As the bridge between east and the west, simultaneous interpreter plays an important part in Chinese foreign trade. Their salaries are calculated by hours or minutes and it is said that they can earn about 4,000 yuan to 8,000 yuan per hour.

Salary each year: 300,000 to 400,000 yuan.

Simultaneous interpreters work at a cabinet for the International University Sports Federation Executive Committee Meeting in Shenzhen, South China's Guangdong province, May 15, 2010. [Photo/IC]