Careers and Foreign Language:
Practically any career available in English can be done in another language! People who can speak more than one language are sought after in fields such as marketing, communications, law enforcement, or medicine, and they may be hired at a higher salary level because of their language skills. Second language proficiency is also required for many graduate school programs. The following are some obvious careers that are often associated with second language skills:
Business and marketing
Education (all levels)
Melissa (Hegeholz) Roth at her school in West Des Moines, November 2007
Foreign Service
Interpreting and Translating
Law enforcement
Legal professions
Medicine
NGOs (Non-Governmental Organizations)
Scientific Research
Social Services
Travel industry