Anthropology: Career Options

Click one of the four Anthropology sub-fields below for possible career options:

• Cultural
• Archaeology
• Physical
• Linguistics

For “Related Websites,” “Career Planning and Resources,” “Organizations and Associations,” and “Miscellaneous Resources”, consult the following:
http://www.nku.edu/~anthro/careers.html#careers
http://www.aaanet.org/careersbroch.htm
http://www.uncwil.edu/stuaff/career/Majors/anthropology.htm

Cultural

• Program Assistant
• Probation Officer
• Friend of the Court Caseworker
• Museum Technician
• Peace Corps Volunteer
• Loan Officer/Bank Officer
• Volunteer Coordinator
• Caseworker
• Employment Recruiter
• Travel Agent/Guide/Consultant
• Legislative Aide
• Research Associate
• Insurance Claims Adjustor
• Marketing Researcher
• Immigration Inspector
• Employee Relations Specialist
• Media Specialist
• Journalist
• Union Legal Counsel
• Management Trainee
• Sales Representative
• Advocate
• Social Worker
• Family Service Counselor
• Job Counselor
• Social Service Agency Planner
• Academic Advisor/Counselor
• Collections Manager
• Foundation Program Manager
• Anthropologist
• College Professor
• Genealogist
• Museum Education Director
• Archivist
• Ethnologist
• Social Science Analyst
• Behavioral Science Advisor
• Media Planner
• Teacher, Elementary/Secondary
• Bilingual/Bicultural Program Specialist
• Multicultural Education Specialist/Director/Teacher of English as a Second Language (ESL)
• Community Development Officer
• International Agency Representative
• Community Planner
• Foreign Affairs Officer
• Rural Development Officer *Congressional Committee Staff Director
• Social Insurance Representative
• Head Start Program Director
• Peace Corps Area Director
• State/Federal Government Policy Analyst
• Human Resources Manager
• Management Consultant
• Biographer
• Industrial Psychologist
• Marketing Manager

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Archaeology

• National/State Park Interpreter
• Field Archaeologist
• Laboratory Assistant
• Museum Technician
• Research Associate
• Collections Manager
• Museum Education Director
• Archaeologist
• Contract Archeologist
• Art Conservator
• Teacher, Elementary/Secondary
• Cultural Artifact Specialist
• Cultural Resource Manager
• Park Service Supervisor/Director
• Urban Planner
• Environmental Impact Assessment Researcher

Physical

• Laboratory Assistant
• Research Associate
• Health Science Administrator
• Physician
• Genetic Counselor
• Public Health Educator
• Medical Anthropologist
• College Professor
• Paleontologist
• Forensic Anthropologist
• Coroner/Medical Examiner

Linguistics

• College Professor
• Librarian
• Linguist
• Scientific Linguist
• Teacher of English as a Second Language (ESL)

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