FLL Careers
Wondering what doors your second language skills might open?
Every passing day the world is becoming more and more like a global village and communication among human beings has become increasingly important. Language is the most efficient tool in resolving communication barriers because "it is the medium that makes communication with others in the social environment possible."
The foreign language specialist engages in translating, interpreting, or teaching in one or more foreign languages. The specialist ordinarily possesses and uses a knowledge of the literature, culture, and historical development of the country in which the language is used.
In addition to pursuing a job in which the primary focus is the use of another language, many opportunities exist for the use of additional language skills in other career areas such as Medicine, Law, etc. The following are just a few examples of various career and job options in which foreign language skills could be useful - or perhaps as a primary or secondary condition of employment.
Job Opportunities
- Advertising Copywriter
- Airport Personnel
- Archivist
- CIA/FBI Agent
- Columnist/Reporter
- Community Affairs Specialist
- Court Interpreter
- Cultural Affairs Officer
- Customer Service Representative
- Customs/Immigration Officer
- Editor/Writer
- Employee Relations Specialist
- Flight Attendent
- Foreign Correspondent
- Foreign Film Specialist
- Foreign Service Officer
- Foreign Student Advisor
- Health Care Provider
- Import/Export Specialist
- Intelligence Researcher
- International Conference Planner
- International Consultant
- International Trade Specialist
- Interpreter
- Investment Banker
- Librarian
- Market Research Specialist
- Marketing/Sales Representative
- Peace Corps/Vista Worker
- Proofreader
- Public Health Administrator
- Public Relations Specialist
- Radio/TV announcer
- Social Worker
- Teacher
- Tour Organizer/Guide
- Translator
- Travel Agent
- UNESCO Official
Types of Employers
- Advertising Agencies
- Airlines/Airports
- American Friends Service
- American Schools Abroad
- Amnesty International
- Banks
- Book Publishers
- CARE, Inc.
- Civic Organizations
- Clinics
- Colleges & Universities
- Consulting Firms
- Hospitals/Clinics
- Hotels/Restaurants/Resorts
- International Exchange Programs
- Libraries
- Manufacturing Firms
- Newspapers/Magazines
- Pan American Health Organization
- Project Hope
- Red Cross International
- Retail Stores
- School Systems
- Social Service Agencies
- Television/Radio Stations
- Travel Agencies
- United Nations
- World Health Organization
- YMCA/YWCA
Government Agencies
- Agency for International Development
- Bureau of Export Adminitration
- Bureau of Intelligence & Research
- Bureau of International Labor Affairs
- CIA/FBI
- Defense Intelligence Agency
- Department of Defense
- Drug Enforcement Admininstration
- Foreign Agricultural Service
- Foreign Commercial Service
- Foreign Service
- Immigration & Naturalization Service
- International Trade Adminstration
- Library of Congress
- National Endowment for the Humanities
- National Security Agency
- Office of International Affairs
- Office of International Cooperation & Development
- Office of International Education
- Office of International Policy & Programs
- Peace Corps/VISTA
- Telecommunications Satellite Organization
- US Customs Service
- US Department of State
- US Information Agency
- Voice of America