Career Options
Careers for Spanish Majors
- Translator
- Peace Corps Volunteer
- Anthropologist
- Diplomat
- Customs Inspector
- Teacher/Professor
- Pastor/Minister
- Foreign Student Advisor
- Journalist
- Buyer
- Immigration Inspector
- Import/Export Manager
- Journalist
- Linguist
- Proofreader
- Scientific Linguist
- Social Worker
- FBI/CIA Agent
- Speech Pathologist
- Writer/Editor
Starting Salary*
A Spanish major’s typical starting salary is $34,612. The typical salary after 10-19 years is $55,957.
*Note: Salary information is provided for general reference only. APU does not guarantee the accuracy of the figures listed, and cannot predict or promise a specific salary for any graduate. For the most current salary estimates, please visit www.payscale.com.
Job Titles Held by Former Spanish Majors
- Study Abroad and Exchange Abroad Advisor, Iowa State University
- Director of Fund Development and Communications, Casa de Esperanza
- Health Educator, Community Health Partnership (migrant worker health care)
- Refugee Camp and Developing Company Water Purification System Specialist, Environmental Protection Agency
- Applications and Marketing Coordinator, American Institute for Foreign Study
- Business Development Manager, Latin America, TruSeal Technologies
- Attorney, American Red Cross
- Speech - Language Pathologist, Mount Vernon Hospital
- Community Development Specialist, Presbyterian Church USA, San Salvador, El Salvador
- Parole Officer, State of Ohio
- Deputy Public Defender, Yuma City County Public Defender’s Office
Note: This information is current for the 2009-10 academic year; however, all stated academic information is subject to change. Please refer to the current Academic Catalog for the most current and controlling information. For additional information, please contact the appropriate office.
