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Foreign Language Careers and Jobs

Select, Find and Prepare for Foreign Language Careers and Jobs - all on one page

For people who want to pair language fluency with a second career track like teaching, business, or translation. Use the tools below to see which foreign language roles fit your background and goals.

Fluency alone is rarely the job title. Language skill is usually combined with another skill, such as teaching, translation, business, or diplomacy, to become a career. Use the tools below to explore Foreign Language-related job titles sorted by growth rate, salary, or required education. You can start with entry points like Language Tutor, or look ahead to advanced roles such as Certified Translator/Interpreter or Localization Manager. Along the way, you will see specific certifications, such as Certified Translator/Interpreter Credential, that can help you move up the career ladder.



4 Steps to Use This Page: 1-Explore Careers of Intrerest 2-See Job Listings Matched to Career 3-Prepare for the Career 4-See External Career Resources

Here is a short Helper Video External Link

This page will take you through 4 steps to (1) Select from Foreign Language careers/jobs, (2) Find Foreign Language job listings, (3) Prepare for Foreign Language careers, and (4) Provide Foreign Language career-specific resources.

Step 1: Select a Career/Job: This page starts with 4 ways for you to identify and select from listings of Foreign Language careers/jobs:
A) Fastest Growing Foreign Language Careers - 2023 to 2033 (est.)
These listings are based on job growth estimates and helps you to identify the fastest growing and evolving Foreign Language careers. Some careers may not initially seem related to Foreign Language, so relevant Foreign Language jobs are listed alongside each listing. This can also help us to identify which careers (bottom of the listing) may have negative growth - perhaps due to automation or planned obsolescence.
B) Median Annual Salary U.S. Foreign Language Careers
These listings are sorted (descending) by median annual salary in the U.S. This may help us to identify our ideal career. We may not qualify at this time for the desired career, but this listing and the results provided can help us to explore job details, as well as learn how to appropriately prepare for the career.
C) Foreign Language Career Ladders (Educational Requirements)
These listings will help us to identify Foreign Language careers sorted by educational requirements (with the most difficult to obtain listed first). This may help us to identify career ladders (as we scroll down the list), and help us to get jobs that we qualify for now.
D) Select From a Listing of 44 Foreign Language Jobs.
The list may be quite long. There are two ways you might like to use this list:
1) Filter - As you enter a word, you will filter (limit) the list of job titles
2) Browse the list (Don't Filter) - You can simply explore the list of job titles. There may be many that you might never have considered to be of interest.
Once you have identified a job title of interest, simply click on it.

Step 2: Find a Job: After you have selected a career/job title above, you will see a form asking for your location. You will see several radio selection choices to utilize the job search site of your choice.

Step 3: Prepare For a Career: In this section you will gain access to detailed information to help you prepare for the chosen career. Information may include (not every career choice includes all of the elements below - updates occur quarterly):
Core Duties: Lists the primary worker-related tasks performed in this occupation
Supplemental Duties: Lists additional tasks that are performed but are secondary to the core duties
Work Activities: Summarizes the broad types of behaviors and actions related to this career
Specific Work Activities: Provides more granular day-to-day activities tied to the work performed
Essential Skills: Provides foundational skills that are core to performing this specific occupation
Transferable Skills: Provides career-portable skills that can be applied across multiple occupations and industries
Day-in-the-Life Summaries: Provides a snapshot of the key activities performed on a typical workday in this career
Knowledge Required: Provides the requirements regarding the acquisition of facts and principles
Software Skills: Lists software tools commonly used in this occupation, organized by category and priority
Preparation Required: Provides a summary of the required experience and education
Education Required: Detailed breakdown of the education required
Training and Experience Required: Detailed breakdown of the training and Training and Experience Required
Local Salary Information: Provides national and local salary ranges
Certifications: Provides appropriate government and private-sector certifications and/or credentials that may be required
Professional Associations: Provides professional associations that are related to the career selected
Job Listings: Provides links to active current job listings for the selected career, along with multiple similar job titles to explore. All information appears on this page without navigating away.
Related Careers to Consider: Lists up to 20 careers that might be of interest to you (related to your initial choice - what they do, what they know, and what they're called), ranked by best fit.

** If you clicked on a link from section D (as described in Step 1 above), you will see one or more links to an occupation that is usually a bit more general than your initial job selection - the link(s) is directly related to the specific job you identified through your prior selections.
*NOTE: It is possible that there may not be a career path identified for the specific job you selected in Step 1. If this is the case, scroll up the page and click on a different career/job.

Step 4: Career-Specific Resources (detailed and constantly updated): Continue to scroll down the page and you will find tabs that provide detailed (updated) links specific to the career you selected. This information includes:
Videos: Provides a listing of video links related to this career. A great way to get a quick overview of the occupation.
Resumes: Sources for resume materials and techniques. This can help to get you started.
Job Description: Sources that provide job descriptions, which are vital to resume and interview preparation.
Interviews: Provides links that can help you to prepare for and successfully complete the job interview. Can also assist with coffee chats.
Step by Step: Provides links to resources that can help to organize the career search process.
LinkedIn: One of the best professional social media sites that provides links, opportunities, and networking specifically for careers and career development.




