Professional Interpreters

What Professional Interpreters does

Professional Interpreters, Inc. is a privately held, founder-owned language services company headquartered at 4175 Silverton Rd NE in Salem, Oregon, that has provided professional interpretation and translation services for approximately 20 years since being founded by DeAnna Tapia in 2006. The company delivers onsite, over-the-phone, and video remote interpretation across more than 15 languages — including Spanish, Arabic, Mandarin/Cantonese, Vietnamese, Russian, Somali, Korean, Hindi, Punjabi, Urdu, Swahili, Marshallese, Chuukese, Mixteco, and Portuguese, plus American Sign Language — with 24/7 availability and same-day in-person appointments dispatched within 24 hours of request. Its client base is concentrated in Oregon (Salem, Corvallis, Albany, Portland, Beaverton, Monmouth, Independence, McMinnville, Stayton, Silverton, Woodburn) and is organized around five verticals: healthcare, legal, education, business & finance, and ministry.

The company's service portfolio consists of three interpretation modalities (simultaneous, consecutive, and sight interpretation), certified document translation for USCIS and legal proceedings, and dedicated industry packages for healthcare and legal clients. Professional Interpreters operates as a human-delivered service with no proprietary software platform, public API, or mobile application; delivery is coordinated by an in-house scheduling, client relations, and operations team working with a vetted network of interpreters. Marketing is conducted through the company website, Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube, blog content, organic SEO, and earned media via the Salem Chamber of Commerce.

The business model is professional-services-based with quote-based pricing, pay-as-you-go billing, and an explicit outreach to clients about possible no-cost or low-cost service pathways. The company holds DBE, ESB, and WBE certifications that grant preferred-vendor access to government and corporate diversity contracts. Leadership is founder-led by DeAnna Tapia, with Raul Tapia as CFO, Maricela R as Operations Manager, and Eileen R as Client Relations Manager. The company is entirely privately held with no institutional funding, no subsidiaries, no M&A activity, and no publicly disclosed revenue.

Name

Professional Interpreters

Legal name

Professional Interpreters, Inc.

Website

https://professionalinterpretersor.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Professional Interpreters, Inc. is a Salem, Oregon-based, founder-owned language services firm providing 24/7 onsite, phone, and video remote interpretation plus certified document translation across 15+ languages for healthcare, legal, education, business, and ministry clients throughout Oregon.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Language Interpretation and Translation Services

NAICS

Translation and Interpretation Services (541930), Translation and Interpretation Services (54193)

SIC

Services-Miscellaneous Business Services (7380)

akta.pro primary industry

Interpretation, Translation & Language Access Training (Community Interpreting) (EDAAADAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

Multilingual/Translation Communication Apps (BPAMACAJ)

Keywords

• Language interpretation services
• Certified document translation
• Medical interpretation services
• Legal interpretation services
• Video remote interpretation

Headquarters

HQ city

Salem

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Interpretation Services: Professional interpreting services delivered onsite, over the phone, and via video remote. Services available 24/7 for multiple industries including medical, legal, financial, government, education, and mental health. Same-day appointments available for in-person interpretation within 24 hours of request.
2. Document Translation: Certified document translation services for healthcare, legal, education, business, finance, and ministry industries. Available online 24/7.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Professional Interpreters provides human language interpretation services delivered onsite, over the phone, and via video remote, supported by certified document translation. Services span 15+ languages including Spanish, Arabic, Mandarin/Cantonese, Vietnamese, Russian, and ASL, and are offered across healthcare, legal, education, business/finance, and ministry industries on a 24/7 basis with same-day in-person appointments available within 24 hours of request.

Product overview

Professional Interpreters Inc is a human-powered language services company offering interpretation and translation services across multiple delivery modes and industries. The core offering consists of onsite, phone, and video remote interpretation services available 24/7, supplemented by document translation services. The company specializes in five key industries: Healthcare, Legal, Education, Business & Finance, and Ministry, providing both interpretation (simultaneous, consecutive, sight interpretation) and certified document translation. Services are delivered through a network of professionally vetted interpreters fluent in over 15 languages including Arabic, Spanish, Mandarin/Cantonese, Vietnamese, Russian, and many others, with ASL also available. The company operates as a service-based business rather than a software platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Onsite Interpretation Services In-person interpretation services connecting clients with professional interpreters who specialize in their industry and language needs. Available within 24 hours of request for healthcare, legal, education, business, and ministry clients across Oregon.
• Phone Interpretation Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Same-day in-person interpreter availability within 24 hours of request
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers13 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• LanguageBridge: LanguageBridge provides onsite and remote interpretation services primarily in the Pacific Northwest. It is a regional comparable to Professional Interpreters in Oregon/Washington, with similar healthcare and government customer focus.
• Stepes (CCJK): Stepes is a tech-enabled translation and interpretation platform offering on-demand language services globally. It represents the AI/tech-enabled emerging competition that could pressure traditional human-services providers like Professional Interpreters on price and turnaround.

Direct peers

• Certified Languages International (CLI): CLI provides telephone and video interpretation services primarily to healthcare, government, and education clients across the U.S. It is a direct comparable to Professional Interpreters' phone and VRI offerings, with overlap in healthcare and government verticals.
• Day Translations: Day Translations offers document translation, phone interpretation, and onsite interpretation across many industries and languages. It is comparable to Professional Interpreters in certified translation offerings and broad language coverage, though operating nationally and internationally.
• Sorenson Communications: Sorenson is a major U.S. provider of sign language and spoken-language interpretation services, including VRI and onsite interpreting. It is comparable to Professional Interpreters in offering ASL interpretation, VRI, and enterprise contracts, though at a national scale.
• Global Interpreting Services: Global Interpreting Services is a U.S. provider of onsite, phone, and video interpretation for healthcare, legal, and government clients. It is a direct comparable to Professional Interpreters in modality mix and target verticals, particularly for medical and immigration interpretation.

Broad incumbents

• Lionbridge: Lionbridge is a global translation and interpretation services provider serving enterprise, legal, and life sciences clients. It overlaps with Professional Interpreters on certified document translation and conference interpretation, though at significantly larger scale.
• TransPerfect: TransPerfect is one of the world's largest language services providers, offering interpretation, translation, and localization to enterprise clients. It competes with Professional Interpreters on larger translation and conference interpretation engagements for Oregon-based enterprise and legal clients.
• LanguageLine Solutions: LanguageLine Solutions is the largest U.S. provider of interpretation and translation services, offering phone, video, and onsite interpretation across 240+ languages. It directly competes with Professional Interpreters on phone/VRI services and on enterprise RFPs where Oregon healthcare and government buyers need national coverage.
• CyraCom International: CyraCom is one of the largest U.S. healthcare-focused interpretation providers, offering phone and video interpretation plus translation. It is a direct competitor for Professional Interpreters' healthcare segment (hospitals, clinics, dental) and competes on multi-state contracts.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCpdbSnLlc8DPn3VQ73f7VVg
• Facebookfacebook.com/ProfessionalInterpreters
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/professional-interpreters

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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