Career Opportunities

A strong background in foreign language studies can lead to varied and interesting career opportunities in fields such as business, government or education. A major in foreign languages can be a stepping-stone to language-centered jobs such as interpreter, translator or teacher, as well as a complement for jobs in which foreign language skills are valuable.

Knowing a language other than English is also an asset for a wide range of jobs that do not require any specific major.

Foreign language-related careers are interesting and varied, and include the following:

• Foreign language teaching
• Translation / interpretation
• Business jobs (bilingual assistant or international sales representative, for example)
• Tourism (hotel chains, airlines, travel agencies)
• Social work
• Communications personnel (radio/television, journalism, advertising)
• Library sciences
• Publishing
• Health care
• Government jobs.