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The Top Spanish Voice Talent Jobs and Job Skills
According to the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2012 American Community Survey, Spanish is the primary language of the home for over 38 million U.S. residents–a figure about double the number of the 1990 survey. Spanish is easily the second-most spoken language in the United States after English, and there are more Spanish speakers in the U.S. than in any other country except Mexico. Given the place of Spanish in the U.S., its continuing growth, and its worldwide language community of 400 million native speakers and 500 million total speakers, it is not surprising that Spanish voice talent is in high demand. Below, we will look at some of the main job opportunities that demand Spanish voice talent, and then we will examine several qualities and skills that producers are looking for in Spanish voice-overs. In-Demand Spanish Voice Talent Jobs In both the entertainment and advertising industries, there is a growing demand to supply the 12% of U.S. households where Spanish is spoken with regular Spanish-language programming. As there are many dialects of Spanish and as about half of U.S. Spanish-speakers speak English very well, there is much diversity and complexity involved in meeting this challenge. Some of the most important in-demand Spanish voice …