Step 1 of 4: Select a Career/Job

12 Foreign Language careers are listed below (sorted by Percentage Change in Total Job Openings - 2023 to 2033 est.). Foreign Language-related jobs specific to each career are also provided. This shows which careers are emerging and growing the fastest. Please Scroll and Select below:

Occupations U.S. Job Openings 2023-2033 (% change) Foreign Language-Related Jobs

Information Security Analysts 33.3% Cybersecurity Multi-Disciplined Language Analyst
Occupation: Information Security Analysts U.S. Job Openings 2023-2033: 33.3% Foreign Language-Related Jobs: Cybersecurity Multi-Disciplined Language Analyst
Speech-Language Pathologists 28.7% Home Health SLP (Home Health Speech Language Pathologist); Pediatric SLP (Pediatric Speech Language Pathologist); School SLP (School Speech Language Pathologist); SLP CF (Speech Language Pathologist Clinical Fellow); Speech and Language Clinician; Speech and Language Specialist; Speech and Language Teacher; Speech and Language Therapist; Speech Language Pathologist; Teletherapy SLP (Teletherapy Speech Language Pathologist); Travel SLP (Travel Speech Language Pathologist); Virtual School SLP (Virtual School Speech Language Pathologist)
Occupation: Speech-Language Pathologists U.S. Job Openings 2023-2033: 28.7% Foreign Language-Related Jobs: Home Health SLP (Home Health Speech Language Pathologist); Pediatric SLP (Pediatric Speech Language Pathologist); School SLP (School Speech Language Pathologist); SLP CF (Speech Language Pathologist Clinical Fellow); Speech and Language Clinician; Speech and Language Specialist; Speech and Language Teacher; Speech and Language Therapist; Speech Language Pathologist; Teletherapy SLP (Teletherapy Speech Language Pathologist); Travel SLP (Travel Speech Language Pathologist); Virtual School SLP (Virtual School Speech Language Pathologist)
Interpreters and Translators 23.7% American Sign Language Interpreter (ASL Interpreter); Cryptologic Linguist; Farsi Linguist; Foreign Language Interpreter; Russian Linguist; School Sign Language Interpreter; Sign Language Interpreter; Sign Language Translator; Spanish Analytic Linguist
Occupation: Interpreters and Translators U.S. Job Openings 2023-2033: 23.7% Foreign Language-Related Jobs: American Sign Language Interpreter (ASL Interpreter); Cryptologic Linguist; Farsi Linguist; Foreign Language Interpreter; Russian Linguist; School Sign Language Interpreter; Sign Language Interpreter; Sign Language Translator; Spanish Analytic Linguist
Self-Enrichment Teachers 23.5% Foreign Language Teacher; Sign Language Teacher
Occupation: Self-Enrichment Teachers U.S. Job Openings 2023-2033: 23.5% Foreign Language-Related Jobs: Foreign Language Teacher; Sign Language Teacher
Computer and Information Research Scientists 21.9% Multi-Disciplined Language Analyst; NLP Engineer (Natural Language Processing Engineer); Programming Languages Researcher
Occupation: Computer and Information Research Scientists U.S. Job Openings 2023-2033: 21.9% Foreign Language-Related Jobs: Multi-Disciplined Language Analyst; NLP Engineer (Natural Language Processing Engineer); Programming Languages Researcher
Special Education Teachers, Preschool 12.1% Sign Language Teacher
Occupation: Special Education Teachers, Preschool U.S. Job Openings 2023-2033: 12.1% Foreign Language-Related Jobs: Sign Language Teacher
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 9.4% Arabic Language Instructor; Biblical Languages Professor; Chinese Language Professor; Foreign Language Instructor; Foreign Languages Professor; Modern Languages Professor; Russian Language Professor; Spanish Language Lecturer
Occupation: Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary U.S. Job Openings 2023-2033: 9.4% Foreign Language-Related Jobs: Arabic Language Instructor; Biblical Languages Professor; Chinese Language Professor; Foreign Language Instructor; Foreign Languages Professor; Modern Languages Professor; Russian Language Professor; Spanish Language Lecturer
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 7.8% Foreign Language Teacher; World Language Teacher
Occupation: Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education U.S. Job Openings 2023-2033: 7.8% Foreign Language-Related Jobs: Foreign Language Teacher; World Language Teacher
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School 7.7% Sign Language Teacher
Occupation: Special Education Teachers, Secondary School U.S. Job Openings 2023-2033: 7.7% Foreign Language-Related Jobs: Sign Language Teacher
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 7.5% Middle School Language Arts Teacher (Middle School LA Teacher)
Occupation: Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education U.S. Job Openings 2023-2033: 7.5% Foreign Language-Related Jobs: Middle School Language Arts Teacher (Middle School LA Teacher)
Special Education Teachers, Middle School 7.5% Sign Language Teacher
Occupation: Special Education Teachers, Middle School U.S. Job Openings 2023-2033: 7.5% Foreign Language-Related Jobs: Sign Language Teacher
Medical Transcriptionists -7.4% Medical Language Professional; Medical Language Specialist
Occupation: Medical Transcriptionists U.S. Job Openings 2023-2033: -7.4% Foreign Language-Related Jobs: Medical Language Professional; Medical Language Specialist

20 Foreign Language careers are listed below (sorted by U.S. National Median Salary). Foreign Language-related jobs specific to each occupation are also provided. Please Scroll and Select below::

