What being a Linguistics major is REALLY like // Job hunting, grades, misconceptions, & salaries

[@arcticwolf6402]

For the people out there, no. You do not go into academic environment, studying various sciences, for "jobs" and "salaries..." If that is what you are after, go learn something practical and something that's most demanded on the market, by the rich and the powerful, so you can submit the rest of your waking hours to your bosses and the people on top, giving out orders. :) You go into academic environment because you are a curious, thoughtful, enthusiastic individual, excited about knowing more and more on how the world - and its components - works, to pursue what's interesting to you and whatever catches your mind the most, conduct your own research, etc. So, when and if you study stuff like cognitive psychology, linguistics, neuroscience and so on and so forth at universities, STOP focusing on superficial things like "jobs" and the market. If that is what your primary focus is on, you are at the wrong place. Money will eventually come as a byproduct of your knowledge, curiosity, interests and fascination with the topics you pursue.

[@beautifullykayla]

Thank you for being so raw and real. I love studying languages and I am interested in this major but I am scared I won't find a job

[@beccalevy1]

I felt the exact some way when I started college! But now that I’m almost done I can genuinely say that most of my linguistics major friends have found great jobs. If this is what you want to study, don’t let that hold you back!

[@1savannahlegend247]

Do you have a social media handle because I study multiple languages and need a speech partner

[@B787-8]

@@beccalevy1 which job do they get?

[@lorine4535]

@@B787-8journalists, translators, there’s a lot more ofc

[@vincentsoutania274]

@@beccalevy1 this was definitely a sign thank you!

[@andreiajaneiro7417]

Yes, Linguistics! I'm studying Linguistics here in Portugal and love language acquisition and phonetics 😍✨

[@justhere4food552]

Hello, do you want to be a linguist writer? If so, I have a small seasonal employment opportunity for you.

[@katie-mz6si]

Thank you so much for this video! I'm in my second year of high school and I'm considering doing linguistics in university. The biggest thing I was worried about was job opportunities/employment and it's great to hear that shouldn't be an issue. I love that this degree could lead to so many different opportunities and career paths - I don't really care about doing something directly related to it. The only huge drawback is that people don't know what it is? As long as I love it, I couldn't care less lmao

[@CourtneysCorner1]

Hi Becca! I’ve been contemplating getting a linguistics degree and this video helped me so much! I love the overview of the entire major and all of the things you had to say about job opportunities because that’s one of the reasons I wouldn’t follow through with the major. You are so right that everyone has to work in order to get a job after graduation; I never thought of it that way. Besides, I’d rather enjoy my time in college learning something that interests me than be miserable for the four years lol. Thanks for the video!!!

[@arcticwolf6402]

You do not go into academic environment, studying various sciences, for "jobs" and "salaries..." If that is what you are after, go learn something practical and something that's most demanded on the market, by the rich and the powerful, so you can submit the rest of your waking hours to your bosses and the people on top, giving you orders... You go into academic environment because you are a curious, thoughtful, enthusiastic individual, excited about knowing more and more on how the world - and its components - works, to pursue what's interesting to you and whatever catches your mind the most, conduct your own research, etc. So, when and if you study stuff like cognitive psychology, linguistics, neuroscience and so on and so forth at universities, STOP focusing on superficial things like "jobs" and the market. If that is what your primary focus is on, you are at the wrong place. Money will eventually come as a byproduct of your knowledge, curiosity, interests and fascination with the topics you pursue.

[@hadjer3801]

​@@arcticwolf6402loved your comment ❤

[@soph1683]

constantly changing my mind between majors, but ive always been a fan of words and language and how our minds work w language since i grew up bilingual. i think this might be the major for me🤞

[@izzabroad1415]

this is such a helpful video! I might get a linguistics degree and you answered all my questions :) great content, keep it up!

[@beccalevy1]

I’m so glad you found it useful!

