Anthropology Major
Career Information
Possible Job Titles
Health and Human Services
- Social worker*
- Public health educator
- Advocate (e.g. children, ethnic group members,
aging)*
- Genetic counselor*
- *Physician
- Transplant registry database manager*
- Job counselor
Research/Education
- Anthropologist
- Archeologist
- Field archeologist
- Bilingual/bicultural program specialist
- Museum education director
- Academic advisor/counselor*
- Teacher of English as a second language (ESL)
- Computer simulation model designer*
- Anthropology professor*
- Contract archeologist*
- Collections manager*
- Foundation program manager
- Marketing researcher
- Media planner
- Vocational teacher
Historical/Intercultural
- Museum curator/researcher
- Genealogist
- U.N. research worker
- International relief representative
- Salvage archeologist
- Collections assistant
- Heritage conservationist
- National Natural Landmarks officer
- Historic preservationist
- Research:
● Environmental researcher
● Medical anthropologist
● Interviewer
● Highway safety researcher
● Population planning assistant
● Anthropometrist
● Geneticist
● Zoologist
● Paleontologist
Government:
- Urban planner
- Archivist
- Resource specialist
- Classical anthropologist
- Historical archeologist
- Artifact conservator
- Cultural Affairs Officer
- Diplomatic service
- Consumer researcher
- Immigration official/advisor
- Urban renewalist
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Government/Public Service
- Friend of the Court caseworker
- Bureau of Indian Affairs researcher*
- National/state park interpreter
- International agency representative
- Cultural artifact specialist
- Congressional committee staff director
- Coroner/medical examiner*
- Head Start program director
- Non-Profit Administrator
- Public Policy Analyst/Planner
- State/federal government policy analyst
Business
- Actuary*
- Industrial psychologist*
- Employment recruiter
- Loan officer/bank employee
- Union legal counsel*
- Environmental impact assessment researcher
- Government Agency Administrator
- Government Research Analyst
- Travel agent/guide
- Journalist
- Human resources manager
- Management consultant
- Marketing manager
- Public relations representative
- Public opinion pollster
- Researcher
- Sales campaign planner
- Underwriter insurance
- Travel agent or tour guide
- Sales/marketing representative
- International hotel manager
- Bank manager
- Consultant cross cultural relations
Communications:
- Linguist
- Technical writer
- Newspaper columnist
- Educational television researcher
- Biographical writer
- Scientific/technical writer
- Reporter
- International affairs correspondent
Human Services:
- Urban social planner
- Anthropological linguist
- Rural development worker
- Ethnic groups special concerns advocate
- International development administrator
- Inter-cultural educator, Peace Corps, VISTA,
UNESCO, FAO
- Academic Advisor
- Fund raiser
- Grant writer
- Affirmative action officer
- Public health worker
- Foundation worker
- Psychological anthropologist
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*Denotes additional education required
Typical Places of Employment
- Colleges and universities
- Museums
- Consulting firms
- Public and private research
organizations[Philadelphia Geriatric
Center, Yerkes Primate Research
Center]
- Government Agencies (Census
Bureau, AID)
- Corporations [IBM]
- Businesses (domestic as well as
international trade)(RJR, Nabisco)
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- Non-profit agencies (Ford
Foundation
- Hospitals
- University- affiliated medical
centers
- Research Design Labs
- Botanical Gardens
- Historical societies
- Libraries
- Tennessee Valley Authority
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Required Skills and Abilities
Project Development
- Planning long-term projects
- Recruiting/coordinating research
projects
- Writing grant proposals
- Evaluating
- Maintaining records
- Developing project designs
Interpersonal
- Ability to work well with all
people
- Demonstrates an openness to
differences in culture, beliefs and
language
- Insight into social issues
- Interviewing
- Understanding group dynamics
- Observing human interactions
- Working in another culture
- Surveying and sampling
- Identifying value systems
- Recognizing cultural
differences/similarities
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Research/Analysis
- Gathering and organizing data
- Careful record-keeping and
analytical skills
- Deriving knowledge from
artifacts
- Applying non-intrusive methods
- Computer modeling
- Reaching new conclusions through
comparative study
- Utilizing statistical
applications
- Examining data or artifacts
- Conducting field studies
Communication
- Summarizing results
- Writing clearly
- Presenting/defending a position
- Communicating across
cultures/languages
- Understanding language
development
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Typical Work Activities And
Behaviors
- Think logically and methodically
- Study role of language in
various cultures
- Keep accurate records
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- Collecting facts and data
- Analysis of historical records
- Analysis of data
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Additional Information in Career Services
These publications must be used in the "Browsing" Library of
Career Services. There are also many brochures and magazines such as
Resume Writing, Interviewing and Job Choices that you may take with
you.
- Great Jobs for Anthropology Majors
To see a complete list of career books located at the Career
Services Office click
here.
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