Anthropologists
Research, evaluate, and establish public policy concerning the origins of humans; their physical, social, linguistic, and cultural development; and their behavior, as well as the cultures, organizations, and institutions they have created.
Tasks Include:
- Conduct participatory action research in communities and organizations to assess how work is done and to design work systems, technologies, and environments.
- Study archival collections of primary historical sources to help explain the origins and development of cultural patterns.
- Participate in forensic activities, such as tooth and bone structure identification, in conjunction with police departments and pathologists.
- Formulate general rules that describe and predict the development and behavior of cultures and social institutions.
- Apply systematic sampling techniques to ensure the accuracy, completeness, precision, and representativeness of individuals selected for sample surveys.
- Advise government agencies, private organizations, and communities regarding proposed programs, plans, and policies and their potential impacts on cultural institutions, organizations, and communities.
- Teach and mentor undergraduate and graduate students in anthropology.
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Projections Quick View:
Virginia: +35.8%
National: +20.7%
Education
Master's Degree
Job Zone:
Five: Extensive Preparation Needed
Income Range:
Highest ($50,000 and up)
Average Earnings:
National
$58,040.00
State
$49,070.00
Regional
Anthropologists
Description
| Career Cluster: | Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics
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Research, evaluate, and establish public policy concerning the origins of humans; their physical, social, linguistic, and cultural development; and their behavior, as well as the cultures, organizations, and institutions they have created.
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Anthropologists
Education
Required Level of Education
- Master's Degree = 57.14%
- Doctoral Degree = 39.29%
- Post-Doctoral Training = 3.57%
Related Work Experience
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 35.71%
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 32.14%
- Over 4 years, up to and including 6 years = 10.71%
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 7.14%
- Over 6 years, up to and including 8 years = 3.57%
- Over 10 years = 3.57%
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 3.57%
- None = 3.57%
On-Site or In-Plant Training
- None = 39.29%
- Up to and including 1 month = 17.86%
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 14.29%
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 10.71%
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 7.14%
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 7.14%
- Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 3.57%
On-the-Job Training
- None or short demonstration = 25.00%
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 21.43%
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 21.43%
- Anything beyond short demonstration, up to and including 1 month = 10.71%
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 7.14%
- Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 7.14%
- Over 4 years, up to and including 10 years = 3.57%
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 3.57%
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Anthropologists
Tasks
Core Tasks Include:
- Conduct participatory action research in communities and organizations to assess how work is done and to design work systems, technologies, and environments.
- Study archival collections of primary historical sources to help explain the origins and development of cultural patterns.
- Participate in forensic activities, such as tooth and bone structure identification, in conjunction with police departments and pathologists.
- Formulate general rules that describe and predict the development and behavior of cultures and social institutions.
- Apply systematic sampling techniques to ensure the accuracy, completeness, precision, and representativeness of individuals selected for sample surveys.
- Advise government agencies, private organizations, and communities regarding proposed programs, plans, and policies and their potential impacts on cultural institutions, organizations, and communities.
- Teach and mentor undergraduate and graduate students in anthropology.
- Build geographic information systems (GIS) to record, analyze, and cartographically represent the distribution of languages, cultural and natural resources, land use, and settlement patterns of specific populations.
- 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.
- Collect information and make judgments through observation, interviews, and the review of documents.
- 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.
- Construct and test data collection methods.
- Develop intervention procedures, using techniques such as individual and focus group interviews, consultations, and participant observation of social interaction.
- Create data records for use in describing and analyzing social patterns and processes, using photography, videography, and audio recordings.
- Build and use text-based database management systems to support the analysis of detailed firsthand observational records or "field notes."
- Gather and analyze artifacts and skeletal remains to increase knowledge of ancient cultures.
- Identify key individual cultural collaborators, using reputational and positional selection techniques.
- Enhance the cultural sensitivity of elementary and secondary curricula and classroom interactions in collaboration with educators and teachers.
- Train others in the application of ethnographic research methods to solve problems in organizational effectiveness, communications, technology development, policy making, and program planning.
- Write about and present research findings for a variety of specialized and general audiences.
Supplemental Tasks Include:
- Collaborate with economic development planners to decide on the implementation of proposed development policies, plans, and programs based on culturally institutionalized barriers and facilitating circumstances.
