Careers in Foreign Language

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Industry and Commerce

• Overseas sales representative
• Overseas manager
• Overseas researcher
• U.S.-based import/export officer or investment specialist
• Interpreter
• Translator
• Technical writer/translator

Academic and Professional 

• International lawyer 
• Medical researcher 
• Health care professional
• Academic researcher 
• Librarian 
• International researcher 
• UNESCO project worker 
• Translator 
• Interpreter 
• Foreign language/Bilingual teacher 

  Service 

• Employee of overseas non-governmental organization 
• United Nations agency and project employee 
• UN translator/interpreter 
• Overseas medical or agricultural worker 
• Peace Corps volunteer 
• Missionary 
• Social worker 

  U.S. Government 

• Immigration/Customs official 
• Staff /Faculty at overseas U.S. school 
• Foreign Embassy staff 
• Overseas broadcast staff 
• State Department staff/ Armed forces staff 
• Translator 
• Interpreter 
• Intelligence Agent 

  Arts, Media, Entertainment 

• Journalist 
• Foreign/overseas correspondent 
• Film producer 
• Art dealer 
• Overseas manager 
• Translator/interpreter 

  Travel and Tourism 

• U.S. based travel agent 
• U.S. hotel staff 
• U.S. tour guide for foreign visitors 
• Writer of tourist literature 
• International airline employee 
• International hotel staff 
• International tour guide