Hello,
Aside from the obvious career opportunities of translating and teaching English to speakers of other languages, linguistics can also make you a strong competitor in fields such as speech therapy, early childhood development, computer science, and anthropology, particularly studying ancient or lesser-known cultures. Unfortunately, most Americans don’t really know what linguistics is, but if you’re patient and explain what it was exactly that you studied, people will probably have a lot of respect for your field of study.
Also, if aliens come to Earth, you can bet the government will come directly to your office to recruit you in order to figure out whether or not they come in peace. ;) (Sorry, couldn’t help the Arrival reference; movie was a bit odd, but I appreciate it putting us linguists in the spotlight.
Hope this is helpful:)
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