[@Lloyalteemarie]

I appreciate you for putting this video out I’m a senior in high school and I have to do two years at community college before I could transfer out to a four-year college and I wanna major in linguistics and I was scared that I wasn’t gonna be able to get a chance to major in linguistics . But this just made me want to try harder to achieve my dreams of becoming linguist . So thank you !!!

[@beccalevy1]

You should go for it! It’s the best major out there for sure

[@normiel7135]

Holy, im in this same situation. cc student going to major in linguistics when i transfer to 4 year

[@piyushsharma-kk8ix]

I am also starting my masters in linguistics and was bit worried about what job opportunities would i have with linguistics. But you have cleared my doubts with your answer. And that's a very nice example of getting a job in finance by leveraging linguistics skills. Thanks

[@beccalevy1]

I think there are so many good options with linguistics! You just have to be ready to sell yourself as a good candidate, because people just don’t know as much about it.

[@samane8314]

I immensely appreciate this video . I needed this

[@vincentsoutania274]

NO SERIOUUUUUSLLLY ❤️❤️👏🏾

[@mess14]

Thank you for this , it's truly helpful , I'm planning to major in linguistics next year , looking forward to explore this upcoming new world

[@lentlumiere5176]

I’m thinking about going into linguistics, Im in my senior year. This was very helpful thank you :’)

[@Mickeii617]

I want to be a Chinese linguistic major. Because I want to be a TEFL teacher in China. Glad to hear some the other things you can do with this major.

[@eltoroluckypatientzero1355]

Nice, I'm a 2021 graduate Linguisitcs major. Gonna be an English teacher in Japan in March/April. I do have thoughts of getting my masters for research. My long term goal with that would be to work with endangered languages and help preserve them. Unfortunately due to Covid and other factors affcted my mental health and my grades. I graduated with mediocre grades sadly, so that's realistically is not an likely option. I do plan on being a translator one day, I guess due to people not knowing what linguistics is truly about, I can leverage that.

[@beccalevy1]

Haha yes people definitely have no idea that linguistics isn’t translation! You should try looking into working for some of the language preservation programs in Alaska! I think there might be some jobs that only require a bachelors.

[@eltoroluckypatientzero1355]

@@beccalevy1 That is a GREAT idea thank you.

[@makerbilly]

I'm rlly interested in sociolinguistics; what jobs are out there relating to that field? And would they require more than just a bachelor's degree?

[@Im_Korzak]

This video is very helpful thank you I'm planning to move to Japan and teach English eventually become a translator. I saw linguistics doesn't have any requirements for a mature student but the program it self just seems perfect for learning how to teach English. I get to minor in business or Japanese language as well if I want.

[@jessicaarredondo5242]

I'm majoring in Ling and minoring in Russian and Japanese (I'm a junior) thank you for this vid! Also obsessed with your energy ✨🖤 hahaha & yes "what iiiis linguistics?" 🤣 Or "what the hell are you gonna do with that?"

[@beccalevy1]

That's a really cool language combination to be learning!

[@jkscout]

You definitely cannot go into speech language pathology or audiology with a linguistics degree. You need an entirely different degree or set of pre-reqs to be admitted to graduate school, which is required to practice as an SLP. I am one. Linguistics degrees never cover the content needed to study speech-language pathology.

[@GAmerXDg]

Thanks for this video , really knew some things never known before about this major

[@damanipage5990]

My undergrad major is English with 2 minors in chinese and secondary education i just spoke to the chair of the applied linguistics accelerated masters degree program and im so excited because she likes that I'm so passionate about this program and she is interested in me joining (after i get most of undergrad courses out of the way) I'm so excited!! My dream of being an ESL teacher is coming together!

[@tapioca.colorida]

man how can i relate so much with a course 0_0 Every single thing u said bout the couse, the subjects, are always things that i think and ponder when i'm alone bout portuguese, english, spanish and french. The only problem is that i don't know if i would be able to pursue a carrer here in Brazil with a linguistics major

[@idapk2910]

Then apply for jobs in other countries. What are you worried about? You don't have to stay in Brazil for the rest of your life.

