Career Option: Lexicographer

Eligibility

To become a lexicographer, students should complete their graduation degree in the main subject that is English. Students should have good command over the English language to continue their education in this field.

How to become Lexicographer

To become a lexicographer, students need to have a brief knowledge of English language. A masters degree in the same profession will also be very helpful. Even getting your doctorate degree in the same profession will also be very helpful. Lexicographers are said to be the translators that work in association with the number of technical experts. After taking your master’s and PHD degree, students should have relevant work experience in the same profession. You can join multinational organization or good organizations to have work experience and knowledge.

Job profile of Lexicographer

• The key responsibility of a lexicographer is to have good language translational skills.
• The key responsibility of a lexicographer is to work on writing the translations.
• The key responsibility of a lexicographer is to work on the different concepts of English languages.
• The key responsibility of a lexicographer is to work on maintaining the dictionaries in the readable form to the user.

Salary Range for Lexicographer

The starting salary of lexicographer starts from Rs 15,000-25,000 per month. It also goes on increasing with the increase in the experience, post and position.