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4. Mapping the profession of heritage interpreter 61 Places and fields of work A t this point, it can be noted that the range of fields, occupations and jobs per- formed by people trained in heritage interpretation is remarkably diverse. The survey by SEMIP (2022) shows a great diversity when referring to the main job or oc - cupation, as these are related either to university degrees (biologist, archaeologist…), or to generic categories (teacher, director, guide, etc.) or are associated to any specific area or position (Idem:13). In order to gather as complete a picture as possible of the training and professional performance of interpreters, a table has been drawn upwhich brings together information from this study and two other sources. Data on the professional profile of participants to the thirty training courses in heritage interpretation (both presential and online) offered by CEIDA ( Reference Centre for Environmental Education of Galicia , Spain)  7 between 2006 and 2021 with students mainly from Spain but also from other countries, and the data regarding participant profiles in the three editions of the Natural and Cultural Heritage Interpretation Course , offered between 2016 and 2020. 8 Due to the various sources, the data gathered have various formats. However, we have been able to order such data according to the category distribution proposed by SEMIP, 2022 (see Table 7). It was not possible to count how many times each of the items in each column is repeated, but we can see that the educational profile of people seeking heritage interpretation training has broadened in recent years. From the disciplines most 7 CEIDA is the result of a collaboration agreement between the Regional Ministry for the Environment and Land Planning of the Government of Galicia, the University of A Coruña and Oleiros City Council to promote environmental education in Galicia, to which I am extremely grateful for its kind response to our request. 8 This online training is offered by the Instituto Andaluz de Patrimonio Histórico with the support of the AIP. Participants are mainly Spanish with a small number of foreign students. The Domingo Quiroga Environmental Documentation Centre is a public resource centre for information and documentation on Environmental Education and the Environment. Oleiros, A Coruña, Spain. Picture by CEIDA.