Spanish - What to Do with this Major
Job Titles
| Bank Teller/Management Trainee | Firefighter | Negotiator |
| Bilingual Educator | Foreign Credit Manager | Nurse |
| Bilingual Secretary | Foreign Exchange Clerk | Overseas Hotel Manager |
| Border Patrol | Foreign News Correspondent | Paralegal |
| Case Worker | Foreign Purchasing Agent | Paramedic |
| CIA Agent | Foreign Service Officer | Parole Officer |
| Civil Service Worker | Foreign Social Worker | Personnel/HR Specialist |
| Commercial Attache | Hospital Administrator | Photographer |
| Community Organization Worker | Hotel Information Clerk | Physician |
| Community Relations & Service Advisor | Hotel Manager | Police Dispatcher |
| Consular, Export Documents Assistant | Immigration Inspector | Police Officer |
| Consultant | Import/Export Clerk | Proofreader |
| Consumer Affairs Advocate | Import/Export Sales | Psychiatrist |
| Consumer Liaison/Public Relations | Intelligence Officer | Public Health Worker |
| Copy Editor | International Admissions | Public Opinion Analyst |
| Copywriter | International Airport Visitors Center Director | Publisher- International Publications |
| Court Interpreter | International Banking Officer | Social Worker |
| Criminal Investigator | International Broadcast | Speech Pathologist |
| Criminologist | International Flight Attendant | Sports Agent |
| Cruise Director | International Health Care Systems Analyst | Study Abroad Advisor |
| Cruise Personnel | International Law Specialist | Study Abroad Director |
| Cultural Arts Center Coordinator | International Student Advisor | Study Abroad Guide |
| Cultural Attaché | International Student Director | Teacher |
| Customer Support Specialist | International Trade Economist | Telemarketing Representative |
| Customs Inspector | Interpreter | Telephone Operator (bilingual) |
| Diplomat | Language Teacher | Teller, Foreign Exchange |
| Drug Enforcement Agent | Lawyer | Tour Guide |
| Editor-International Publications | Linguist | Trade Analyst |
| Embassy Personnel | Mgmt Trainee-Int'l Business | Translator |
| Emergency Medical Technician | Marketing Analyst | Travel Agent |
| ELS Instructor | Mediator | Travel Bureau Tour Guide |
| Exchange Student Coordinator | Medical Interpreter | Travel Writer |
| Export/Import Representative | Missionary | United Nations Agency Rep./Guide |
| FBI Agent | Musician | U.S. Info. Agency Program Specialist |
| Film Editor | National Security Agency Representative | VISTA/Peace Corps Volunteer |
Personal Characteristics to be Successful
| Accurate | Friendly | Responsible |
| Adaptable | Intelligent | Self-disciplined |
| Consistent | Logical thinker | Sensitive |
| Creative | Patient | Tactful |
| Energetic | Personable | |
| Ethical | Public Speaker |
Workplace Skills
Able to make analogies
Adapt ideas
Adjust to new
environments
Analyze content
Attention to detail
Collaborate as part of a team
Communicate well among
cultures
Command of grammar and vocabulary
Determine the needs of
others
Evaluate information
Exhibit knowledge of symbol
formation
Explain other cultures
Gather information
Organize and memorize detailed information
Proficient in
reading, speaking, and writing
Proficient in phonetics
Respectful of other cultures
Translate ideas/languages
Understand historical language change
Weigh values
Work
independently or in groups
Sources
Phifer, P. (2000). College Majors and Careers. Chicago, IL:
Ferguson Publishing Company.
University of Kansas:
University Career and Employment Services Web site (visited
August 2006): http://www.ku.edu/~uces/majorexploration/index.shtml
University of North Carolina-Wilmington, Career Services (What
can I do with a major in...) Web site (visited August 2006):
http://www.uncwil.edu/stuaff/career/Majors/index.htm
University of Tennessee-Knoxville, Career Services Web site
(visited August 2006): http://career.utk.edu/students/majors.asp
Johnson County Community College Web site (visited November
2007) http://www.jccc.com
