If he's good with languages, he's probably a good programmer. There is very good

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Apr 23, 2018
4:17:07pm

chago04 All-American

money in programming though I never found it compelling.

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chago04

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Time

Careers in linguistics, languages, etc.

thaws Good Guy Idiot

4/23/18 4:08pm

There a few people in my stake here in NY studying forensic linguistics.

aplusfan

4/23/18 4:10pm

There are government jobs for that type of thing. Look at state department, CIA, etc.

buffgato

4/23/18 4:10pm

CIA/Intelligence

cougfanblue

4/23/18 4:10pm

My former Bishop was getting a Masters in Linguistics at BYU when the CIA came

Nat Gas Man

4/23/18 5:06pm

I went to middle east on my mission. CIA was VERY interested

hitechcpa

4/23/18 7:25pm

Advise your son to continue his passion for languages as a hobby but find a real degree and career path. Engineering is

Pimpin4Paradise

4/23/18 4:11pm

Engineering with language skills (especially Asian/Indian) is very valuable in the US market.

Bert609

4/23/18 4:12pm

The military always has uses for linguists...

Tokolosh

4/23/18 4:11pm

DLI in Monterey, CA.

Division Bell

4/23/18 4:17pm

Son-in-law learned Arabic there

ColoSpgs

4/23/18 5:05pm

Several thoughts:

ColoSpgs

4/23/18 5:12pm

If he's good with languages, he's probably a good programmer. There is very good

chago04

4/23/18 4:17pm

Learning languages and linguistics are two conpletely different

UNHuskerCoug

4/23/18 4:17pm

I don't know how long the trend will last, but at least in the short term, voice is the next user interface.

El Jefe

4/23/18 4:24pm

Answers on languages versus linguistics;

Archaea

4/23/18 4:25pm

Work for the state dept

Beggar

4/23/18 4:29pm

Set up your own personal computer server and work from home!!!

StarMan

4/23/18 4:37pm

Not without precedent!

AZcougLawyer

4/23/18 7:10pm

Same thing happened to my son. Left for his mission halfway through a degree

SouthernCoug

4/23/18 6:06pm

I wanted to as well but never could find a job that fit.

Archaea

4/23/18 6:57pm

Court Interpreter

calvindyer

4/23/18 7:31pm

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