- Organize public exhibits and displays to promote public awareness of diverse and distinctive cultural traditions.
- Examine museum collections of hominid fossils to classify anatomical and physiological variations and to determine how they fit into evolutionary theory.
- Observe the production, distribution, and consumption of food to identify and mitigate threats to food security.
- Explain the origins and physical, social, or cultural development of humans, including physical attributes, cultural traditions, beliefs, languages, resource management practices, and settlement patterns.
- Apply traditional ecological knowledge and assessments of culturally distinctive land and resource management institutions to assist in the resolution of conflicts over habitat protection and resource enhancement.
- Observe and measure bodily variations and physical attributes of different human groups.
- Analyze and characterize user experiences and institutional settings to assist consumer product developers, technology developers, and software engineers with the design of innovative products and services.
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Anthropologists
Tools and Technology
Tools Include:
- Augers (Bucket augers)
- Benchtop centrifuges (Countertop centrifuges)
- Deoxyribonucleic sequence analyzers (Deoxyribonucleic acid DNA analyzers)
- Deoxyribonucleic sequence analyzers (Deoxyribonucleic acid DNA sequencers)
- Desktop computers
- Digital voice recorders (Digital audio recorders)
- Digital cameras
- Digital camcorders or video cameras (Digital video cameras)
- Scanners (Digitizers)
- Masks or accessories (Dust masks)
- Electron microscopes
- Electronic toploading balances (Electronic topload scales)
- Microplate readers (Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay ELISA plate readers)
- Microphones (External lavalier microphones)
- Developing tanks (Film processors)
- Scanners (Flatbed scanners)
- Spectrofluorimeters or fluorimeters (Fluorometers)
- All terrain vehicles tracked or wheeled (Four wheel drive 4WD vehicles)
- Gel boxes (Gel electrophoresis boxes)
- Global positioning system receivers (Global positioning system GPS devices)
- Laboratory sifting equipment (Graded sieves)
- Radarbased surveillance systems (Ground penetrating radar GPR)
- High pressure liquid chromatograph chromatography (High pressure liquid chromatograph HPLC equipment)
- X ray radiography examination equipment (High resolution industrial computed tomography CT scanners)
- Stirring hotplates (Hot stir plates)
- Thermostats (Immersion thermostats)
- X ray radiography examination equipment (Industrial micro computed tomography CT scanners)
- Laboratory balances
- Binocular light compound microscopes (Laboratory binocular microscopes)
- Dropping pipettes (Laboratory dropping pipettes)
- Fume hoods or cupboards (Laboratory fume hoods)
- Isolation glove boxes (Laboratory glove boxes)
- General purpose refrigerators or refrigerator freezers (Laboratory refrigerators)
- Heating or drying equipment or accessories (Laboratory vacuum dryers)
- Vacuum ovens (Laboratory vacuum ovens)
- Ultra pure water systems (Laboratory water purification systems)
- Notebook computers (Laptop computers)
- Scanners (Laser scanners)
- Robotic or automated liquid handling systems (Liquid handling robots)
- Chemiluminescence or bioluminescence analyzers (Luminescence readers)
- Calipers (Mandibulometers)
- Trowels (Marshalltown trowels)
- Metallurgical microscopes
- Microcentrifuges
- Binocular light compound microscopes (Oil immersion microscopes)
- Personal computers
- Polarizing microscopes (Petrographic microscopes)
- pH meters (pH indicators)
- Plotter printers (Plotters)
- PCR enclosures (Polymerase chain reaction PCR hoods)
- Temperature cycling chambers or thermal cyclers (Polymerase chain reaction PCR thermocyclers)
- Spectrometers (Portable gamma spectrometers)
- X ray radiography examination equipment (Portable x ray machines)
- Power saws (Precision saws)
- Protective gloves
- Radarbased surveillance systems (Remote sensing equipment)
- Ion selective electrode ISE meters (Selective ion meters)
- Shovels
- Scanners (Slide scanners)
- Calipers (Sliding calipers)
- Spectrophotometers
- Calipers (Spreading calipers)
- Steam autoclaves or sterilizers (Steam autoclaves)
- Tablet computers
- Theodolites
- Temperature cycling chambers or thermal cyclers (Thermal cyclers)
- Laboratory mixers (Thermomixers)
- Power saws (Thin section saws)
- Theodolites (Total stations)
- Dictation machines (Transcription equipment)
- Ultracentrifuges
- Ultraviolet crosslinkers (Ultraviolet UV crosslinkers)
- Transilluminators (Ultraviolet UV transilluminators)
- X ray radiography examination equipment (X ray cabinets)
Technologies Include:
