Anthropologists and Archeologists
Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics · Science and Mathematics
Pay and outlook shown for
New workers start near $49,750; experienced workers reach $121,180. About 50 people do this job in San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX.
Job outlook
U.S. projection, 2024 to 2034.
- Employment change
- +4%
- Openings a year
- 800
- Employed in 2024
- 8,800
Typical entry education: Master's degree
Alamo Colleges programs that lead here
3 programs, with the college that teaches each.
Skills this career uses
The skills O*NET rates most important for the job, with how much of each the work needs on a 1 to 7 scale.
- Writing5.0
- Speaking4.8
- Reading Comprehension5.0
- Critical Thinking4.8
- Active Listening4.4
- Active Learning4.3
- Complex Problem Solving3.9
- Monitoring3.6
What the work is
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.
- Collect information and make judgments through observation, interviews, and review of documents.
- Research, survey, or assess sites of past societies and cultures in search of answers to specific research questions.
- 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.
- 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.
- Train others in the application of ethnographic research methods to solve problems in organizational effectiveness, communications, technology development, policy making, and program planning.
Education people in this job have
Share of workers by highest education, from O*NET surveys. It shows what others did, not what you must do.
- Some college5%
- Associate degree5%
- Bachelor's degree20%
- Master's degree30%
- Doctoral or professional40%
Job zone 5, extensive preparation: A graduate or professional degree, usually after a bachelor's.
Similar careers
Historians
$102kSan AntonioSociologists
$106kU.S.Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary
$102kTexasGeographers
$79kTexasGeoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers
$89kSan AntonioArea, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary
$72kSan AntonioHistory Teachers, Postsecondary
$74kSan AntonioCurators
$60kSan Antonio
Does this fit you?
Six questions rank every career here by how closely its interest profile follows yours.
Check my interests