Career Services: What Can I Do With A Major In Foreign Language?

Remember that most careers do not require that you have a specific major but that you meet a minimum amount of education. So the question is not so much what can you do with a certain major but what you want to do and how you want to get there. The following list is a beginning point to help you explore a few related career choices based on an academic interest you might have.

Potential Careers:
Actor, Advertising, Ambassador, Art Dealer, Bilingual Manager, Diplomat, Broadcast Journalist, Editor, ESL Instructor, FBI Agent, Foreign Exchange Trader, Foreign Service Officer, Film Director, Linguist, Importer/Exporter, Intelligence Agent, International Business Consultant, International Finance Manager, International Marketing Manager, Interpreter, Journalist, Law Enforcement Worker, Missionary, Musician/Singer, Museum Director, Peace Corps Worker, Professor, Sales Representative, Teacher, K-12, Tourism Guide, Translator, Travel Agent, Writer    

Potential Employers:
Federal and State Government Agencies, Schools, K-12, Colleges and Universities, Translation Companies, Judicial Systems, Museums/Art Galleries, Tour Companies, Newspapers/Magazines, Television/Radio Stations, Airline Companies, Hotels/Resorts, Financial Services Companies, International Businesses, Religious Organizations, Humanitarian Organizations, Law Enforcement Agencies, Social Services Agencies, Hospitals, Travel Agencies,     Freelancer, Publishing Firms    

Links:

State Department Careers
FBI careers
CIA careers
Language career resources
American Translators Association
Modern Language Association
Assoc. for Applied Linguistics
State Foreign Language Assoc.
Federal Government Job Listings
International Job Listings
Bilingual Job Listings
International Job Listings
European Business Directory
Student Exchange Programs
Human Service Work
International Job Listings
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