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Linguistics

Industry Areas

Here are examples of industry areas students enter with this major, jobs/internships, typical employers that hire students, skills employers look for, and examples of where alumni work. To find more information make an appointment with your career counselor/advisor.

Industry Areas for Linguistics
Industry|Employers
Job|Roles
Skills
Alumni

Education

• Teaching
• Research
•  Applied Linguistics
• Teacher Training
• Curriculum Development
• Test/Assessment Development
• Foreign Language Instruction
• English as a Second Language (ESL) Instruction
• English to Speakers of Other Language (TESOL) Instruction
• Literacy Development
• Information/Library Science

• Universities and colleges
• K-12 school systems
• Language institutes
• Community education programs
• Testing companies, e.g. ETS
K-12:  
• Coordination
• public speaking
• critical thinking
• writing
• social perceptiveness
• complex problem solving
Higher Ed:
• Research
• Writing
• critical thinking
• judgment and decision making
• presentations
• Boston University, Assistant Professor in the Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences
• English as a Second Language Teacher
Korea International School,
• Associate Dean of High School Boarding
University of Gothenburg in Sweden, Associate Professor of Linguistics

Computational Linguistics

• Speech Synthesis
• Speech Recognition
• Natural Language Processing
• Text-Content Analysis
• Machine Translation
• Artificial Intelligence
• Database or Lexicon Development
• Information Extraction
• Text Mining
• Research

• e-Businesses
• Software developers
• Computer companies
• Natural-language processor firms
• Search engines
• Database developers
• organizational
• analytical
• thinking/problem solving
• communication
• teamwork
• knowledge in math, science and engineering principles

• Berlin-Brandenburgische Akademie der Wissenschaften,
• Computational Linguist
Child Language Development Laboratory, Lab Manager

Government

• Federal government
• Foreign Service
• Armed Forces
• State and local government 

• Translation
• Interpretation
• Localization
• Forensic Linguistics
• Cryptology
• Intelligence
• Analysis
• Writing
• Editing
• Administrative
• Communication
• Foreign Language
• Multitasking
• Leadership
• Prioritizing
• U.S. House of Representatives, Assistant Parliamentarian

Communication Disorders

• Schools, K-12
Universities and colleges
• Hospitals
• Physicians’ offices
• Speech, language, and hearing centers
• Developmental Learning Centers
• Home healthcare offices
• Nursing homes
• Residential facilities
• Federal agencies
• Armed Services
• Health Maintenance Organizations
• Private individual or group practice
• Public health departments
• Rehabilitation centers

• Speech Pathology
• Language Disorders
• Audiology
• Aural Rehabilitation
• Neurocommunicative Science
• Cognitive Sciences
• Teaching
• Research
• Flexibility
• Cross functional teamwork
• Analytical ability
• Communication skills
• Time and project management
• Technical and design (for research and manufacturing roles)
• Engineering coursework (for manufacturing based positions)
• Speech Pathologist

Curriculum Development

• Elementary, middle and secondary schools
• Publishers: textbook, online textbook, newspaper, magazine, book, educational websites
• Test-preparation companies
• Software companies

• Curriculum Supervision
• Curriculum Development
• advanced verbal and written communication
• detailed oriented
• technology and social media skills
• time management
• analytical skills
• interpersonal skills
• negotiation skills
• project management skills
• Keys to Abundant Life, Curriculum Developer

Foreign Service

• Department of Defense
• Intelligence and law enforcement agencies
• Homeland Security

• Foreign Service
•Immigration/Naturalization
Customs
• Intelligence
• Security and Protection Law Enforcement
• Administrative
• Communication
• Foreign Language
• Multitasking
• Leadership
• Prioritizing
• Administrative
• Analytical Thinking
• Attention to Detail
• Time Management
• Writing Skills
• Active Learning
• U.S. Embassy Kinshasa, Security Sector Reform Advisor

Marketing & Marketing Research

• Large corporations
• Marketing research firms
• Management consulting firms
• Software and technology companies
• Advertising and public relations firms
• Public institutions
• Nonprofit organizations

• Data Collection
• Field Service
• Survey Research
• Data Analysis
• Evaluation Design
• Forecasting
• Reporting
• Project Management
Management
• Advertisers
• Researchers
• Public relations professionals
• Media planners
• Distributors
• Sales consultants
• Customer service professionals
• Problem-solving
• Innovation and creativity
• Critical thinking
• Communication (verbal and written)
• Presentation skills
• Teamwork and leadership
• Time management and the ability to simultaneously balance several projects
• Adaptability and flexibility
• Strategic Advisor at MediaLink

Advertising

• Consulting firms
• Software and technology companies
• Advertising and public relations firms
• Corporate advertising departments
• Digital/interactive agencies
• Publishers
• Large corporations
• Marketing research firms

• Advertisers
• Researchers
• Public relations professionals
• Media planners
• Account managers
• Sales consultants
• Creative Services
• Problem-solving
• Innovation and creativity
• Critical thinking
• Communication (verbal and written)
• Presentation skills
• Teamwork and leadership
• Time management and the ability to simultaneously balance several projects
• Adaptability and flexibility

Law

• Law firms
• Federal, state and local government
Corporations
• Nonprofit and public interest organizations
• Legal aid societies
• Private practice
• Colleges and universities

• Prosecution
• Defense
• Contractual
• Corporate
• Nonprofit or Public Interest
• Government
• Mediation
• Lobbying
• Law Assistance
• Administrative
• Analytical Thinking
• Attention to Detail
• Time Management
• Writing Skills
• Active Learning
• Paralegal at CACI International
Judicial Law Clerk at Circuit Court of Cook County, Chancery Division
• Real Estate Transactions Attorney at Fidelity National Financial

Popular Industries (According to LinkedIn)

  • Education
  • Business Development
  • Media and Communication
  • Research

Professional Associations