Occupations National Median Salary Foreign Language-Related Jobs

Computer and Information Research Scientists $ 145,080 Multi-Disciplined Language Analyst; NLP Engineer (Natural Language Processing Engineer); Programming Languages Researcher
Occupation: Computer and Information Research Scientists National Median Salary: $ 145,080 Foreign Language-Related Jobs: Multi-Disciplined Language Analyst; NLP Engineer (Natural Language Processing Engineer); Programming Languages Researcher
Software Developers $ 132,270 XML Developer (Extensible Markup Language Developer)
Occupation: Software Developers National Median Salary: $ 132,270 Foreign Language-Related Jobs: XML Developer (Extensible Markup Language Developer)
Information Security Analysts $ 120,360 Cybersecurity Multi-Disciplined Language Analyst
Occupation: Information Security Analysts National Median Salary: $ 120,360 Foreign Language-Related Jobs: Cybersecurity Multi-Disciplined Language Analyst
Database Administrators $ 101,510 SQL DBA (Structured Query Language Database Administrator)
Occupation: Database Administrators National Median Salary: $ 101,510 Foreign Language-Related Jobs: SQL DBA (Structured Query Language Database Administrator)
Web and Digital Interface Designers $ 98,540 HTML Developer (HyperText Markup Language Developer)
Occupation: Web and Digital Interface Designers National Median Salary: $ 98,540 Foreign Language-Related Jobs: HTML Developer (HyperText Markup Language Developer)
Intelligence Analysts $ 91,100 Cyber Multi-Disciplined Language Analyst (Cybersecurity Multi-Disciplined Language Analyst)
Occupation: Intelligence Analysts National Median Salary: $ 91,100 Foreign Language-Related Jobs: Cyber Multi-Disciplined Language Analyst (Cybersecurity Multi-Disciplined Language Analyst)
Speech-Language Pathologists $ 89,290 Home Health SLP (Home Health Speech Language Pathologist); Pediatric SLP (Pediatric Speech Language Pathologist); School SLP (School Speech Language Pathologist); SLP CF (Speech Language Pathologist Clinical Fellow); Speech and Language Clinician; Speech and Language Specialist; Speech and Language Teacher; Speech and Language Therapist; Speech Language Pathologist; Teletherapy SLP (Teletherapy Speech Language Pathologist); Travel SLP (Travel Speech Language Pathologist); Virtual School SLP (Virtual School Speech Language Pathologist)
Occupation: Speech-Language Pathologists National Median Salary: $ 89,290 Foreign Language-Related Jobs: Home Health SLP (Home Health Speech Language Pathologist); Pediatric SLP (Pediatric Speech Language Pathologist); School SLP (School Speech Language Pathologist); SLP CF (Speech Language Pathologist Clinical Fellow); Speech and Language Clinician; Speech and Language Specialist; Speech and Language Teacher; Speech and Language Therapist; Speech Language Pathologist; Teletherapy SLP (Teletherapy Speech Language Pathologist); Travel SLP (Travel Speech Language Pathologist); Virtual School SLP (Virtual School Speech Language Pathologist)
Web Developers $ 84,960 HTML Developer (HyperText Markup Language Developer); XML Developer (Extensible Markup Language Developer)
Occupation: Web Developers National Median Salary: $ 84,960 Foreign Language-Related Jobs: HTML Developer (HyperText Markup Language Developer); XML Developer (Extensible Markup Language Developer)
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary $ 78,760 Arabic Language Instructor; Biblical Languages Professor; Chinese Language Professor; Foreign Language Instructor; Foreign Languages Professor; Modern Languages Professor; Russian Language Professor; Spanish Language Lecturer
Occupation: Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary National Median Salary: $ 78,760 Foreign Language-Related Jobs: Arabic Language Instructor; Biblical Languages Professor; Chinese Language Professor; Foreign Language Instructor; Foreign Languages Professor; Modern Languages Professor; Russian Language Professor; Spanish Language Lecturer
Search Marketing Strategists $ 74,680 HTML Developer (HyperText Markup Language Developer)
Occupation: Search Marketing Strategists National Median Salary: $ 74,680 Foreign Language-Related Jobs: HTML Developer (HyperText Markup Language Developer)
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School $ 66,620 Sign Language Teacher
Occupation: Special Education Teachers, Secondary School National Median Salary: $ 66,620 Foreign Language-Related Jobs: Sign Language Teacher
Special Education Teachers, Middle School $ 66,600 Sign Language Teacher
Occupation: Special Education Teachers, Middle School National Median Salary: $ 66,600 Foreign Language-Related Jobs: Sign Language Teacher
Special Education Teachers, Preschool $ 65,270 Sign Language Teacher
Occupation: Special Education Teachers, Preschool National Median Salary: $ 65,270 Foreign Language-Related Jobs: Sign Language Teacher
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education $ 65,220 Foreign Language Teacher; World Language Teacher
Occupation: Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education National Median Salary: $ 65,220 Foreign Language-Related Jobs: Foreign Language Teacher; World Language Teacher
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education $ 64,290 Middle School Language Arts Teacher (Middle School LA Teacher)
Occupation: Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education National Median Salary: $ 64,290 Foreign Language-Related Jobs: Middle School Language Arts Teacher (Middle School LA Teacher)
Interpreters and Translators $ 57,090 American Sign Language Interpreter (ASL Interpreter); Cryptologic Linguist; Farsi Linguist; Foreign Language Interpreter; Russian Linguist; School Sign Language Interpreter; Sign Language Interpreter; Sign Language Translator; Spanish Analytic Linguist
Occupation: Interpreters and Translators National Median Salary: $ 57,090 Foreign Language-Related Jobs: American Sign Language Interpreter (ASL Interpreter); Cryptologic Linguist; Farsi Linguist; Foreign Language Interpreter; Russian Linguist; School Sign Language Interpreter; Sign Language Interpreter; Sign Language Translator; Spanish Analytic Linguist
Self-Enrichment Teachers $ 45,330 Foreign Language Teacher; Sign Language Teacher
Occupation: Self-Enrichment Teachers National Median Salary: $ 45,330 Foreign Language-Related Jobs: Foreign Language Teacher; Sign Language Teacher
Speech-Language Pathology Assistants $ 44,490 School SLPA (School Speech Language Pathologist Assistant); SLPA (Speech and Language Pathology Assistant); SLPA (Speech Language Pathologist Assistant); Speech and Language Assistant; Speech Language Assistant
Occupation: Speech-Language Pathology Assistants National Median Salary: $ 44,490 Foreign Language-Related Jobs: School SLPA (School Speech Language Pathologist Assistant); SLPA (Speech and Language Pathology Assistant); SLPA (Speech Language Pathologist Assistant); Speech and Language Assistant; Speech Language Assistant
Tutors $ 39,580 Second Language Tutor
Occupation: Tutors National Median Salary: $ 39,580 Foreign Language-Related Jobs: Second Language Tutor
Medical Transcriptionists $ 37,060 Medical Language Professional; Medical Language Specialist
Occupation: Medical Transcriptionists National Median Salary: $ 37,060 Foreign Language-Related Jobs: Medical Language Professional; Medical Language Specialist

