532.5 million2021-Q3: $522.4 million2021-Q4: $603.4 million2022-Q1: $538.1 million2022-Q2: $563.8 million2022-Q3: $577.8 million2022-Q4: $578.5 million2023-Q1: $565.3 million2023-Q2: $542.1 million2023-Q3: $563.6 million2023-Q4: $590.2 million2024-Q1: $595.7 million2024-Q2: $569.1 million2024-Q3: $613.6 million2024-Q4: $624.5 million2025-Q1: $636.0 million2025-Q2: $584.6 million2025-Q3: $594.3 million2025-Q4: $578.1 million2026-Q1: $572.8 millionNAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1$572.8 million2022
2025-Q4$578.1 million2022
2025-Q3$594.3 million2022
2025-Q2$584.6 million2022
2025-Q1$636.0 million2022
2024-Q4$624.5 million2022
2024-Q3$613.6 million2022
2024-Q2$569.1 million2022
2024-Q1$595.7 million2022
2023-Q4$590.2 million2022
2023-Q3$563.6 million2022
2023-Q2$542.1 million2022
2023-Q1$565.3 million2022
2022-Q4$578.5 million2022
2022-Q3$577.8 million2022
2022-Q2$563.8 million2022
2022-Q1$538.1 million2022
2021-Q4$603.4 million2017
2021-Q3$522.4 million2017
2021-Q2$532.5 million2017
2021-Q1$518.5 million2017
2020-Q4$544.0 million2017
2020-Q3$482.7 million2017
2020-Q2$493.5 million2017
2020-Q1$491.7 million2017
2019-Q4$536.1 million2017
2019-Q3$478.1 million2017
2019-Q2$485.6 million2017
2019-Q1$458.2 million2017

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · Private ownership

Annual payroll · County Business PatternsLatest $2.2 billion · 2023
2017: $1.6 billion2018: $1.6 billion2019: $1.7 billion2020: $1.7 billion2021: $1.7 billion2022: $1.8 billion2023: $2.2 billion
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PeriodValue
2023$2.2 billion
2022$1.8 billion
2021$1.7 billion
2020$1.7 billion
2019$1.7 billion
2018$1.6 billion
2017$1.6 billion

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns

The ledger

Every published measure

MeasureSourceLatestPeriodHistory
EmploymentPrivate-sector jobs in the third month of each quarterQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages34,6682026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
EstablishmentsPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages5,2662026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Total wages in the quarterPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages$572.8 million2026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Annual payrollCounty Business Patterns$2.2 billion20232017–2023 · 7 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12County Business Patterns41,49520232017–2023 · 7 published
EstablishmentsCounty Business Patterns2,80120232017–2023 · 7 published
Annual payrollEconomic Census$2.3 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12Economic Census56,57620222017–2022 · 2 published
EstablishmentsEconomic Census2,85120222017–2022 · 2 published
FirmsEconomic Census2,72820222017–2022 · 2 published
Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)All establishments, current dollarsEconomic Census$6.9 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published

Breakdown

Industries within Translation and Interpretation Services

NAICSIndustrySizeEmployment
541930Translation and Interpretation Services$6.9 billionReceipts · 2022 · Economic Census34,6682026-Q1 · QCEW

Sources

Where every number comes from

Figures are in current dollars and are the agencies’ own, revised when they revise. Each program defines its universe differently (employer firms, private ownership, all establishments), so figures from different sources are not meant to add up. This page is not endorsed by the Census Bureau, BEA or BLS. The same data is in the Palanor API (/v1/industries) and the MCP (palanor_get_industry). All industries.