- Analytical or scientific software
- Age progression software
- Applied Biosystems GeneMapper
- Gene Codes Sequencher
- Insightful S-PLUS
- Qaulis Research The Ethonograph
- SAS software
- SIL International The Linguist's Shoebox
- SPSS software
- StatSoft STATISTICA software
- Systat Software
- The MathWorks MATLAB
- The University of Tennessee FORDISC
- Wolfram Research Mathematica
- Computer aided design CAD software
- Autodesk AutoCAD software
- Data base user interface and query software
- Genealogy software
- Microsoft Access
- Desktop publishing software
- Adobe Systems Adobe PageMaker
- Electronic mail software
- Microsoft Outlook
- Graphics or photo imaging software
- Adobe Systems Adobe Illustrator
- Adobe Systems Adobe Photoshop software
- GE Healthcare ImageQuant TL
- Image enhancement software
- Internet browser software
- Microsoft Internet Explorer
- Web browser software
- Map creation software
- ESRI ArcGIS software
- Golden Software Surfer
- Leica Geosystems ERDAS IMAGINE
- Spreadsheet software
- Microsoft Excel
- Video creation and editing software
- Apple Final Cut Express
- Apple iMovie
- Microsoft Windows Movie Maker
- Sony Creative Software Vegas Movie Studio
- Voice recognition software
- Voice activated software
- Web page creation and editing software
- Adobe Systems Adobe Dreamweaver
- Microsoft FrontPage
- Word processing software
- Microsoft Word
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Anthropologists
Special Requirements
Education and training requirements are different for different kinds of archaeology. In the U.S. anthropology departments include archaeology as one of four subdisciplines (the others are physical anthropology, cultural anthropology, and linguistic anthropology). During the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, anthropology programs in the U.S. were established to study American Indian societies, languages, and ruins. As a result, there are few separate archaeology departments. Interdisciplinary programs that combine archaeology with various other fields of study are more common. Students who wish to study ancient or classical civilizations (including the Near East, Egypt, early civilizations of the Mediterranean, classical Greece and Rome, and the early civilizations of India, China, and southeast Asia) are more likely to pursue their studies in interdisciplinary programs that include courses in art, architecture, classics, history, ancient and modern languages, and theology. Students who wish to study the historical periods (roughly from the fall of Rome to the present) combine history (including archival and oral history research) with courses in historical and vernacular architecture, material culture and folklore, and archaeology.
At the undergraduate level, there is little specialization. A major in anthropology requires courses in all of the subdisciplines. For students interested in ancient and classical civilizations, the particular undergraduate major is not important, but it is advantageous to begin learning several ancient and modern languages (e.g. Greek, Latin, German, French). Historical archaeologists usually major in anthropology or history. An undergraduate degree (B.A./B.S.) is sufficient to work as a field archaeologist in the U.S. and to perform basic laboratory studies. Previous experience through participation in an archaeological field school or as a volunteer is often required. Summer archaeological field schools provide the best way to learn how to properly excavate and record archaeological sites and to find out if archaeology is really for you. Job opportunities outside the U.S. are very limited, but volunteers with field experience should be welcome almost anywhere.
There are two levels of graduate training in archaeology. The first is an M.A. or M.S. degree which takes about 1-2 years of course work beyond the B.A./B.S. degree and a written thesis which presents the results of original research by the student. Some programs offer a non-thesis M.A. degree. Unless you are planning to work immediately on a Ph.D. degree, the preparation of a thesis is an important part of the educational process. An M.A./M.S. would be enough to direct field crews and is sufficient for many government positions in archaeology. It is also sufficient to work in the private sector, to teach in a community college, and to work for some museums. An M.A./M.S. with a thesis and a year of field and laboratory experience is the minimum for certification by the Society of Professional Archeologists. Most foreign governments will issue excavation permits only to archaeologists with a Ph.D. degree. This means that opportunities to direct field projects outside the U.S. are limited to those with a doctoral degree.
