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Medical interpreter jobs in Rhode Island

5 open medical interpreter jobs in Rhode Island at 3 employers. BLS measures a median of $39.58 an hour (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Interpreters and Translators in Rhode Island, opens in a new tab) for interpreters and translators here.

5
Open in RI
3
Employers hiring
1
Towns
$39.58
BLS median in RI
4th of 48 states and territories

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Where the medical interpreter jobs are in Rhode Island

Towns with the most open jobs in this occupation. A town with a page lists every care job open there, by occupation.

What medical interpreters earn in Rhode Island

The hourly pay open jobs here post, beside what BLS measured people employed in the occupation earned in the state and its metro areas.

Posted on open jobs in Rhode Island

Too few open jobs here post an hourly rate for a typical range (it takes eight from three employers).

Measured by BLS in Rhode Island, May 2025

$39.58/hr ($82,320 a year) (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Interpreters and Translators in Rhode Island, opens in a new tab)

Median for interpreters and translators, against $28.93 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Interpreters and Translators, national, opens in a new tab) for the whole US; 200 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Interpreters and Translators in Rhode Island, opens in a new tab) employed in Rhode Island.

By metro area

BLS OEWS May 2025 metropolitan area estimates for Interpreters and Translators; areas that cross a state line list every state.

Employers hiring medical interpreters in Rhode Island

What the job takes

Fluency in both languages and a medical interpreter course (often 40 hours or more).

  • Certification

    Certified healthcare interpreter (CHI or CoreCHI)

    Certification Commission for Healthcare Interpreters

    Official page

  • Certification

    Certified medical interpreter (CMI)

    National Board of Certification for Medical Interpreters

    Official page

Medical interpreter jobs in Rhode Island: common questions

How much do medical interpreters make in Rhode Island?

Too few open medical interpreter jobs in Rhode Island post an hourly rate for a typical posted range yet. BLS measured a median of $39.58/hr ($82,320 a year) for interpreters and translators in Rhode Island (May 2025), against $28.93 nationally, 4th highest of 48 states and territories.

Who is hiring medical interpreters in Rhode Island?

By open jobs on this board: Brown University Health (2), Care New England (2) and Meeting Street (1). In all, 3 employers have medical interpreter jobs open in Rhode Island.

What do you need to work as a medical interpreter in Rhode Island?

Fluency in both languages and a medical interpreter course (often 40 hours or more). Certified healthcare interpreter (CHI or CoreCHI) (Certification Commission for Healthcare Interpreters) and Certified medical interpreter (CMI) (National Board of Certification for Medical Interpreters). Where a license is state-issued, it comes from Rhode Island's own board, unless a multistate compact covers it.

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Sources and method

A job counts here when one of its locations is in Rhode Island, once however many locations there it lists. Its occupation is read from its title. Posted pay is the middle half of the hourly rates jobs here state, shown when at least eight jobs from three employers state one. BLS figures are as published for the state, never adjusted.
  1. CareJobs.Now job board: open jobs in Rhode Island, read nightly from each employer's own careers site, published October 21, 2026
  2. BLS OEWS May 2025: Interpreters and Translators (SOC 27-3091), every state, published May 15, 2026
  3. BLS OEWS May 2025: Interpreters and Translators, national, published May 15, 2026
  4. BLS OEWS May 2025: Interpreters and Translators by metropolitan area, published May 15, 2026
  5. Certified healthcare interpreter (CHI or CoreCHI): Certification Commission for Healthcare Interpreters
  6. Certified medical interpreter (CMI): National Board of Certification for Medical Interpreters

Cite this page

CareJobs.Now. (2026). Medical interpreter jobs in Rhode Island. Data as of October 21, 2026. https://carejobs.now/occupations/medical-interpreter/rhode-island

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