1. It's hard to say how much money you can earn. As a part-time translator, you are generally paid according to the number of Chinese words translated (Chinese words per thousand words). Generally, it is good to get 100 yuan for 100 words. If it is a translation company, a translator can get 100 yuan/thousand words. Word count can use the word count in the Word toolbar. There are two algorithms: counting spaces and excluding spaces, which need to be agreed in advance. The recognized method in the industry is counting space.
It doesn't matter whether you are an English major or not, the key is which major you are familiar with. You know, interlacing is like a mountain. The translation of the same word is different in different majors, such as transmission, transmission in the field of electric power and telecommunications, transmission in the field of machinery and transmission in the field of optics. The reason why universities have various majors such as foreign trade English and scientific English. So you can only start from a certain major and gradually accumulate professional vocabulary and translation experience, otherwise others will not understand what you have translated. It's hard to say how long it will take.
Interpretation has been verified at present, but translation has not, so it is not qualified. If you contact a translation company, he will give you something to try. You enter his translation network and have nothing to do every day. You will be very anxious when you have a task, so you should get out as soon as possible. When you have no task, you will have nothing to do and have to wait.
It is difficult for me to find clients personally. I'm afraid a better way is to hook up with a translation company. If it is a regular translation company, there are some rules and regulations. Nowadays, there are many English talents, and the general staff also require to know English, so the translation task is not easy to pick up. You have a try.