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Anthropologists and Archeologists

	Median Wage (USD, 2024)	Projected Job Openings (2024-2034)	Projected Growth (2024-2034)
National Statistics	$64910	800	3.7%
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National

State

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State

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$64910

Median Wage (USD, 2024)

800

Projected Job Openings (2024-2034)

3.7%

Projected Growth (2024-2034)

Study the origin, development, and behavior of human beings. May study the way of life, language, or physical characteristics of people in various parts of the world. May engage in systematic recovery and examination of material evidence, such as tools or pottery remaining from past human cultures, in order to determine the history, customs, and living habits of earlier civilizations.

Experience Requirements Overview

Job Zone Five: Extensive Preparation Needed
Extensive skill, knowledge, and experience are needed for these occupations. Many require more than five years of experience. For example, surgeons must complete four years of college and an additional five to seven years of specialized medical training to be able to do their job.
Most of these occupations require graduate school. For example, they may require a master's degree, and some require a Ph.D., M.D., or J.D. (law degree).
Employees may need some on-the-job training, but most of these occupations assume that the person will already have the required skills, knowledge, work-related experience, and/or training.

Education, Training and Experience

Required Level of Education: Doctoral Degree

Related Work Experience: Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years

On-Site or In-Plant Training: Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years

On-the-Job Training: None or short demonstration

Detailed Work Activities

Conduct anthropological or archaeological research.
Collect information from people through observation, interviews, or surveys.
Prepare scientific or technical reports or presentations.
Evaluate characteristics of archival or historical objects.
Plan social sciences research.
Direct scientific activities.
Record research or operational data.
Inspect condition of natural environments.
Advise others about environmental management or conservation.
Collect biological specimens.
Mark materials or objects for identification.
Package materials or products.
Conduct research on social issues.
Collect archival data.
Train personnel in technical or scientific procedures.
Advise others on matters of public policy.
Document events or evidence, using photographic or audiovisual equipment.
Design psychological or educational treatment procedures or programs.
Collaborate with technical specialists to resolve design or development problems.
Communicate with government agencies.
Clean objects.
Conduct scientific research of organizational behavior or processes.
Plan community programs or activities for the general public.
Develop theories or models of social phenomena.
Conduct historical research.
Apply knowledge or research findings to address environmental problems.
Advise others on educational matters.
Analyze forensic evidence to solve crimes.
Instruct college students in social sciences or humanities disciplines.
Write grant proposals.

Work Values

Achievement

Occupations that satisfy this work value are results oriented and allow employees to use their strongest abilities, giving them a feeling of accomplishment. Corresponding needs are Ability Utilization and Achievement.

Working Conditions

Recognition

Relationships

Support

Independence

Tasks

Collect information and make judgments through observation, interviews, and review of documents.
Teach or mentor undergraduate and graduate students in anthropology or archeology.
Write about and present research findings for a variety of specialized and general audiences.
Plan and direct research to characterize and compare the economic, demographic, health care, social, political, linguistic, and religious institutions of distinct cultural groups, communities, and organizations.
Create data records for use in describing and analyzing social patterns and processes, using photography, videography, and audio recordings.
Train others in the application of ethnographic research methods to solve problems in organizational effectiveness, communications, technology development, policy making, and program planning.
Identify culturally specific beliefs and practices affecting health status and access to services for distinct populations and communities, in collaboration with medical and public health officials.
Apply traditional ecological knowledge and assessments of culturally distinctive land and resource management institutions to assist in the resolution of conflicts over habitat protection and resource enhancement.
Lead field training sites and train field staff, students, and volunteers in excavation methods.
Conduct participatory action research in communities and organizations to assess how work is done and to design work systems, technologies, and environments.
Develop and test theories concerning the origin and development of past cultures.
Research, survey, or assess sites of past societies and cultures in search of answers to specific research questions.
Write grant proposals to obtain funding for research.
Advise government agencies, private organizations, and communities regarding proposed programs, plans, and policies and their potential impacts on cultural institutions, organizations, and communities.
Organize public exhibits and displays to promote public awareness of diverse and distinctive cultural traditions.
Collaborate with economic development planners to decide on the implementation of proposed development policies, plans, and programs based on culturally institutionalized barriers and facilitating circumstances.
Develop intervention procedures, using techniques such as individual and focus group interviews, consultations, and participant observation of social interaction.
Enhance the cultural sensitivity of elementary and secondary curricula and classroom interactions in collaboration with educators and teachers.
Study archival collections of primary historical sources to help explain the origins and development of cultural patterns.
Formulate general rules that describe and predict the development and behavior of cultures and social institutions.
Record the exact locations and conditions of artifacts uncovered in diggings or surveys, using drawings and photographs as necessary.
Assess archeological sites for resource management, development, or conservation purposes and recommend methods for site protection.
Gather and analyze artifacts and skeletal remains to increase knowledge of ancient cultures.
Compare findings from one site with archeological data from other sites to find similarities or differences.
Describe artifacts' physical properties or attributes, such as the materials from which artifacts are made and their size, shape, function, and decoration.
Collect artifacts made of stone, bone, metal, and other materials, placing them in bags and marking them to show where they were found.
Study objects and structures recovered by excavation to identify, date, and authenticate them and to interpret their significance.
Consult site reports, existing artifacts, and topographic maps to identify archeological sites.
Clean, restore, and preserve artifacts.
Participate in forensic activities, such as tooth and bone structure identification, in conjunction with police departments and pathologists.

Work Styles

Innovation

A tendency to be inventive, to be imaginative, and to adopt new perspectives on ways to accomplish work.

Innovation

Achievement Orientation

Intellectual Curiosity

Tolerance for Ambiguity

Initiative

Adaptability

Self-Confidence

Perseverance

Leadership Orientation

Humility

Sincerity

Empathy

Cooperation

Optimism

Social Orientation

Cautiousness

Attention to Detail

Dependability

Integrity

Stress Tolerance

Self-Control

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