22 Foreign Language careers are listed (sorted by Education/Preparation Requirements - descending) to provide career ladders. Foreign Language-related jobs specific to each career are also provided.

Education/Preparation Categories:
5 = Usually requires graduate school (e.g., Master's degree, Ph.D., M.D., or J.D.)
4 = Usually requires a four-year Bachelor's degree
3 = Usually requires vocational training, related on-the-job experience, or Associate's degree
2 = Usually requires a high school diploma or GED, but not always
Please Scroll and Select below:
Occupations Education/Preparation Foreign Language-Related Jobs

Computer and Information Research Scientists 5 Multi-Disciplined Language Analyst; NLP Engineer (Natural Language Processing Engineer); Programming Languages Researcher
Occupation: Computer and Information Research Scientists Education/Preparation: 5 Foreign Language-Related Jobs: Multi-Disciplined Language Analyst; NLP Engineer (Natural Language Processing Engineer); Programming Languages Researcher
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 5 Arabic Language Instructor; Biblical Languages Professor; Chinese Language Professor; Foreign Language Instructor; Foreign Languages Professor; Modern Languages Professor; Russian Language Professor; Spanish Language Lecturer
Occupation: Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary Education/Preparation: 5 Foreign Language-Related Jobs: Arabic Language Instructor; Biblical Languages Professor; Chinese Language Professor; Foreign Language Instructor; Foreign Languages Professor; Modern Languages Professor; Russian Language Professor; Spanish Language Lecturer
Speech-Language Pathologists 5 Home Health SLP (Home Health Speech Language Pathologist); Pediatric SLP (Pediatric Speech Language Pathologist); School SLP (School Speech Language Pathologist); SLP CF (Speech Language Pathologist Clinical Fellow); Speech and Language Clinician; Speech and Language Specialist; Speech and Language Teacher; Speech and Language Therapist; Speech Language Pathologist; Teletherapy SLP (Teletherapy Speech Language Pathologist); Travel SLP (Travel Speech Language Pathologist); Virtual School SLP (Virtual School Speech Language Pathologist)
Occupation: Speech-Language Pathologists Education/Preparation: 5 Foreign Language-Related Jobs: Home Health SLP (Home Health Speech Language Pathologist); Pediatric SLP (Pediatric Speech Language Pathologist); School SLP (School Speech Language Pathologist); SLP CF (Speech Language Pathologist Clinical Fellow); Speech and Language Clinician; Speech and Language Specialist; Speech and Language Teacher; Speech and Language Therapist; Speech Language Pathologist; Teletherapy SLP (Teletherapy Speech Language Pathologist); Travel SLP (Travel Speech Language Pathologist); Virtual School SLP (Virtual School Speech Language Pathologist)
Special Education Teachers, Preschool 5 Sign Language Teacher
Occupation: Special Education Teachers, Preschool Education/Preparation: 5 Foreign Language-Related Jobs: Sign Language Teacher
Database Administrators 4 SQL DBA (Structured Query Language Database Administrator)
Occupation: Database Administrators Education/Preparation: 4 Foreign Language-Related Jobs: SQL DBA (Structured Query Language Database Administrator)
Web and Digital Interface Designers 4 HTML Developer (HyperText Markup Language Developer)
Occupation: Web and Digital Interface Designers Education/Preparation: 4 Foreign Language-Related Jobs: HTML Developer (HyperText Markup Language Developer)
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School 4 Sign Language Teacher
Occupation: Special Education Teachers, Secondary School Education/Preparation: 4 Foreign Language-Related Jobs: Sign Language Teacher
Special Education Teachers, Middle School 4 Sign Language Teacher
Occupation: Special Education Teachers, Middle School Education/Preparation: 4 Foreign Language-Related Jobs: Sign Language Teacher
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten 4 Sign Language Teacher
Occupation: Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten Education/Preparation: 4 Foreign Language-Related Jobs: Sign Language Teacher
Special Education Teachers, Elementary School 4 Sign Language Teacher
Occupation: Special Education Teachers, Elementary School Education/Preparation: 4 Foreign Language-Related Jobs: Sign Language Teacher
Software Developers 4 XML Developer (Extensible Markup Language Developer)
Occupation: Software Developers Education/Preparation: 4 Foreign Language-Related Jobs: XML Developer (Extensible Markup Language Developer)
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 4 Foreign Language Teacher; World Language Teacher
Occupation: Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education Education/Preparation: 4 Foreign Language-Related Jobs: Foreign Language Teacher; World Language Teacher
Search Marketing Strategists 4 HTML Developer (HyperText Markup Language Developer)
Occupation: Search Marketing Strategists Education/Preparation: 4 Foreign Language-Related Jobs: HTML Developer (HyperText Markup Language Developer)
