Practically any career available in English can be done in Spanish! 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)
• Foreign Service
• Interpreting and Translating
• Law enforcement
• Legal professions
• Medicine
• NGOs (Non-Governmental Organizations)
• Scientific Research
• Social Services
• Travel industry
Successful Alumni
Doane graduates proficient in Spanish are highly sought after in industry, commerce, education, and not-for-profit organizations. Recent alumni are employed in such positions as:
• scientists in microbiology and toxicology laboratories
• lawyers and attorneys
• English as a Second Language/English as a Learned Language program directors
• federal government employees (Social Security Administration; U.S. Department of State)
• Peace Corps volunteers
• teachers in the U.S. and abroad, at all levels
• business professionals and consultants
• interpreters, social services and correctional systems Graduate programs
Spanish alumni also pursue graduate and doctorate degrees following Doane, at such prestigious institutions as:
• Creighton University Law School
• University of Vermont
• Rutgers University
• Art Institute of Chicago
• Loyola University
• Georgetown University
• University of Nebraska School of Medicine