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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am someone who learned Spanish via immersion and am hoping to do the same for my kids if we get a good lottery pull. I am not looking at this from an employment perspective. I naively thought that my Spanish fluency would help me get a job or earn more but in reality I use it close to never in my white collar career (management consulting and then healthcare administration). I’m sad that I don’t use it more but there are just very few white collar jobs where you’ll have the opportunity to use it. I did interview for a few global roles where I’d be traveling to South America but ultimately didn’t get them because these companies were looking for native speakers (which are plentiful, by the way). That being said, learning Spanish absolutely improved my English language skills, particularly my writing, which has been invaluable. I’m seeking language immersion for my kids because I personally believe it will help them overall in language arts and provide them a more well rounded education. [/quote] White collar jobs where Spanish fluency is very helpful: Physician PA Nurse Pharmacist Physical Therapist Occupational Therapist Social Worker Principal (in a school with a sizable Spanish speaking population. See: Every major city in the US) Teacher (“ “) Etc... [/quote]
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