The FBI is seeking contract workers across Alabama to translate Haitian Creole.
The state has seen an influx of Haitian migrants, likely leading to the need for the positions. Haitian Creole is difficult to translate and has caused issues for law enforcement in places with larger numbers of migrants.
The jobs are full-time positions, paying $38 to $42 an hour. The FBI website states that applicants must be U.S. citizens.
“The FBI is seeking individuals proficient in Spanish, Persian-Farsi, Pashto-Afghani, Arabic, Ukrainian, French, Haitian Creole, Somali, and Hindi who are interested in being contract linguists,” the job description states. “Contract linguists are self-employed and provide valuable services, though they are not employees. At the FBI, contract linguists use their foreign language and culture expertise to support investigations into counterintelligence threats, corruption cases, espionage, cybercrime, human trafficking, and other offenses. Your work could provide valuable intelligence that might help prevent terrorist activity and save American lives.”
The 126 cities where linguists are needed include 18 counties. It is unclear if each city would have its own linguist or if one linguist would cover multiple cities.
Jefferson County
Mobile County
Shelby County
Baldwin County
Houston County
St. Clair County
Calhoun County
DeKalb County
Elmore County
Etowah County
Blount County
Dale County
Geneva County
Marion County
Morgan County
Talladega County
Tuscaloosa County
Bibb County
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