We are in a globalized economy, so they are helpful across industries and roles. Even if you only want to work in the U.S. with regional clients, additional language skills are an added benefit to bring to an employer. If you’re a teacher and wish to teach Spanish, it will be a requirement, but if you wish to teach math but happen to be bilingual in Mandarin, this can be an asset to the school.
Educators, health care providers and their support staff, sales associates, social service workers, technology support, media, hospitality, and business are a few cases entailing foreign language skills not necessarily part of the general job description.