Annual salary (average) in Houston for a guy with a bachelor's degree ? (Dallas: how much, unemployment)

[Wonderful Jellal]

Just curious, I would like to know how much I'll be paid there
Thank you

[hoffdano]

There is no simple answer to this question. If your degree is in history, you will earn very little. If you are a chemical engineer, you could earn $70K per year or more.

Engineers who graduate from Texas A&M or UT can easily earn $50K and much more depending on their area of expertise.

[Wonderful Jellal]

Originally Posted by hoffdano

There is no simple answer to this question. If your degree is in history, you will earn very little. If you are a chemical engineer, you could earn $70K per year or more.

Engineers who graduate from Texas A&M or UT can easily earn $50K and much more depending on their area of expertise.

I understand, I tell you more :
I study the Langues Etrangères Appliquées (France) or in english university language course with emphasis on business and management.
My jobs preference :
-Interpreter
-Translator
-Marketing Manager
And if it's not Houston..Dallas or Austin are ok ^^

[Willsson]

This is where you need to get clever. Being native French speaking and with an excellent command of the English language along with exposure to your biz and management concepts and use, it seems you might want to start with contacting international French companies with offices in Houston, Dallas AND/or Austin.

Next, look into U.S. companies with contact abroad that might be interested in your language skills. Oil companies come to mind. Bear in mind though, many Euro companies already communicate in English.

Look into colleges and universities in your preferred locales that would be interested in your teaching French to dumbass college kids. Contact the Alliance Francaise to see if they have any assist. Or the French American Chamber of Commerce.

Your major problem is going to find out what is required of you to even work in the U.S. As a French citizen, you can't just jump off the jumbo jet and start working somewhere. You will need papers to PROVE you are allowed to work in the U.S. Any time a U.S. citizens even applies for a job they have to check a box on the applications that they swear they have the right work in the U.S.

Nobody wants to deny you the right to work, it's just the law.

[Cowboys fan in Houston]

Its too broad to say. Most salaries with college degree start of around 30,000 USD per year. What you want to look for is a company with lots of advancement opportunity.

Just dont expect to be making a lot your first two years or so. You have to work for it.

If you are interested in the DFW area, maybe these guys can help:

http://www.faccdallas.com/

http://www.afnorthtexas.org/se3bin/c...name=school342

I know Houston has similar organizations. Not sure about Austin.

[Wonderful Jellal]

Originally Posted by tofurkey

This is where you need to get clever. Being native French speaking and with an excellent command of the English language along with exposure to your biz and management concepts and use, it seems you might want to start with contacting international French companies with offices in Houston, Dallas AND/or Austin.

Next, look into U.S. companies with contact abroad that might be interested in your language skills. Oil companies come to mind. Bear in mind though, many Euro companies already communicate in English.

Look into colleges and universities in your preferred locales that would be interested in your teaching French to dumbass college kids. Contact the Alliance Francaise to see if they have any assist. Or the French American Chamber of Commerce.

Your major problem is going to find out what is required of you to even work in the U.S. As a French citizen, you can't just jump off the jumbo jet and start working somewhere. You will need papers to PROVE you are allowed to work in the U.S. Any time a U.S. citizens even applies for a job they have to check a box on the applications that they swear they have the right work in the U.S.

Nobody wants to deny you the right to work, it's just the law.

Yeah I know I must obtain a green card (and become american later ).That won't be easy but if I have a bachelor's degree I guess they won't reject me because the US needs skilled workers, particularly in the translation area (apparently there is shortage ^^)

LAnative : yeah apparently 30,000 USD is the average at the beginning, but it's a good salary for someone in Houston ? In France it's pretty ok but we are overtaxed too ^^

[Bily Lovec]

you'll scrape by on $30k in houston.

I 'll second the above poster, you need to find either a french company in need of your services or an american company that does work with the french.

Im in the petro/chem production engineering business and Ive never worked with a French company.
austin and dallas may be a better choice for you.
what does the french do ?

[ChristieP]

To come work in the US, you will have to find a company to sponsor you for a work visa. These are usually the H1B for technical/specialty professions (such as engineers), the H2B for seasonal workers in the agriculture industry, or the L category of intercompany transfers. In order for a company to sponsor a foreign worker, they have to show that they cannot find a US citizen to do the work, and they must get a labor certification of need approved by the US Department of Labor. VERY few companies are sponsoring foreign workers any more for three reasons: 1. US unemployment is about 10%, so good US citizen workers are easy to find, 2. the entire process from filing the labor certification to having the worker start working takes over 6 months, and 3. It is VERY expensive (usually $10,000 USD) to get the whole process completed.

Honestly, your best chance for coming to the US to work is to enter and win a Green Card through the Diversity Visa Lottery. Electronic Diversity Visa Lottery Looks like the draw for 2012 visas begins in October 2010, so you need to get started ASAP!

[doss1]

Here's the problem as I see it from my perspective working for a government agency:

Due to the economy, lots of people are returning back to school in hopes of increasing their odds of getting employed in the work place. The problem is...lots of other people are doing it too for the very same reason. So, you have a bunch of people going back to school....and Masters/BS, etc are a dime a dozen these days......but who does the employer hire??? Well, he hires the guy that has real-world experience and skills...with EXPERIENCE being the main factor. My opinion is...if you're going to school...you may as well look at doing a full-time internship in the field with an employer in an industry you want to get into.

[HillaryC]

I think there's no labor certification for the H1B anymore. But it's a degree after all, it will help to qualify for it. Just have to look a little harder for the right position.