Career Opportunities with a Major in Anthropology

Many jobs require a college educated individual. College graduates can use their education in a wide variety of occupations.

A career in anthropology provides the opportunity to explore the relationship between cultures and people, and to gather and analyze data that deals with social organization and interaction. Jobs for students with degrees in Anthropology are available in many different areas, depending on the emphasis developed within the major. Jobs are available in contract archaeology, community services, education, research, museums, and - to a certain extent - business, industry, and government areas where cross-cultural concerns are important. Career opportunities in anthropology may be quite competitive.

• Interest in the totality of human experience from its beginnings to the present
• Aptitude for basic scientific problem solving
• Analytical skills, oral and written communication skills
• "People" skills, and a thorough understanding of many different cultures
• Ability to interpret/evaluate events, information and ideas representing the past
• Ability to visualize how things fit together to form a whole
• Ability to analyze data and find new ways to do things
• Ability to do mathematical calculations
• Good vision, spatial, and manual dexterity

• Colleges/Universities
• Consulting firms
• Government agencies
• Historical societies
• Journals
• Law enforcement agencies
• Law firms
• Libraries
• Marketing and Research firms
• Medical services
• Museums
• National Park Service
• Non-profit organizations
• Peace Corps
• Private industries
• Professional counseling agencies
• Research firms
• Social service organizations
• U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs
• U.S. Bureau of Land Management

• American Cultural Resources Association
• Anthropology in the News
• Anthropology Resources on the Internet
• ArchaeologyFieldwork.com
• Colorado Archaeology Network
• Colorado Historical Society - Office of Archaeology & Historic Preservation
• CoolWorks.com
• Field Museum of Natural History
• Indigenous Studies WWW Virtual Library
• National Anthropological Archives
• NativeWeb
• Register of Professional Archaeologists
• Sciencejobs.com
• Shovelbums.org
• The WWWorld of Archaeology

• American Anthropological Association
  http://www.aaanet.org
• The American Cultural Resources Association
  http://www.acra-crm.org/
• Archaeological Institute of America
  http://www.archaeological.org
• Denver Society of the Archaeological Institute of America
  http://www.aiadenver.org
• Center for World Indigenous Studies
  http://www.cwis.org/
• Colorado Archaeology Network
  http://www.coloradoarchaeology.org/
• Society for Applied Anthropology
  http://www.sfaa.net/
• Society for American Archaeology
  http://www.saa.org

The above information is collected from alumni surveys of numerous colleges, professional associations, and multiple print and online resources.