Quick Fact Sheet: Linguist

Until fairly recently, most linguistics degree holders pursued academic careers as teachers or researchers. In the past few decades, however, businesses have discovered the significant value that skilled linguists bring to their operations. Many corporate executives recruit linguistics majors as senior advisors to help maneuver through complex international negotiations. Linguists have also benefited in a big way from the explosion of technology companies. As programmers toil to make systems easier for consumers to use, research facilities have hired linguists to improve user interfaces. Linguistics majors use their skills to help developers design better ways for computers to interact with people. As complex systems of speech recognition and pattern analysis move into the mainstream, many linguists work with scientists on artificial intelligence systems that can adapt themselves to the needs of a user based on that user's routines and speech patterns.

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