Lingfaro

Minnesota · Interpreter network

Interpreter work in Minnesota, on your terms.

Lingfaro is building a vetted interpreter network across Minnesota — serving hospitals, courts, school districts, and social-service agencies. Pick up assignments you choose. Keep any agency work you already do. You set the days, hours, and a daily cap; we honor it.

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High demand now: Somali · Karen · Karenni · Hmong · Amharic · Oromo · Pashto · Dari · ASL · and more

Why Lingfaro

What interpreters get.

Rate floor + regular payouts

Every offer shows the posted rate before you accept. A rate floor protects your minimum — there's no bidding down. Payments hit your bank on a regular weekly/biweekly cycle.

You control your schedule

Set your availability window and a daily hour cap. Lingfaro only dispatches within what you've declared. Change your availability any time — there's no penalty for not accepting an offer.

Vetted, documented work

Credential review before you receive any offer. Every session produces a tamper-evident attestation receipt signed by both parties — documentation that holds up for compliance audits and credential records.

Where we need interpreters most

Minnesota has one of the most linguistically diverse populations in the US.

Minnesota is home to the largest Somali diaspora in the United States (~100,000 speakers), one of the largest Hmong communities in the country (~66,000), and a rapidly growing Karen and Karenni population concentrated in Saint Paul's east side and Brooklyn Park.

Institutions — hospitals, courts, schools, and refugee resettlement offices — consistently face interpreter shortages in these languages. Lingfaro is building dedicated pools for each of them, starting in the Twin Cities metro and extending statewide.

If you interpret in any language spoken in Minnesota, we want to hear from you.

High-demand languages in Minnesota

Relative institutional demand — not measured call volume.

  • Spanish

    Highest-volume statewide across all sectors

  • Somali

    ~100k speakers · largest US diaspora

  • Hmong

    ~66k in MN · Twin Cities metro and suburbs

  • Karen / Karenni

    Saint Paul east side · Brooklyn Park

  • Amharic / Oromo / Tigrinya

    Growing East African community

  • Pashto / Dari

    Afghan arrivals post-2021

  • Vietnamese

    Twin Cities suburbs

  • Arabic

    Twin Cities and outstate

  • Russian / Ukrainian

    Twin Cities and outstate

  • ASL

    Twin Cities Deaf community · statewide

How it works

From application to first offer.

  1. 01

    Apply online

    Fill out your languages, certifications, availability, and specialties. Takes about five minutes.

  2. 02

    Credential review

    Our credentialing team reviews your profile. Most applications are reviewed within one business day.

  3. 03

    Receive offers

    Once approved, you start receiving offers for sessions that match your languages, credentials, and availability window.

  4. 04

    Get paid on a regular cycle

    Complete the session, attest it in the app, and receive direct-deposit payment to your linked bank on a regular weekly/biweekly cycle.

Common questions from interpreters

Who can apply to Lingfaro as an interpreter?
Professional interpreters in any language working (or willing to work) in Minnesota. You'll tell us your languages, certifications, and specialties during sign-up. Our credentialing team reviews credentials before you receive any offers — typically within one business day.
Do I need to hold a specific certification?
Certification requirements depend on the session type. Court interpretation dispatches require current Minnesota court interpreter credentials or equivalent CCHI/CMI certification. Medical and social-services sessions accept a broader set of qualifications, including community interpretation training. You declare your credentials during onboarding; operators filter dispatches to interpreters who meet each session's requirements.
Can I keep working with my current agency or employer?
Yes. Lingfaro is not an exclusive arrangement. You set your own availability window and a daily hour cap — we only send offers that fit. Pick up the assignments you choose; skip the ones that don't work for you.
How does scheduling and dispatch work?
When an institution posts a job that matches your languages, credentials, and availability window, you receive an offer. Each offer shows the session details, location or modality, and the posted rate before you accept. You decide. Offers have a time window; if you don't respond, the platform dispatches to the next interpreter.
How and when do I get paid?
Interpreters are paid via direct deposit to their linked bank account. After a session is completed and attested by both parties, payment is processed on a regular weekly/biweekly cycle. You see the rate on every offer before you accept — there are no hidden deductions or middleman markups.
What languages are most in demand in Minnesota right now?
Somali, Karen, Karenni, Hmong, and Amharic/Oromo represent the highest unmet demand in Minnesota institutions. Spanish, Arabic, Vietnamese, and Pashto/Dari are also consistently needed. ASL interpreters are in demand across healthcare and legal settings statewide. We are actively building pools for all of these — if you work in any language spoken in Minnesota, apply and we'll match you when demand fits.
What happens after I apply?
You complete the application and onboarding steps (languages, credentials, availability, and Stripe payout setup). Our credentialing team reviews your profile. Once approved, your availability is visible to the dispatch system and you begin receiving offers for sessions that match your qualifications.
Is Lingfaro only for the Twin Cities?
No. Lingfaro dispatches statewide. Remote interpretation (VRI and phone/OPI) has no location limit. On-site assignments depend on your location relative to the posting institution. We are building on-site pools starting in the seven-county metro, Saint Cloud, Rochester, and Duluth, and expanding into Greater Minnesota.

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Join the Lingfaro interpreter network.

Apply in about five minutes. Our credentialing team reviews credentials and approves your profile — typically within one business day — before you receive your first offer.

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