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encargado
Un 12% es personal titulado universitario: un 11%, técnicos y encargados; un 8%, administrativos; y un 69%, operarios.
It seems an "encargado" is a type of employee, similar to a "técnico". It seems like a very generic term. Any ideas?
As a side question, these categories do not seem parallel. The first (personal titulado universitario) is not based on function but on education). Could not any of the others (técnicos, "encargados", administrativos, operarios) also have university degrees?
| 3 +2 | manager |
David Hollywood
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| 4 | technician |
Sofia Bengoa
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| 4 | officer |
Francois Boye
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| 3 | supervisor |
Ashok Pipal
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Proposed translations
worked for int. orgs (IMF, OAS, IDB)
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, German to English
manager
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I think this might fit
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as in "in charge"
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in Argentina an "encargado" is the guy who looks after the building (takes out the trash, cleans, polishes etc. but that's not the case here so...
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IMO the hierarchy would indicate something like "managers" but let's wait and see what others have to say...
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encargado,
encargada nm (alguien que tiene a su cargo un negocio)
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www.wordreference.com/es/en/translation.asp?spen=encargado
encargado - Traduccion ingles de diccionario ingles. ... (alguien que tiene a su cargo un negocio), manager, person in charge
Spain
In other words, the same meaning.
Native in: Spanish (Variant: Standard-Spain)
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, French to Spanish, and 1 more.
technician
Su equivalente administrativo serían los encargados, que yo diría Head of or Chief of; quizá un Managing + position. Incluso un Executive + position (i.e. Sales Executive). También quizá Assistant.
Estos últimos pueden tener un diploma universitario o una titulación de Instituto adscrito a una Universidad.
SPANISH-ENGLISH TECHNICAL TRANSLATOR
Native in: English 
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish
supervisor
Manager or person-in charge is the literal translation for "encargado"
United States
An economic geek with social skills
Native in: French
Works in: English to French, French to English, Spanish to English, and 1 more.
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