Career Opportunities

• Plan cultural research
• Customize data collection methods according to a particular region, specialty, or project
• Collect information from observations, interviews, and documents
• Record and manage records of observations taken in the field
• Analyze data and laboratory samples to uncover patterns about human life, culture, and origins
• Prepare reports and present research findings
• Advise organizations on the cultural impact of policies, programs, and products

• Administration and management
• Archaeology
• Business
• Community development
• Cultural Resource Management (CRM)
• Education and outreach
• Environment and natural resources
• Ethnography and cultural anthropology
• Evaluation and assessment
• Healthcare management, services and delivery
• Historic preservation
• Human and social services
• Humanitarian efforts
• Human rights and social justice advocacy
• International and public health
• International development and affairs
• Management consulting and organizational development
• Market research
• Mass communication
• Museum and curation and project design
• Social impact assessment
• Tourism and heritage

• Sociocultural anthropologists examine social patterns and practices across cultures.
• Archaeologists investigate the material remains of bygone peoples and cultures.
• Physical anthropologists work to determine the biological nature of humankind.
• Linguistic anthropologists study how language reflects and influences social life.
• Medical anthropologists research factors that affect human health and well-being.
• Forensic anthropologists analyze human remains in crime detection.
• Business anthropologists apply theories and methods to solve business problems.
• Visual anthropologists employ imagery to describe, analyze and interpret behavior.
• Environmental anthropologists evaluate how people relate to changes in their environment.
• Museum anthropologists explore museum history and the roles of museums in society.

Anthropologists and Archaeologists
Archivists, Curators, and Museum Workers
Economists
Postsecondary Teachers
Survey Researchers

• American Anthropological Association (AAA): Career Paths and Education
• National Association For The Practice of Anthropology (NAPA): Career Development
• Get Educated: Anthropology Jobs: 15 Highest-Paying Careers
• Minnesota State CAREERwise: Career Cluster:
  • Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics
• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Outlook Handbook:
  • Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations