Linguistics Internships & Careers
What Can I Do With a Degree in Linguistics?
The Linguistic Society of America has excellent information about what to expect if you major in linguistics and career paths that a degree in linguistics will prepare you for - everything from working for the CIA to training actors!
Questions about internships?
Discover Internship & Career Resources
Career Coaching
Full-time career coaches will meet one-to-one with you to help you focus your career visions and achieve your professional goals.
Apply for an Internship Course
For every 50 hours you work in your internship, you can earn 1 credit hour for up to 6 credit hours a semester with a max of 12 total.
Search Handshake for Positions
Handshake is the University of Utah's main application for finding jobs and internships.
Subscribe to Internship Annoucements
Stay in the loop on internship announcements that are relevant to your interests.
Micro-Internships
Micro-internships are short-term, paid internships. They are great for exploring new career paths and gaining new skills in more project-oriented ways.
Hinckley Internships
Go local, national, or global for your internship experience. The Hinckley Institute places interns in a variety of positions.
Student Media
Student media is a student-run organization offering many on-campus internship opportunities with the Daily Utah Chronicle, K-UTE radio station, Geeksquad, Wasatch Magazine, AdThing, and more.
Grads in Action: See Their Stories
Lyuba Basin, Rare Books Curator, J Willard Marriott Library
Bachelor of Arts, Linguistics
"While studying Linguistics, I fell in love with language and the human capability of communication, which continues to shape the ways in which I view the world and how I approach my work. Because of my background in Linguistics, I am able to see a network of multifaceted connections that are found between language, literature, and culture – from four-thousand-year-old Sumerian clay tablets to twenty-first century artists’ books."
Zach Earl, Acadmeic Advisor, Academic Advising Center at University of Utah
Bachelor of Arts, Linguistics
"My degree in linguistics from the University of Utah was crucial in my journey teaching ESL and then advising. It equipped me with the skills to effectively teach English to students from various linguistic backgrounds. Transitioning into advising, my teaching skills translated into guiding students, as I tailor my support to meet their individual needs, drawing on my ability to communicate complex concepts clearly and empathetically. The program's emphasis on lifelong learning and pursuing passions has fueled my commitment to continuous growth and innovation in both teaching and advising."
Linguistics Career Placements
- Accent coach
- Artificial intelligence
- Audiologist
- Interpreter
- Language data analyst
- Lexicographer
- Lawyer
- Marketing specialist
- Natural language processing
- Speech pathologist
- Speech recognition, speech synthesis
- Translator
Linguistics Career Paths event March 5, 2020
Two linguistics students share how they got full time jobs. Jodi Bigler works now for Lingotek after an internship and graduation. Caiti Hunting has a full-time job with Epic as soon as she graduates. Both discuss the hiring process and how linguistics helped prepare them for their positions.
