JobSOC 25-1124
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary
Teach languages and literature courses in languages other than English. Includes teachers of American Sign Language (ASL). Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.
Definition from U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA) (O*NET 31.0 (August 2026)).
01.
Studied through
88 programs- Foreign Language Teacher Education13.1306
- French Language Teacher Education13.1325
- German Language Teacher Education13.1326
- Spanish Language Teacher Education13.1330
- Latin Teacher Education13.1333
- Foreign Languages and Literatures, General16.0101
- Linguistics16.0102
- Language Interpretation and Translation16.0103
- Applied Linguistics16.0105
- African Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics16.0201
- East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General16.0300
- Chinese Language and Literature16.0301
- Japanese Language and Literature16.0302
- Korean Language and Literature16.0303
- Tibetan Language and Literature16.0304
- East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other16.0399
- Slavic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General16.0400
- Baltic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics16.0401
- Russian Language and Literature16.0402
- Albanian Language and Literature16.0404
- Bulgarian Language and Literature16.0405
- Czech Language and Literature16.0406
- Polish Language and Literature16.0407
- Bosnian, Serbian, and Croatian Languages and Literatures16.0408
- Slovak Language and Literature16.0409
- Ukrainian Language and Literature16.0410
- Slavic, Baltic, and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other16.0499
- Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General16.0500
- German Language and Literature16.0501
- Scandinavian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics16.0502
- Danish Language and Literature16.0503
- Dutch/Flemish Language and Literature16.0504
- Norwegian Language and Literature16.0505
- Swedish Language and Literature16.0506
- Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other16.0599
- Modern Greek Language and Literature16.0601
- South Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General16.0700
- Hindi Language and Literature16.0701
- Sanskrit and Classical Indian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics16.0702
- Bengali Language and Literature16.0704
…and 48 more programs.
02.
Draws on
- Foreign Language5.0 of 5
- English Language4.4 of 5
- Education and Training4.1 of 5
Importance as rated in O*NET (1 to 5); areas rated 3.5 or more, up to eight.