[@IngridTorga]

Hey, other lingustics major students… can you confirm what she is saying? It’s not that i don’t believe her, just looking for other opinions/perspectives… thanks 😊

[@katym8874]

Hi, I'm having a degree+career crisis right now and I super appreciate this video!!

[@beccalevy1]

I’m glad to be of any help!

[@jkscout]

then don't major in linguistics lol

[@Linguanaut]

@@jkscout What did you major in to be a speech pathologist?

[@jkscout]

@@Linguanaut you have to major in communication sciences and disorders. Or do a post-bac program if you majored in anything else, like linguistics.

[@Linguanaut]

@@jkscout Ah,I see. And would you have any recommendations for those who love languages seeing as there's not a lot of career options for a linguistics major?

[@urphakeandgey6308]

A bit off-topic, but African-American English or AAVE is simultaneously stigmatized and fashionable. It's a weird paradox of the dialect, but at the same time, it has become increasingly normalized.

[@tristannaraine7581]

Hi! I first wanna say I loved your video super informative and clear!! I actually graduated with my BA in psych a few years back. After college though, it was so hard to find a job. I applied and applied -and no one would give me a chance. I’d write and write strong cover letters and have strong resumes but it was tough. Eventually, through a reference, I began teaching and was a teacher for 3 years. But I didn’t love teaching. Im pursing a BA now in Media/Communications. I’m wondering what was your key to success in getting a job outside of your major/field - and just getting more callbacks? I would prefer to have more job success outside of education - and hopefully in media or psych - but it’s so hard to! Its been also so hard In psych is so hard to break into the field after undergrad or to get more research opportunities too! This comment is long winded - but thank u for taking the time in advance!! :))

[@justhere4food552]

Do you have experience being a linguist writer?

[@yasamanasili9220]

I'm the student in English literature but I want to continue my education in linguistic and because I really obsessed with computer programming and data science I like to continue as a computational linguist but I afraid of finding job...by the way do you think is there any job for a computational linguist ??

[@nisunniest]

your video just popped in my timeline and i immediately clicked it as student of linguistics😆. Thank u for the video!!! I not lost anymore 😌

[@Mellyouttaphase]

I am finishing up my Linguistics degree and let’s just say I LOVE IT … but… I totally regret doing it. As someone doing their first university degree in their 30s, I should have followed my head not my heart and now I am looking at another few years of study. Would I do it again? If I was 20 years younger, yeah, maybe. Looking at doing law or speech pathology now.

[@Lymor1]

Why do you regret doing it?

[@Mellyouttaphase]

@@Lymor1 Because it isn’t immediately applicable for me. It’s a degree that you need to then study further which isn’t necessarily a bad thing, but at my age can become a very expensive and time-consuming endeavour. It’s a tough one for me, because once again, I have thoroughly enjoyed most of the course material but unless you have time and money to burn, or a clear path that can utilise it well, I can’t responsibly recommend doing a linguistics degree.

[@Lymor1]

@@Mellyouttaphase Totally understand! Wish you success in your new career path ✨

[@justhere4food552]

Hello, do you want to be a linguist writer? If so, I have a small seasonal employment opportunity for you.

[@thandoolivia5481]

Loved this video, it its so helpful. Thank you so much!❤

[@phirdaus]

I'm also combining linguistics with economics

[@bluebaryberry9020]

Is a bachelors degree enough in linguistics to get a good job or do you have to get a master’s degree?

[@BlakCouncil]

Thank you so much really, you helped me a lot ❤️

[@user-vn3xj6ck3z]

We watched this video at the Institute of International Relations of KFU in Russia. Keep making videos! You are cute💗Good luck!