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 4 Middle School Language Arts Teacher (Middle School LA Teacher)
Occupation: Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education Education/Preparation: 4 Foreign Language-Related Jobs: Middle School Language Arts Teacher (Middle School LA Teacher)
Interpreters and Translators 4 American Sign Language Interpreter (ASL Interpreter); Cryptologic Linguist; Farsi Linguist; Foreign Language Interpreter; Russian Linguist; School Sign Language Interpreter; Sign Language Interpreter; Sign Language Translator; Spanish Analytic Linguist
Occupation: Interpreters and Translators Education/Preparation: 4 Foreign Language-Related Jobs: American Sign Language Interpreter (ASL Interpreter); Cryptologic Linguist; Farsi Linguist; Foreign Language Interpreter; Russian Linguist; School Sign Language Interpreter; Sign Language Interpreter; Sign Language Translator; Spanish Analytic Linguist
Intelligence Analysts 4 Cyber Multi-Disciplined Language Analyst (Cybersecurity Multi-Disciplined Language Analyst)
Occupation: Intelligence Analysts Education/Preparation: 4 Foreign Language-Related Jobs: Cyber Multi-Disciplined Language Analyst (Cybersecurity Multi-Disciplined Language Analyst)
Information Security Analysts 4 Cybersecurity Multi-Disciplined Language Analyst
Occupation: Information Security Analysts Education/Preparation: 4 Foreign Language-Related Jobs: Cybersecurity Multi-Disciplined Language Analyst
Self-Enrichment Teachers 3 Foreign Language Teacher; Sign Language Teacher
Occupation: Self-Enrichment Teachers Education/Preparation: 3 Foreign Language-Related Jobs: Foreign Language Teacher; Sign Language Teacher
Medical Transcriptionists 3 Medical Language Professional; Medical Language Specialist
Occupation: Medical Transcriptionists Education/Preparation: 3 Foreign Language-Related Jobs: Medical Language Professional; Medical Language Specialist
Speech-Language Pathology Assistants 3 School SLPA (School Speech Language Pathologist Assistant); SLPA (Speech and Language Pathology Assistant); SLPA (Speech Language Pathologist Assistant); Speech and Language Assistant; Speech Language Assistant
Occupation: Speech-Language Pathology Assistants Education/Preparation: 3 Foreign Language-Related Jobs: School SLPA (School Speech Language Pathologist Assistant); SLPA (Speech and Language Pathology Assistant); SLPA (Speech Language Pathologist Assistant); Speech and Language Assistant; Speech Language Assistant
Tutors 3 Second Language Tutor
Occupation: Tutors Education/Preparation: 3 Foreign Language-Related Jobs: Second Language Tutor
Web Developers 3 HTML Developer (HyperText Markup Language Developer); XML Developer (Extensible Markup Language Developer)
Occupation: Web Developers Education/Preparation: 3 Foreign Language-Related Jobs: HTML Developer (HyperText Markup Language Developer); XML Developer (Extensible Markup Language Developer)

Scroll through the picklist (below). There are 44 specific Foreign Language job titles listed. Select those that may be of interest - you will get active job listing links, along with detailed resources to help you prepare for a career related to that job.
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Filter - As you enter a keyword, you will filter (limit) the list of job titles below

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Select a Job Title (Scroll and Select) :

Arabic Language Instructor
Biblical Languages Professor
Chinese Language Professor
Cryptologic Linguist
Cyber Multi-Disciplined Language Analyst (Cybersecurity Multi-Disciplined Language Analyst)
Cybersecurity Multi-Disciplined Language Analyst
Farsi Linguist
Foreign Language Instructor
Foreign Language Interpreter
Foreign Language Teacher
Foreign Languages Professor
Home Health SLP (Home Health Speech Language Pathologist)
HTML Developer (HyperText Markup Language Developer)
Medical Language Professional
Medical Language Specialist
Middle School Language Arts Teacher (Middle School LA Teacher)
Modern Languages Professor
Multi-Disciplined Language Analyst
NLP Engineer (Natural Language Processing Engineer)
Pediatric SLP (Pediatric Speech Language Pathologist)
Programming Languages Researcher
Russian Language Professor
Russian Linguist
School SLP (School Speech Language Pathologist)
School SLPA (School Speech Language Pathologist Assistant)
Second Language Tutor
SLP CF (Speech Language Pathologist Clinical Fellow)
SLPA (Speech and Language Pathology Assistant)
SLPA (Speech Language Pathologist Assistant)
Spanish Analytic Linguist
Spanish Language Lecturer
Speech and Language Assistant
Speech and Language Clinician
Speech and Language Specialist
Speech and Language Teacher
Speech and Language Therapist
Speech Language Assistant
Speech Language Pathologist
SQL DBA (Structured Query Language Database Administrator)
Teletherapy SLP (Teletherapy Speech Language Pathologist)
Travel SLP (Travel Speech Language Pathologist)
Virtual School SLP (Virtual School Speech Language Pathologist)
World Language Teacher
XML Developer (Extensible Markup Language Developer)


Step 2 of 4: Find a Job

Find Job Listings: Speech-Language Pathologists.


