What Can I Do With A Major In French?

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OCCUPATIONAL POSSIBILITIES

INTERPRETER/TRANSLATOR

Translates both spoken words and written texts to French from another language (presumably English).

Educational Requirements

A bachelor's degree in French will give you access to the foreign markets, however, in Maine many employers look for French fluency in addition to other marketable skills.

Avg. Maine Salary: $16.37 per/hour

Avg. # Maine Employment 1833

Annual Openings: 63

Projected Growth: 14%

FRENCH TEACHER

Instructs others in beginning to speak French as well as advancing studies in both the language and the literature of the given culture.

Educational Requirements

Educational requirements may include simply a bachelor's degree if you are teaching part time, in elementary schools or in evening adult education courses, for instance. However, to become a full time teacher in a high school requires a master's degree in education.

Avg. Maine Salary: $16.60 per/hour

Avg. # Maine Employment 360

Annual Openings: 63

Projected Growth: 20%

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RELATED OCCUPATIONS

ESL Teacher	Import/Export Agent
Airline Customer Service Agent	Travel Agent
Peace Corps Volunteer	Market Analyst
Tour Director	Salesperson
Store Manager	Educator

SKILLS

Accuracy	Focus
Reporting and Recording Business Transactions
Communication Skills Are Essential In Any Language
Interest In The Literature And Arts
Acceptive Of Alternative Cultures

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SAMPLE JOBS

(taken from past issues of our Career Services Husky Job Board)

U.S. Border Patrol Agents
Will be hiring over 2000 Border Patrol Agents this year. This is your opportunity to take advantage of an accelerated hiring event that brings you through the many phases of the hiring process all in one place at one time.
Qualifications: US Citizenship; background investigation; drug test and medical exam; valid driver's license; not have reached 37th birthday at time of appointment; have one year of qualifying experience or a bachelor's degree.

International Logistics Specialist
Assist the Department Manager with international communications and logistics, including interaction with international vendors, US Customs, customs brokers, international freight companies and international consolidators, manage purchase orders and delivery schedules. Qualifications: excellent written and verbal communicating skills, proficient in Excel and Word, good attention to detail.
Qualifications: No information was given.

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RELATED ACTIVITIES

Work as a part-time or volunteer tour guide.

Participation in French tables at college.

Join a professional Foreign Language organization.

Join the Peace Corps.

Read French-related publications.

Attend or volunteer at French ethnic events and organizations.

Tutor a high school student that is studying French.

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ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

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Maine Dept. of Labour and Occupational Outlook Handbook

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PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

(For more information see the National Trade and Professional Association
of the United States located in our Career Resource Centers)

American Association of Teachers of French
57 E. Armory Ave.
Champaign IL 61820-6698
217-333-2842
fmajaff@uiuc.edu

French-American Chamber of Commerce

Society for French Historical Studies

Professional Associations related to Linguistics

American Association for Applied Linguistics

American Association of Phonetic Sciences

American Name Society

American Society of Geolinguistics

Association for Computational Linguistics

Linguistic Society of America

Society for Conceptual and Content Analysis by Computer

Society of Federal Linguists

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The information on this page was taken from the following sources: CareerWare 98; Maine Dept.of Labor, 94; Occupational Outlook Handbook, 98; National Trade and Professional Associations Of the United States, 97; College Majors and Careers

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