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David Ward, speech-language pathologist

This page lists open K-12 educational interpreter jobs in Illinois, plus the state approval, employers, and pay to check before you apply.

ISBE approval

An Illinois public school can employ you as an educational interpreter once the State Superintendent of Education issues you a statement of approval. Section 25.550 of the ISBE rules marks each approval for sign language interpreting or oral transliteration, and it asks for two kinds of proof.

For the baseline, options include 60 semester hours of college credit, an associate's degree, or a high school diploma paired with a passing paraprofessional exam or the RID written test.

For sign language skill, you need one of these:

  • an EIPA rating of 3.5 or above
  • current certification from the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (RID)
  • BEI Basic certification or higher

Oral transliterators need Transliteration Skills Certification at Level 3 or above.

Interim approval and renewal

With an EIPA rating of at least 3.0 and a baseline option, you can get a one-time interim approval. It runs until June 30 following two years from issue.

Full approval lasts five fiscal years. You renew with 50 clock hours of professional development, and ISBE accepts renewals from April 1 through June 30 of the cycle. Miss that window and the approval expires.

The state license exemption

Illinois licenses interpreters for the deaf through the Illinois Deaf and Hard of Hearing Commission. The licensure act exempts anyone working as an educational interpreter in compliance with State Board of Education rules, so school work requires the ISBE approval in place of a Commission license.

Employers and job boards

The Illinois School for the Deaf in Jacksonville teaches students ages 3 to 21, preschool through grade 12. You apply through its careers page, which has separate online routes for outside applicants and current state employees.

Public school employers post openings on the Illinois Education Job Bank, run by the Illinois Association of School Administrators, where you can search and apply for free. Its search groups jobs by type, including non-certified support staff.

Pay

The Bureau of Labor Statistics counted 1,510 interpreters and translators in Illinois in May 2025, with a mean annual wage of $58,650 and a median of $55,290. Those figures take in spoken-language translators and every industry. Nationwide, BLS put the mean for interpreters on elementary and secondary school payrolls at $61,020.

Related roles

ISD lists speech-language therapy and audiology among its campus services. In districts, the teacher on your team may hold ISBE's Deaf or Hard of Hearing endorsement, one of four special education endorsements on the Professional Educator License.

The listings on this page are the open educational interpreter postings in Illinois.

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David Ward, speech-language pathologist

This page lists open K-12 educational interpreter jobs in Illinois, plus the state approval, employers, and pay to check before you apply.

ISBE approval

An Illinois public school can employ you as an educational interpreter once the State Superintendent of Education issues you a statement of approval. Section 25.550 of the ISBE rules marks each approval for sign language interpreting or oral transliteration, and it asks for two kinds of proof.

For the baseline, options include 60 semester hours of college credit, an associate's degree, or a high school diploma paired with a passing paraprofessional exam or the RID written test.

For sign language skill, you need one of these:

  • an EIPA rating of 3.5 or above
  • current certification from the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (RID)
  • BEI Basic certification or higher

Oral transliterators need Transliteration Skills Certification at Level 3 or above.

Interim approval and renewal

With an EIPA rating of at least 3.0 and a baseline option, you can get a one-time interim approval. It runs until June 30 following two years from issue.

Full approval lasts five fiscal years. You renew with 50 clock hours of professional development, and ISBE accepts renewals from April 1 through June 30 of the cycle. Miss that window and the approval expires.

The state license exemption

Illinois licenses interpreters for the deaf through the Illinois Deaf and Hard of Hearing Commission. The licensure act exempts anyone working as an educational interpreter in compliance with State Board of Education rules, so school work requires the ISBE approval in place of a Commission license.

Employers and job boards

The Illinois School for the Deaf in Jacksonville teaches students ages 3 to 21, preschool through grade 12. You apply through its careers page, which has separate online routes for outside applicants and current state employees.

Public school employers post openings on the Illinois Education Job Bank, run by the Illinois Association of School Administrators, where you can search and apply for free. Its search groups jobs by type, including non-certified support staff.

Pay

The Bureau of Labor Statistics counted 1,510 interpreters and translators in Illinois in May 2025, with a mean annual wage of $58,650 and a median of $55,290. Those figures take in spoken-language translators and every industry. Nationwide, BLS put the mean for interpreters on elementary and secondary school payrolls at $61,020.

Related roles

ISD lists speech-language therapy and audiology among its campus services. In districts, the teacher on your team may hold ISBE's Deaf or Hard of Hearing endorsement, one of four special education endorsements on the Professional Educator License.

The listings on this page are the open educational interpreter postings in Illinois.

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Educational interpreter jobs in Illinois

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