Careers with Foreign Language Skills

Careers with a Foreign Languages Degree

Career Options for Modern Language Majors

Our majors are sought after in a range of careers. Like other disciplines in Arts and Sciences a degree in Modern Languages does not prepare students for one career but provides the skills essential in many professions.

Our graduates are currently employed in:

•Government—as translators/interpreters both within and outside the U.S.
•Finance/banking/marketing---in area banks and in financial service agencies
•Education—teaching at the high school and university levels
•Libraries and museums
•Law enforcement---attorneys, local police forces, and federal agencies
•Medicine and health sciences---doctors, occupational/physical therapists, nurses
•Counseling---school and private agencies
•Military---as translators
•Small business owners
•Telecommunications
•Airport
•Religious and missionary positions