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Step 3 of 4: Prepare For a Career





Speech-Language Pathologists

Description: Assess and treat persons with speech, language, voice, and fluency disorders. May select alternative communication systems and teach their use. May perform research related to speech and language problems.

U.S. Total Employment (2023):
158,100
U.S. Total Employment (2033 est.):
203,500
Employment Change (2023-2033 est.):
45,400 (28.7%)
Average Annual Job Openings (2023-2033 est.):
15,200
Please click on a section below to expand and see detailed occupational information related to "Speech-Language Pathologists":

Core Duties

Important Core Job Duties (in order of importance)
For the Top 5 most important - How can you build experience and skill doing these? This will help now, to begin preparing for this type of occupation.
Importance (%) Description
Importance: 100 (%) Description: Write reports and maintain proper documentation of information, such as client Medicaid or billing records or caseload activities, including the initial evaluation, treatment, progress, and discharge of clients.
Importance: 100 (%) Description: Develop or implement treatment plans for problems such as stuttering, delayed language, swallowing disorders, or inappropriate pitch or harsh voice problems, based on own assessments and recommendations of physicians, psychologists, or social workers.
Importance: 100 (%) Description: Administer hearing or speech and language evaluations, tests, or examinations to patients to collect information on type and degree of impairments, using written or oral tests or special instruments.
Importance: 100 (%) Description: Participate in conferences, training, continuing education courses, or publish research results to share knowledge of new hearing or speech disorder treatment methods or technologies.
Importance: 100 (%) Description: Evaluate hearing or speech and language test results, barium swallow results, or medical or background information to diagnose and plan treatment for speech, language, fluency, voice, or swallowing disorders.
Importance: 100 (%) Description: Complete administrative responsibilities, such as coordinating paperwork, scheduling case management activities, or writing lesson plans.
Importance: 100 (%) Description: Consult with and refer clients to additional medical or educational services.
Importance: 100 (%) Description: Monitor patients' progress and adjust treatments accordingly.
Importance: 100 (%) Description: Participate in and write reports for meetings regarding patients' progress, such as individualized educational planning (IEP) meetings, in-service meetings, or intervention assistance team meetings.
Importance: 100 (%) Description: Consult with and advise educators or medical staff on speech or hearing topics, such as communication strategies or speech and language stimulation.
Importance: 96 (%) Description: Design, develop, or employ alternative diagnostic or communication devices or strategies.
Importance: 96 (%) Description: Educate patients and family members about various topics, such as communication techniques or strategies to cope with or to avoid personal misunderstandings.
Importance: 96 (%) Description: Instruct clients in techniques for more effective communication, such as sign language, lip reading, or voice improvement.
Importance: 92 (%) Description: Develop speech exercise programs to reduce disabilities.
Importance: 91 (%) Description: Teach clients to control or strengthen tongue, jaw, face muscles, or breathing mechanisms.
Importance: 89 (%) Description: Supervise or collaborate with therapy team.
Importance: 83 (%) Description: Use computer applications to identify or assist with communication disabilities.
Supplemental Duties
Important Supplemental Job Duties (in order of importance)
For the Top 5 most important - How can you build experience and skill doing these? This will help now, to begin preparing for this type of occupation.
Importance (%) Description
Importance: 66 (%) Description: Provide communication instruction to dialect speakers or students with limited English proficiency.
Importance: 64 (%) Description: Conduct lessons or direct educational or therapeutic games to assist teachers dealing with speech problems.
Importance: 61 (%) Description: Supervise students or assistants.
Importance: 61 (%) Description: Develop individual or group activities or programs in schools to deal with behavior, speech, language, or swallowing problems.
Importance: 56 (%) Description: Conduct or direct research on speech or hearing topics and report findings for use in developing procedures, technologies, or treatments.
Importance: 56 (%) Description: Communicate with students who use an alternative method of communications, using sign language or computer technology.
Work Activities

