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Many occupations today require a college educated individual who can write and speak well, solve problems, learn new information quickly and work well with others on a team. This means that college graduates use their education in a wide variety of fields, and your future career may relate more to your personal career interests, work values and transferable skills than any specific academic major. However, the following list contains a representative sample of current job titles of former Foreign Language majors. Use this as an idea list, and remember that it represents some, but certainly not all, of the careers you might consider.
Students obtaining employment immediately upon graduation are usually those with the best college records and a willingness to relocate to find a job. Some of these jobs also require education beyond a bachelor's degree.
Accountant |
FBI Agent | Investment Analyst |
| Advertising Manager | Filmmaker | Journalist |
| Advertising Copywriter | Finance Director | Laboratory Technician |
| Air Traffic Assistant | Financial Planning Assoc | Lawyer |
| Archivist | Foreign Diplomat | Library Technician |
| Art Dealer | Foreign Correspondent | Linguist |
| Auditor | Foreign Exchange Trader | Media Specialist |
| Banking Correspondent | Foreign Service Officer | Missionary |
| Bilingual Officers/Clerks
and Tellers |
Foreign Service Peacekeeper | Multi-Lingual Port Receptionist |
| Bilingual Educator | Foreign Service Specialist | Museum Curator |
| Bookkeeper | Foreign Social Worker | Musician |
| Civil Service Employee | Fund-Raiser | National Security Agent |
| Commercial Loan Officer | Human Resources Director | Negotiator |
| Computer Systems Designer | Importer/Exporter | Overseas Personnel Manager |
| Consultant | Intelligence Researcher | Overseas Plant Manager |
| Copywriter | Intelligence Specialist | Paralegal |
| Court Interpreter | Intn'l Account Manager | Peace Corps Volunteer |
| Cultural Attaché | International Banking Officer | Performer/Video Artist |
| Cultural Officer | Intent'l Conference Planner | Pharmaceutical Rep. |
| Customs /Immigration Officer | International Consultant | Pharmacist |
| Drug Enforcement Agent | International Hotel Admin. | Police Officer |
| Editor | International Trade Economist | Politician |
| Escort/Interpreter/Guide | Intern'l Trade Specialist | Production Supervisor |
| Travel Agent Tour Organizer | Scientific Transl/Interpreter | Proofreader |
| Translator | Senior Credit Analyst | Public Health Administrator |
| Transport Equipment Manager | Sports Agent | Publishing Specialist |
| Travel Writer | Teacher | Quality Control Supervisor |
| UNESCO Official | Telecommunications Sales | Radio/TV Announcer |
| Writer | TESO/ESL Teacher | Reporter |
| Professor | Theme Designer | Salesperson |
| nterpreter | Scientific Linguist |
| Speaking to groups | Reading/writing
another language |
Reporting and editing |
| Clarifying ideas | Writing clearly | Reading for content and structure |
| Understanding historical language change | Explaining complex concepts | Communicating between cultures |
| Reading critically | Interpreting data | Assessing needs |
| Evaluating information | Evaluating evidence | Weighing values |
| Comparing
translations interpretations |
Gathering information | Designing instruments |
| Working
with original sources in many fields |
Organizing materials/information |
Establishing hypotheses |
| Summarizing ideas | Compiling/recording data | Working
with research subjects |
| Evaluating results | Collaborating
as part of a team |
Understanding
cultural diversity |
| Determining the needs of others | Acknowledging
value systems |
Adapting to other cultures |
| Listening carefully | Interviewing non-judgmentally |
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