Dear Aspirant,

Foreign languages are in great demand in a lot of jobs due to globalisation and more exchange around the world to India, through India. From the requirement of translators to e general jobs, they always give you an upper hand over others. Not having a language barrier is crucial to companies because it facilitates the investment gateways. The scope is magnanimous and there are innumerable job opportunities for the same. It will be the right career for you if you are interest in travelling or learning about new cultures and meeting new people as well.

It requires a lot of hardworking but it will enhance almost any other career prospect for you as well. The available careers for you are:-

1. Tourism

2. Embassies

3. Diplomatic service

4. Entertainment

5. Public relations Officer

6. Mass Communication

7. Working in International Organisations such as UNO or FAO or Indian organisations such as RBI, Ministry of External Affairs

8. Publishing

9. Interpretation

10. Translation

11. Corporate jobs with specific requirements for candidates knowing foreign languages in MNCs, IT, BPOs and KPO

12. Online content writers, technical translators, decoders

13. Teaching

14. Research Associate

15. Air Hostess or Flight Steward

Your pay will depend on the work and the organisation you are a part of. If you are working for for PR or Marketing department of any MNC can earn Rs. 30000 to Rs. 50000 per month. Teaching job: Rs. 15000-Rs. 25000 per month. Translators receive Rs. 250- Rs. 500 per page which would depend on your proficiency in the language. An interpreter can charge upto Rs.2000 to Rs. 4000 an hour depending on his/her caliber and experience.

The companies who hire such professionals are:

Accenture, IBM, Amazon, Samsung, Evalueserve, Wipro, Fiserv, TCS, Tech Mahindra, INFOSYS, Kuliza and Scabbard

Five foreign languages which are in demand are- Mandarin Chinese, French, Spanish, German and Japanese. Other languages which are rising in the market right now are- Russian, Korean, Portuguese, Italian and Arabic.

Hi Arav,

The demands for foreign language in India is rising due to globalization and a lot of content which is available in different languages. As an interpreter, you could earn up to Rs. 2000 per hour if you speak Japanese, Korean or Chinese. As a Spanish or French teacher, your starting salary will be around Rs. 40,000 per month. Arabic is also a viable option because you could make close to a lakh for just a month's work by assisting Arabic patients that visit hospitals in New Delhi.