Important General Work Activities (in order of importance)
For the Top 5 most important - How can you build experience and skill doing these? This will help now, to begin preparing for this type of occupation.
Importance (%) Description
Importance: 99 (%) Description: Documenting/Recording Information: Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form.
Importance: 96 (%) Description: Getting Information: Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
Importance: 94 (%) Description: Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships: Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.
Importance: 92 (%) Description: Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work: Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.
Importance: 92 (%) Description: Making Decisions and Solving Problems: Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
Importance: 89 (%) Description: Developing Objectives and Strategies: Establishing long-range objectives and specifying the strategies and actions to achieve them.
Importance: 89 (%) Description: Analyzing Data or Information: Identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts.
Importance: 86 (%) Description: Working with Computers: Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information.
Importance: 85 (%) Description: Performing Administrative Activities: Performing day-to-day administrative tasks such as maintaining information files and processing paperwork.
Importance: 85 (%) Description: Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards: Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards.
Importance: 85 (%) Description: Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates: Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
Importance: 84 (%) Description: Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge: Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.
Importance: 83 (%) Description: Assisting and Caring for Others: Providing personal assistance, medical attention, emotional support, or other personal care to others such as coworkers, customers, or patients.
Importance: 81 (%) Description: Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events: Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.
Importance: 80 (%) Description: Performing for or Working Directly with the Public: Performing for people or dealing directly with the public. This includes serving customers in restaurants and stores, and receiving clients or guests.
Importance: 78 (%) Description: Processing Information: Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data.
Importance: 75 (%) Description: Training and Teaching Others: Identifying the educational needs of others, developing formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others.
Importance: 75 (%) Description: Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or People: Assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people.
Importance: 75 (%) Description: Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others: Translating or explaining what information means and how it can be used.
Importance: 75 (%) Description: Thinking Creatively: Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions.
Importance: 73 (%) Description: Coaching and Developing Others: Identifying the developmental needs of others and coaching, mentoring, or otherwise helping others to improve their knowledge or skills.
Importance: 72 (%) Description: Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings: Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems.
Importance: 72 (%) Description: Scheduling Work and Activities: Scheduling events, programs, and activities, as well as the work of others.
Importance: 64 (%) Description: Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others: Handling complaints, settling disputes, and resolving grievances and conflicts, or otherwise negotiating with others.
Importance: 61 (%) Description: Developing and Building Teams: Encouraging and building mutual trust, respect, and cooperation among team members.
Importance: 60 (%) Description: Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others: Getting members of a group to work together to accomplish tasks.
Specific Work Activities

Important Specific Work Activities
How can you begin to build experience and skill doing these? This will help now, to begin preparing for this type of occupation. Specific Work Activities appear below:
Advise medical personnel regarding healthcare issues.
Analyze patient data to determine patient needs or treatment goals.
Assist students with special educational needs.
Collaborate with healthcare professionals to plan or provide treatment.
Conduct research to increase knowledge about medical issues.
Develop health assessment methods or programs.
Develop strategies or programs for students with special needs.
Develop treatment plans that use non-medical therapies.
Lead classes or community events.
Maintain medical facility records.
Maintain medical or professional knowledge.
Monitor patient progress or responses to treatments.
Operate diagnostic or therapeutic medical instruments or equipment.
Prepare healthcare training materials.
Prepare reports summarizing patient diagnostic or care activities.
Present medical research reports.
Process healthcare paperwork.
Refer patients to other healthcare practitioners or health resources.
Schedule patient procedures or appointments.
Supervise patient care personnel.
Supervise student research or internship work.
Supervise technical medical personnel.
Teach classes in area of specialization.
Test patient hearing.
Train caregivers or other non-medical personnel.
Train patients, family members, or caregivers in techniques for managing disabilities or illnesses.
Knowledge Required

Knowledge Required (in order of importance)
For the Top 5 most important - How can you build experience and skill doing these? This will help now, to begin preparing for this type of occupation.
Importance (%) Description
Importance: 96 (%) Description: English Language: Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, and rules of composition and grammar.
Importance: 82 (%) Description: Education and Training: Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.
Importance: 79 (%) Description: Customer and Personal Service: Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
Importance: 79 (%) Description: Psychology: Knowledge of human behavior and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders.
Importance: 77 (%) Description: Therapy and Counseling: Knowledge of principles, methods, and procedures for diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of physical and mental dysfunctions, and for career counseling and guidance.
Importance: 70 (%) Description: Administrative: Knowledge of administrative and office procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and workplace terminology.
Importance: 63 (%) Description: Sociology and Anthropology: Knowledge of group behavior and dynamics, societal trends and influences, human migrations, ethnicity, cultures, and their history and origins.
Importance: 62 (%) Description: Medicine and Dentistry: Knowledge of the information and techniques needed to diagnose and treat human injuries, diseases, and deformities. This includes symptoms, treatment alternatives, drug properties and interactions, and preventive health-care measures.
Essential Skills

Essential Skills (in order of importance)
These are the foundational skills most central to success in this occupation. For the Top 5 most important, how can you begin building experience and confidence using these skills now?
Importance (%) Description
Importance: 68 (%) Description: Reading Comprehension: Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.
Importance: 68 (%) Description: Active Listening: Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
Importance: 68 (%) Description: Critical Thinking: Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
Importance: 66 (%) Description: Writing: Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
Importance: 66 (%) Description: Speaking: Talking to others to convey information effectively.
Importance: 66 (%) Description: Learning Strategies: Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things.
Importance: 64 (%) Description: Active Learning: Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
Importance: 64 (%) Description: Monitoring: Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
Transferable Skills

Transferable Skills (in order of importance)
These are skills that can transfer across occupations and industries. For the Top 5 most important, how can you strengthen these skills now so they support both this career and future career flexibility?
Importance (%) Description
Importance: 68 (%) Description: Social Perceptiveness: Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
Importance: 64 (%) Description: Instructing: Teaching others how to do something.
Importance: 64 (%) Description: Complex Problem Solving: Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
Importance: 62 (%) Description: Service Orientation: Actively looking for ways to help people.
Importance: 62 (%) Description: Judgment and Decision Making: Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
Importance: 54 (%) Description: Coordination: Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
Importance: 54 (%) Description: Time Management: Managing one's own time and the time of others.
Importance: 52 (%) Description: Systems Analysis: Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes.
Importance: 52 (%) Description: Systems Evaluation: Identifying measures or indicators of system performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance, relative to the goals of the system.
Day-in-the-Life Summaries

