Also called: Language & Literature Professor
Teaches a foreign language and its literature at a college or university, from beginner classes to seminars, and does research and writing.
Teaches intermediate Japanese in the morning, a seminar on modern Japanese novels in the afternoon, and writes about translation.
BLS postsecondary foreign language teachers (approx).
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Doctorate (PhD), about 11 years after high school. PhD in a language and literature.
Ways in: 4-year college, Graduate school. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Foreign Languages, Literature.
Growing slowly (about 0% over 10 years). Estimate; language enrollments have declined.
Medium risk in 5 years, high in 10. AI tutors and translators shrink language enrollment; literature and culture seminars persist, with very few jobs.
Classes: AP world language, AP Literature, A second world language.
Official data: O*NET occupation 25-1124.
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