[@rickiejacobs2086]

I have always been interested in linguistics and am currently learning Japanese. Why? I want to understand how the language works, and it’s fascinating! But I started college as a theater major; my first class was in voice for actors. I want to draw your attention to something you do when speaking-which is to use a question inflection frequently, rising up in tone at the end of a sentence or phrase that is not a question. This used to be called “Valley Girl” speech, and it’s not the most professional sounding. I don’t mean to offend you, but I would respectfully suggest that you talk with a voice coach in this area.

[@idapk2910]

Yep! I noticed that too immediately. I'm also very interested in linguistics and languages. I was studying Psychology but had my doubts about linguistics, as I don't like the job prospects of a Psyc degree; and now, after wat8this video, I think I'm gonna drop Psyc and get into Ling, or at least study Psyc as a minor.

[@abdiqanihashi484]

I was hoping I could Levi a mastery over linguistics. To compose poetry and literature. Does anyone think this could be possible?

[@calaminthagrandiflora7065]

I want to study linguistics in order to become a book editor.

[@user-sv7zm9ky9h]

Hi Becca Levay! How are you doing? I need your guidance as I am doing this degree. Can you guide me which books are recommended either grammar or history of languages for students of linguistics? Godspeed!

[@tolaoyetunde7635]

Is B.A linguistics useless? Does it have many job opportunities in it? Do you have to be a linguistics major to get a job

[@inboxnews]

Please post more videos. I love your pov.

[@danawakes2001]

Would looooove to know your opinion on the father of modern Linguistics Noam Chomsky. What's your take on his work on syntactic structures, etc.

[@snehajain5057]

How much do they pay you - What's an average salary?

[@aminakhan160]

Hi, i have completed my graduation in linguistics and language, now i am in doubt related to job. As i want to move into a different country for job so tell me something regarding job opportunities

[@AdamUSA-wu5cs]

Awesome video and an awesome personality ❤

[@StEvUgnIn]

Hello Becca, do you work with textual data analysis? Do you conduct sentiment analysis for a bank?

[@mattreggie4481]

Working for a bank with a major in linguistics alone? Sounds like a decent science fiction to me. They won't even talk to you unless you have another major (or at least a BA) in economics.

[@silviapirvulescu4159]

Is there a linguistics major online?? 😭 I can’t afford to move

[@idapk2910]

I'm sure there is. Just google it. Plus, many units these days offer most of their Arts and Humanities programs and courses online.

[@zinncute5195]

I'm a Nigerian studying linguistics major and my third year. Always think where i would work after schooling

[@mattreggie4481]

Are you good at real - time troubleshooting, or teaching? If not, you are going to end up as an unemployed major of applied linguistics. That's a fact. Or, if you really want to use your linguistic knowledge in practice, start another major, as soon as you get your diploma.

[@abdrahimtahiri2337]

I loved the content and it's a helpful content for me as a linguistic student!!♥️🥰

[@morkmonk7319]

She's not wrong. Don't do a TESOL MA/PhD people, app ling all the way.

[@mariahearts372]

❤️❤️❤️

[@TaraHower]

Ideas on great online linguistics degrees

[@dianadavitadze8201]

Linguistics in Russia is completely pointless, I realized that companies in Russia don't need linguists who don't have specialisation in computer linguistics. If I want to get a well-paid job that would probably be teaching at state schools - but I don't want to. Life is pain.

[@chrisparker881]

Good job beautiful... Red heads are the best... I keeps telling people 😆

[@ilmudunia3142]

Interesting.. TQ for sharing

[@krystalannawilliams2653]

𝕿exas

[@mattreggie4481]

What beig a Linguistics major is REALLY like...says the title of Becca Levy's video, which is supposed to draw people's attention. The truth is that after graduation from linguistics only, you can expect to start a brilliant career as an...unemployed person, but still with a diploma. The only problem here is that your diploma is not going to earn a single penny for you.

[@krystalannawilliams2653]

Bigo

[@rickythedramaboy1162]

very boring jobs ;/