<p>I'm a senior at the University of Texas. My job prospects are not good with my Spanish degree and the plan was to go to law school after undergrad but at this point, I'm seriously sick of school and going into tens of thousands of dollars of debt for it in this job market sounds awful. I could go back to Houston to work a 9-5 as an entry level servant in the corporate world but that doesn't sound appealing AT ALL. Now I'm considering the Navy and I'm fully aware of the pros and cons, my dad is a disabled marine veteran after all. However the pro</p>
<p>I did decently in college (3.5 gpa) and I'm really interested in linguistics and learning another language? My question is how hard would it be to get a job in this field and what are the risks associated with this career?</p>
<p>Assuming that you are very fluent in the language, I wouldn’t think it would be too hard to find a job. A growing number of the US population speak Spanish, and businesses and institutions are in dire need of people that can communicate with these people. That’s one of my greatest assets at my current job. I make the lives of senior management so much easier because I am bilingual. Job prospects are very high if you speak and write Spanish well, you can even become a private translator, but I think you have to be certified for that.</p>
<p>The only risks I can think of are that you might run the risk of being exploited. My Spanish teacher in high school also majored in Spanish and once worked in a police department as a translator. They paid about 20,000-30,000 a year and had translating at crime scenes, interrogations, in court rooms, over the phone, translating documents…in end what they compensated him in no way mirrored all of his responsibilities.</p>
<p>Other than making sure that you are compensated sufficiently for your work, getting a job with a Spanish degree will not be very difficult.</p>
<p>Your major is not useless. It’s Spanish. You’re much better off than most other language majors with only niche fields they can go into.</p>
<p>If you’re very fluent, I’m sure you can do a lot of things with it. You’ll need to LOOK for the opportunities, though. Look hard. I’m sure a diamond in the rough will turn up. I don’t think the Navy is the only way to go.</p>
<p>My advice is to only join the military if you want to be in the military.
For some (including myself) it is a great choice. For others, it would be a mistake.</p>
<p>Are you thinking about enlisting or commissioning?</p>