The second graduate degree is the Ph.D., which is required to teach in a college or university or hold a museum curatorship. The Ph.D. degree requires 2-3 years of courses beyond the M.A. and the successful preparation and oral defense of a dissertation containing original research in your chosen specialization within the field of archaeology. Some graduate programs offer streamlined tracks for students with a B.A. degree so that they work directly toward a Ph.D. while others require an M.A. degree first
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Anthropologists
Internships
American Museum of Natural History
Central Park West at 79th Street
New York, NY 10024-5192
http://www.amnh.org
Offers internships yearly featuring information on outreach programs, exhibits and collections.
Florida Museum of Natural History
SW 34th Street and Hull Road
Gainesville, FL 32611
Phone: 352-846-2000
http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/
Comprehensive information on exhibits, collections and research projects.
United States Holocaust Museum
100 Raoul Wallenberg Place, SW
Washington, DC 20024-2126
Phone: 202-488-0400
http://www.ushmm.org
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Anthropologists
Additional Resources
For information about careers in anthropology, contact:
The American Anthropological Association
4350 N. Fairfax Dr.
Suite 640
Arlington, VA 22203-1620
http://www.aaanet.org
For information about careers in archaeology, contact:
Society for American Archaeology
900 2nd St. NE.
Suite 12
Washington, DC 20002-3557
http://www.saa.org
Archaeological Institute of America
656 Beacon St.
Boston, MA 02215-2006
http://www.archaeological.org
For information about careers in geography, contact:
Association of American Geographers
1710 16th St. NW.
Washington, DC 20009-3198
http://www.aag.org
Information on careers for historians is available from:
American Historical Association
400 A St. SE.
Washington, DC 20003-3889
http://www.theaha.org
Organization of American Historians
112 North Bryan Ave.
Bloomington, IN 47408-4199
http://www.oah.org
American Association for State and Local History
1717 Church St.
Nashville, TN 37203-2991
http://www.aaslh.org
For information about careers in political science, contact:
National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration
1120 G St. NW.
Suite 730
Washington, DC 20005-3869
http://www.naspaa.org
Information about careers in sociology is available from:
American Sociological Association
1307 New York Ave. NW.
Suite 700
Washington, DC 20005-4712
http://www.asanet.org
For information about careers in demography, contact:
Population Association of America
8630 Fenton St.
Suite 722
Silver Spring, MD 20910-3812
http://www.popassoc.org
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Anthropologists
Knowledge
| % | Subject | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 96.50 | Sociology and Anthropology | Knowledge of group behavior and dynamics, societal trends and influences, human migrations, ethnicity, cultures and their history and origins. |
| 84.00 | English Language | Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar. |
| 81.50 | History and Archeology | Knowledge of historical events and their causes, indicators, and effects on civilizations and cultures. |
| 72.25 | Education and Training | Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects. |
| 61.50 | Communications and Media | Knowledge of media production, communication, and dissemination techniques and methods. This includes alternative ways to inform and entertain via written, oral, and visual media. |
| 61.00 | Geography | Knowledge of principles and methods for describing the features of land, sea, and air masses, including their physical characteristics, locations, interrelationships, and distribution of plant, animal, and human life. |
| 56.50 | Foreign Language | Knowledge of the structure and content of a foreign (non-English) language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition and grammar, and pronunciation. |
| 56.25 | Psychology | Knowledge of human behavior and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders. |
| 54.75 | Philosophy and Theology | Knowledge of different philosophical systems and religions. This includes their basic principles, values, ethics, ways of thinking, customs, practices, and their impact on human culture. |
| 52.75 | Biology | Knowledge of plant and animal organisms, their tissues, cells, functions, interdependencies, and interactions with each other and the environment. |
| 52.75 | Mathematics | Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications. |
| 51.75 | Computers and Electronics | Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming. |
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Anthropologists
Skills
| % | Subject | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 78.00 | Speaking | Talking to others to convey information effectively. |
| 75.00 | Reading Comprehension | Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents. |
| 75.00 | Active Listening | Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times. |
| 75.00 | Writing | Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience. |
| 75.00 | Science | Using scientific rules and methods to solve problems. |
| 75.00 | Critical Thinking | Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems. |
| 72.00 | Complex Problem Solving | Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions. |
| 72.00 | Active Learning | Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making. |
| 68.75 | Judgment and Decision Making | Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one. |
| 65.50 | Social Perceptiveness | Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do. |
| 62.50 | Systems Analysis | Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes. |
| 59.50 | Monitoring | Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action. |
| 56.25 | Learning Strategies | Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things. |
| 53.00 | Systems Evaluation | Identifying measures or indicators of system performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance, relative to the goals of the system. |
| 53.00 | Instructing | Teaching others how to do something. |
