One Year after Graduation –Reported in May 2004

Surveys returned:  73 out of 75 or 97%

Location of Addresses ListedSurveys returned:  
48 (74%) in the US and 17 (26%) in 9 other countries

Salaries/Compensation - One Year Out
All Language Programs

373/73 (45%) Reported - C= 5, F= 3, G= 1, J= 13, K= 4, R= 1, S= 6

Average = $41,878/year
Median = $42,000/year
Low = $23,000/year
High = $71,340/year

Note: Salary averages and medians are affected by different salaries and costs of living in other countries.


GSTI Class of 2003 Post-Graduate Employer

Business Services / Manufacturing - 8
AW North Carolina, ICT, Durham, NC (J1)       
Honda Kaihatsu Kogyo USA, Marysville,OH (J1)
Honda R&D Americas, Inc., Raymond, OH (J1) 
JD Edwards, Denver, CO (C1, F1) 
LG Infocomm USA., Inc. (K1)
Midwest Express, Inc., East Liberty, OH (J1)
Suzuki, Myers and Associates, Ltd, Novi, MI (J1)      

Education - 2
Monterey Institute, Monterey, CA (C2,J1) 
SDP Institute of Foreign Languages, Seoul, Korea (K1)

Government - 4
Defense Language Institute, Monterey, CA (K2)
Federal Bureau of Investigation,DC (S1)
WIPO, Geneva, Switzerland (J1)

Language Services - 12
Crimson Tran, Brighton, MA (S1)
InterSol, Inc., Brea, CA (J1)
Int’l Consulting Technology, KY (J1)
Iinterpret, Palo Alto, CA (S1)
JLS Language Corporation, Menlo Park, CA (J1)
Language Line Services, Monterey, CA (C2)
Law Firm, San Francisco, CA (J1)
Luz, Inc. San Francisco, CA (G1)
SDL International, Boulder, CO (S1)
Urban Connection, Tokyo, Japan (J2)        

Non Profit Organizations - 1
Stanford Hospital & CLinics, Palo Alto, CA (S1)

Chinese Class of 2005 Employment

Surveys returned:  14 returned out of 15 sent or 93%
6 Employed, 3 Employed & Looking, 5 Freelance
Location of Addresses Listed:  11 in the US, 4 in Taiwan

Selected Chinese Post-Graduate Employers
Choice Translating, Inc., Charlotte, NC
Defense Language Institute, Monterey, CA
eBay, San Jose, CA
Language Line Services, Monterey, CA
Lionbridge Technologies, Framingham, MA
SDL International, Taipei, Taiwan

French Class of 2003 Employment

Surveys returned:  6 returned out of 6 sent or 100%
3 Employed, 2 Employed & Looking, 1 Freelance
Location of Addresses Listed:  3 in the US, 1 in Belgium, 2 in France

Selected French Post-Graduate Employers
Aspen Traducion, Paris, France
DG INCO, European Commission, Brussels, Belgium
JD Edwards (PeopleSoft), Denver, CO
TTO 10, University of Maryland's Center for Advanced Study of Language, College Park, MD

German Class of 2003 Employment

Surveys returned:  2 returned out of 2 sent or 100%
1 Employed, 1 Employed & Looking
Location of Addresses Listed:  1 in the US, 1 in Ecuador

Selected German Post-Graduate Employers
Luz, Inc., San Francisco, CA

Japanese Class of 2003 Employment

Surveys returned:  21 returned out of 22 sent or 96%
18 Employed, 1 Employed & Looking, 1 Unemployed & Looking, 1 Freelance
Location of Addresses Listed:  16 in the US, 5 in Japan, 1 in Switzerland

Selected Japanese Post-Graduate Employers
AW North Carolina, ICT, Durham
Hino Motors Manufacturing, Ontario, CA
Honda Kaihatsu Kogyo USA, Ohio
InterSol, Inc., Brea, CA
Int’l Consulting Technology, KY
Ishida Taiseisha, Inc., Aichi-ken, Japan
JLS Language Corp., Menlo Park, CA
Law Firm, San Francisco, CA
Lionbridge Technologies, Framingham, MA
Midwest Express, Inc., East Liberty, OH
Monterey Institute, Monterey, CA
M-TEK Mississippi Incorporated, Madion, MS
Olympus America, San Jose, CA
Suzuki, Myers and Associates, Ltd, Novi, MI
Urban Connection, Tokyo, Japan
WIPO, Geneva, Switzerland
Yorozu Automotive Mississippi, Inc., Vicksburg, MS

Korean Class of 2003 Employment

Surveys Returned: 9 out of 9 sent or 100%
6 Employed, 2 Employed & Looking, 1 Freelance
Location of Addresses Listed: 7 in the US, 2 in Korea

Selected Korean Post-Graduate Employers
Defense Language Institute, Monterey, CA
LG Infocomm USA,Inc., San Diego, CA
SaeJong University, Seoul, Korea
SDP Institute of Foreign Languages, Seoul, Korea

Russian Class of 2003 Employment

Surveys Returned: 4 out of 4 sent or 100%
3 Employed, 1 Freelance
Location of Addresses Listed: 3 in the US, 1 in Russia

Selected Russian Post-Graduate Employers
Stanford Hospital & Clinics, Palo Alto, CA
Techtrans International, Houston, TX

Spanish Class of 2003 Employment

Surveys Returned: 17 out of 17 sent or 100%
7 Employed, 6 Employed & Looking, 2 Unemployed & Looking, 2 Freelance
Location of Addresses Listed: 15 in the US, 2 in Spain

Selected Spanish Post-Graduate Employers
AFLAC Insurance Cimpany, MN
Crimson Language Services, Brighton, MA
Federal Bureau of Investigation, DC
Foreign Broadcast Information Service, Reston, VA
Girl Scout Council of Orange County, Santa Ana, CA
Iinterpret, Palo Alto, CA
Law Offices of Rita Altman, West Palm Beach, FL
Ministry of Economy, Madrid, Spain
National Security Agency, Baltimore, MD
SDL International, Boulder, CO
Stanford Hospital & Clinics, Palo Alto, CA