Industry trend survey 01, 2025 Question Title * 1. How long have you been working in the language services industry? I'm just getting started, less than a year 1 - 3 years 3 - 5 years 5 - 8 years 8 - 12 years 12 - 15 years 15 - 20 years Over 20 years Question Title * 2. In how many languages do you work? Just one 2 3 4 5 6 7 More than 7 Question Title * 3. In how many languages would you consider yourself a "cultural expert"? (i.e., you feel confident in providing advice or consultation on cultural considerations related to the language, in addition to services such as translation, interpreting, etc.) Just one 2 3 4 5 6 7 More than 7 Question Title * 4. Have any clients approached you to provide a human expert check on AI-generated translations, or content in general? No Yes Yes, but only on translations Yes, but only on non-translated content generated by AI Yes, but only on non-translated content generated by humans Question Title * 5. If you answered "Yes" to the question above, please comment about your experience. Question Title * 6. Translators: have you experimented with charging per hour rather than by word count? N/A - I don't do translation No No, but I quote a rate per project that takes into consideration my hourly translation rate No, but I've been considering doing so Yes Yes, but only for some types of jobs (please specify) Question Title * 7. In the past 4 years, what kinds of training or other continuing professional development (CPD) have you done? (select all that apply) Service-specific CPD Language-related CPD Field-specific CPD Technology/tool-specific CPD Business-related CPD Marketing-related CPD Other (please specify) Question Title * 8. Have you added any complementary or supplementary services to your offering in the past 2 years? No No, and I'm not planning to No, but I have been considering doing so I'd like to, but I don't know what Yes (please share) Question Title * 9. Regardless of how things are going in general, are there aspects of your business that are growing? Yes, my business is up overall No Maybe / I'm not sure An aspect or some aspects, yes (please share) Question Title * 10. How would you rate your optimism over the future of the language services industry? (very) pessimistic Neutral/indifferent (very) optimistic Clear i We adjusted the number you entered based on the slider’s scale. Question Title * 11. If you have experimented with AI and other new tools in your work and obtained good results, what tools/platforms would you recommend to other freelance professional linguists? (please list any or as many come to mind) Question Title * 12. Thank you for taking the time to respond to this survey! If you would be open to further contact from ProZ.com staff around your survey answers and experience, please include your name and email address here: Done
