The study of linguistics is superb preparation for work in a wide variety of fields where skill in the production and interpretation of language from a cultural standpoint is central-in business, communications, or government and public service, for example. Many linguistics majors go on to graduate study in law, psychology, languages, and other fields.
The following list of occupations pursued by linguistics majors offers a glimpse of the wide-ranging career paths for which the major provided preparation. For some of the occupations listed below, such as teacher of English as a second language, additional skills and/or related training may be necessary. Additional graduate study is generally expected for those occupations marked with a * on the following list.
Business and Industry
| Government and Public Sector
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Human Services
| Education and Research
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The skills and abilities one learns as a linguistics major can be more generally applied to any career requiring expertise in the use of language as a means of communication. For example, despite their differing responsibilities, librarians, computer programmers, and legislative aides all use their skill with language and the ability to synthesize theories on a regular basis to perform their jobs. Representative skills and abilities of holders of degrees in linguistics are listed below.
Communication
| Analysis
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Research
| Cross-Cultural
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...about careers, graduate and professional schools, internships, professional associations, or job descriptions contact:
University Career Center
110 Burge Union
(785) 864-3624
For information about majors and concentrations in linguistics:
Linguistics Department
427 Blake Hall
(785) 864-3450
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