
NSA - Anchorage, AK Denver/Aurora, CO Fort Gordon. Marina Parsegova, who speaks Russian, is an FBI language analyst. 1210333-Linguist / Language Analyst - Entry to Experienced Level (MD, HI, GA, TX, UT, CO & AK). Salary is between $29 and $41 per hour, depending upon the language and level of proficiency.Ĭontract employees can expect to work from their local FBI field office. Contract linguists can work flexible schedules.

The FBI has nearly 1,500 linguists nationwide supporting over 100 different foreign language requirements.Īll linguists begin as contract employees, but that may lead to a full-time job. They also play an important role in providing cultural awareness to FBI agents, intelligence analysts, and other FBI employees. Here we have, I think 30 percent who are native English speakers who learned that (foreign) language maybe living overseas for two years, maybe got a college degree later."Īccording to the FBI's website, linguists work in a variety of interpretation and translation assignments. "We have a lot of people who are very proficient at foreign languages. "In Salt Lake we have a different mix," Leach said. Law enforcement like the FBI, are utilizing new practices of investigation through forensic linguistics to help legal cases. Nationally, more than 95 percent of FBI linguists are native speakers of a foreign language, but that's not a requirement for the job nor the case in Utah. Foreign languages needed most: Arabic, Chinese (Mandarin), Hebrew, Farsi, Pashto, Somali, Spanish & many others.By creating this job alert, you agree to the LinkedIn User Agreement and Privacy Policy. Linguists work to document, analyze, and preserve endangered languages by conducting fieldwork and establishing literacy programs. Must be fluent in English and a foreign language needed by the FBI Get email updates for new Linguist jobs in Los Angeles Metropolitan Area.The FBI is holding a job fair this week, hoping to find contract linguists.Įric Leach, a regional program manager for the FBI, says the agency is looking for people who are highly skilled in a variety of languages, but the priorities are Somali, Hebrew, Farsi, and Mandarin Chinese.Īpplicants must meet the following requirements: They have the ability to interpret either oral or sign language. SALT LAKE CITY - If you've ever dreamed of working for the FBI and you're fluent in a foreign language, you may want to consider applying to be a linguist for the agency. Forensic linguists can also work with agencies such as the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) to deal with matters. Forensic linguists apply their training in language and forensic science to find proof for criminal cases. Reading or replaying the story in itsĪrchived form does not constitute a republication of the story.

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