Day-in-the-Life Summaries
These summaries show the main types of activities you are likely to perform on a regular basis in this occupation. How can you imagine your typical workday — using these examples to see if this type of work fits you?
Activity: Administer diagnostic tests to assess patient health.
Activity: Advise others on healthcare or wellness issues.
Activity: Analyze health or medical data.
Activity: Assist individuals with special needs.
Activity: Assist others to access additional services or resources.
Activity: Confer with healthcare or other professionals about patient care.
Activity: Develop educational programs, plans, or procedures.
Activity: Develop health assessment methods or programs.
Activity: Develop patient or client care or treatment plans.
Activity: Maintain current knowledge in area of expertise.
Activity: Maintain health or medical records.
Activity: Monitor health conditions of humans or animals.
Activity: Operate medical equipment.
Activity: Perform administrative or clerical activities.
Activity: Prepare health or medical documents.
Activity: Prepare informational or instructional materials.
Activity: Present research or technical information.
Activity: Research healthcare issues.
Activity: Schedule appointments.
Activity: Supervise personnel activities.
Activity: Teach academic or vocational subjects.
Activity: Train others on health or medical topics.
Software Skills

Software Skills
These are examples of software tools commonly used in this occupation, organized from most to least important for your career preparation. How can you start learning or practicing the highest-priority tools so that you feel confident using them on the job?
Emerging Tech Skills
Medical software:
eClinicalWorks EHR software
Office suite software:
Microsoft Office software
Spreadsheet software:
Microsoft Excel
Word processing software:
Microsoft Word
General Software Tools
Analytical or scientific software:
Avaaz Innovations Computerized Speech Research Environment CSRE
Language analysis software
Signal analysis software
Speech analysis software
Cloud-based data access and sharing software:
Dropbox
Computer based training software:
Text to speech software
Desktop communications software:
Tadpoles
Electronic mail software:
Email software
Internet browser software:
Web browser software
Medical software (scroll table below):
Avaaz Innovations AphasiaMate
Avaaz Innovations Interactive Voice Analysis System IVANS
Biofeedback software
Bungalow Software Aphasia Tutor
ELR Software eLr Extra Language Resources
KayPENTAX Multi-Speech
KayPENTAX Nasometer
Learning Fundamentals Speech Visualization
Micro Video Voice Speech Training System
Propeller Multimedia React2
Music or sound editing software:
Adobe Audition
Apple Logic Pro
Video creation and editing software:
YouTube
Voice recognition software:
Words+ E Z Keys for Windows
Preparation Required
Preparation Required - How much preparation is needed to obtain this type of job?
Job Zone Five: Extensive Preparation Needed

Extensive skill, knowledge, and experience are needed for these occupations. Many require more than five years of experience. For example, surgeons must complete four years of college and an additional five to seven years of specialized medical training to be able to do their job.

Most of these occupations require graduate school. For example, they may require a master's degree, and some require a Ph.D., M.D., or J.D. (law degree).

Employees may need some on-the-job training, but most of these occupations assume that the person will already have the required skills, knowledge, work-related experience, and/or training.

These occupations often involve coordinating, training, supervising, or managing the activities of others to accomplish goals. Very advanced communication and organizational skills are required. Examples include pharmacists, lawyers, astronomers, biologists, clergy, physician assistants, and veterinarians.
Education Required

Education Required - by frequency of educational attainment
This shows you details about the level of education most commonly held by workers in this occupation. How can you begin planning the educational pathway that will prepare you best for this type of work?
Frequency of Attainment (%) Level of Education
Frequency of Attainment: 88.5 (%) Level of Education: Master's Degree
Frequency of Attainment: 11.5 (%) Level of Education: Post-Master's Certificate - awarded for completion of an organized program of study; designed for people who have completed a Master's degree but do not meet the requirements of academic degrees at the doctoral level.
Training and Experience Required

Training and Experience Required - by frequency of training and work experience attainment
This section shows you how often different types of training and work experience are required for this occupation. How can you start gaining the kinds of experience and training that are most common for this type of work?
Frequency of Attainment (%) Level of Training and Work Experience
Frequency of Attainment: 72.8 (%) Level of Training and Work Experience: Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years
Frequency of Attainment: 17.8 (%) Level of Training and Work Experience: Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years
Frequency of Attainment: 8.0 (%) Level of Training and Work Experience: Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year
Frequency of Attainment: 0.9 (%) Level of Training and Work Experience: None
Frequency of Attainment: 0.3 (%) Level of Training and Work Experience: Over 8 years, up to and including 10 years
Frequency of Attainment: 0.2 (%) Level of Training and Work Experience: Over 6 years, up to and including 8 years
Certifications
Certifications
These are examples of certifications that may be important for this occupation. How can you begin exploring which certifications fit your goals and what steps you would need to take to earn them?
Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology External Link
Defense Language Proficiency Test External Link
Professional Associations
Professional Associations
These associations connect people who work in this occupation or related fields. How can you start using these associations to learn more, build your network, or find mentoring opportunities?
American Sign Language Teachers Association (ASLTA) External Link
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) External Link
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