Careers Using Languages
- Travel advisor, consultant
- Customer service
- Language education (K-12)
- Higher Education (language, linguistics, literature, culture, second-language acquisition, heritage language, Chicano studies, gender studies, humanities)
- Foreign Service
- International sales
- Health Professions
- Study abroad coordinator
- International Development program officers
- Tour guides
- Translator services (official documents, books, product manuals, organizational documents, etc.
- Interpreter
- HR specialist
- Flight attendant
- Management (hotel, restaurant, business, etc.)
- Government Departments
Careers Using Linguistics
- Language Assessor
- Lexicographer
- ESL Teacher
- Computational Linguist
- Speech therapist
- Speech-Language Pathologist
- Game Tester
- Literacy Program Coordinator
- Proofreader
- Multicultural Development Officer
Benefits of Learning Languages
- Stimulate the brain, opening new neural pathways, and improving cognitive function
- Improves attention span
- Improves memory
- Slows cognitive decline
- Builds multi-tasking skills
- Deepens understanding of first-language or other L2s already acquired
- Increases desirability in almost any career, including jobs that are not language based
