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Summary: This information describes typical occupations and employment settings associated with this major. Understand some of
these options may require additional training. Moreover, you are not limited to these options when choosing a possible
career path.
Description of Linguistics
Linguistics is an interdisciplinary program whose curriculum offers students the opportunity to learn about the many different
ways that human language can be studied. Linguistics investigates the systematic structural properties of languages to
determine similarities and differences among languages. Linguistics also investigates the sociological pressures on language
use and the ways in which these pressures are reflected in language variation and change. Moreover, linguistics examines the
psychological processes by which languages are learned and the way mature language users produce and interpret linguistic
expressions. Students with extensive computer training, linguistics may offer them an edge for jobs in the expanding field of
natural language processing and artificial intelligence.
Research Careers
Georgia Career Information Center - http://www.gcic.peachnet.edu (accessible only on campus computers)
O*NET - http://online.onetcenter.org (click on Find Occupations)
Occupational Outlook Handbook - http://www.bls.gov/oco (type in general term for career of interest)
Alberta Occupational Profiles - http://www.alis.gov.ab.ca/occinfo/frameset.asp (click on Occupational Title Search)
Career Insider - powered by the Vault - http://career.uga.edu/resources/online_resources
*Please visit the Career Center Library or your Career Consultant for additional information or assistance
Possible Job Titles of Linguistics Graduates
(*Jobs secured as reported by UGA Career Center post-graduate survey)
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