Knowledge

Foreign Language

Knowledge of the structure and content of a foreign (non-English) language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition and grammar, and pronunciation.

Definition from U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA) (O*NET 31.0 (August 2026)).

01.

Jobs that draw on it most

5 jobs

Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary5.0 of 5
Interpreters and Translators4.1 of 5
Anthropologists and Archeologists4.0 of 5
Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary3.5 of 5
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary3.5 of 5

02.

Programs that lead to those jobs

Ancient Studies/Civilization3 jobs
Classical and Ancient Studies, Other3 jobs
Economics and Foreign Language/Literature3 jobs
History and Language/Literature3 jobs
Linguistics and Anthropology3 jobs
Cultural Anthropology3 jobs
Deaf Studies2 jobs
Foreign Languages and Literatures, General2 jobs
Linguistics2 jobs
Language Interpretation and Translation2 jobs
Applied Linguistics2 jobs
African Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics2 jobs
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General2 jobs
Chinese Language and Literature2 jobs
Japanese Language and Literature2 jobs
Korean Language and Literature2 jobs
Tibetan Language and Literature2 jobs
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other2 jobs
Slavic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General2 jobs
Baltic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics2 jobs
Russian Language and Literature2 jobs
Albanian Language and Literature2 jobs
Bulgarian Language and Literature2 jobs
Czech Language and Literature2 jobs
Polish Language and Literature2 jobs
Bosnian, Serbian, and Croatian Languages and Literatures2 jobs
Slovak Language and Literature2 jobs
Ukrainian Language and Literature2 jobs
Slavic, Baltic, and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other2 jobs
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General2 jobs

…and 137 more programs.