Foreign Language Study Courses Blog

The Increasing Demand for Skilled Bilingual Workers

The increasing demand for bilingual workers in the US has never been higher. What is newly emerging though is a whole new labor market for skilled workers who are not only multilingual but who also have a clear understanding of the culture from the country from which they speak the language. Finding bilingual employees with only basic administrative skills is also on the rise, but the challenge hiring managers face today is in finding pharmacists, doctors, technicians, engineers and banking professionals skilled not only in their profession, but also in fluently speaking a foreign language.

An extensive study by The Industrial & Labor Relations Review shows the shortage in bilingual employees is translating to increased wages for those workers who can speak a second or even a third language.
The reasons are clear, the booming influx of foreign residents in the US requires that anyone providing services to immigrants in the US speak their language. The same goes true for anyone managing an immigrant workforce. Further, the ability to conduct business on an international scale is becoming increasingly important, not only for goods and services that are being offered to foreign countries, but also to manage production and transport of foreign imports from them.

The bilingual skills needed to conduct business does not stop at knowing the language, however. Knowing and understanding the culture of your clients and understanding foreign business etiquette is increasingly important as well. The ability to read and write, attend business gatherings, and knowing the do's and don'ts of the foreign culture gives you a unique skill set that's in high demand, and growing.

Giving your child a head start in with a language immersion program starting at a young age will pay huge dividends for your child in the future.

Return

Contact Us

P.O. Box 1772 Pacific Palisades, CA 90272
Phone: (800) 284-4448
Fax: (310) 454-1706
eMail: info@languageliaison.com