| 50.00 | Time Management | Managing one's own time and the time of others. |
| 50.00 | Coordination | Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions. |
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Anthropologists
Abilities
| % | Subject | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 75.00 | Oral Comprehension | The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. |
| 75.00 | Written Comprehension | The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing. |
| 75.00 | Oral Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand. |
| 75.00 | Written Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand. |
| 75.00 | Inductive Reasoning | The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events). |
| 75.00 | Deductive Reasoning | The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense. |
| 68.75 | Problem Sensitivity | The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem. |
| 68.75 | Speech Clarity | The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you. |
| 65.50 | Speech Recognition | The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person. |
| 62.50 | Near Vision | The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer). |
| 59.50 | Category Flexibility | The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways. |
| 59.50 | Information Ordering | The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations). |
| 53.00 | Originality | The ability to come up with unusual or clever ideas about a given topic or situation, or to develop creative ways to solve a problem. |
| 53.00 | Fluency of Ideas | The ability to come up with a number of ideas about a topic (the number of ideas is important, not their quality, correctness, or creativity). |
| 50.00 | Mathematical Reasoning | The ability to choose the right mathematical methods or formulas to solve a problem. |
| 50.00 | Flexibility of Closure | The ability to identify or detect a known pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) that is hidden in other distracting material. |
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Anthropologists
Work Activities
| % | Subject | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 96.50 | Getting Information | Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources. |
| 94.75 | Analyzing Data or Information | Identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts. |
| 90.25 | Processing Information | Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data. |
| 87.50 | Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others | Translating or explaining what information means and how it can be used. |
| 85.75 | Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events | Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events. |
| 83.00 | Documenting/Recording Information | Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form. |
| 83.00 | Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge | Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job. |
| 83.00 | Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships | Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time. |
| 82.25 | Interacting With Computers | Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information. |
| 81.25 | Training and Teaching Others | Identifying the educational needs of others, developing formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others. |
| 78.50 | Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work | Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work. |
| 78.50 | Making Decisions and Solving Problems | Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems. |
| 77.75 | Thinking Creatively | Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions. |
| 76.00 | Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates | Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person. |
| 75.00 | Communicating with Persons Outside Organization | Communicating with people outside the organization, representing the organization to customers, the public, government, and other external sources. This information can be exchanged in person, in writing, or by telephone or e-mail. |
| 73.25 | Developing Objectives and Strategies | Establishing long-range objectives and specifying the strategies and actions to achieve them. |
| 66.00 | Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People | Assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people. |
| 63.50 | Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings | Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems. |
| 62.50 | Provide Consultation and Advice to Others | Providing guidance and expert advice to management or other groups on technical, systems-, or process-related topics. |
| 61.50 | Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others | Getting members of a group to work together to accomplish tasks. |
| 61.50 | Coaching and Developing Others | Identifying the developmental needs of others and coaching, mentoring, or otherwise helping others to improve their knowledge or skills. |
| 59.75 | Developing and Building Teams | Encouraging and building mutual trust, respect, and cooperation among team members. |
| 59.25 | Scheduling Work and Activities | Scheduling events, programs, and activities, as well as the work of others. |
| 57.25 | Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information | Estimating sizes, distances, and quantities; or determining time, costs, resources, or materials needed to perform a work activity. |
| 54.50 | Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates | Providing guidance and direction to subordinates, including setting performance standards and monitoring performance. |
| 53.50 | Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others | Handling complaints, settling disputes, and resolving grievances and conflicts, or otherwise negotiating with others. |
| 50.00 | Performing Administrative Activities | Performing day-to-day administrative tasks such as maintaining information files and processing paperwork. |
| 50.00 | Performing for or Working Directly with the Public | Performing for people or dealing directly with the public. This includes serving customers in restaurants and stores, and receiving clients or guests. |
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Anthropologists
Work Styles
| % | Subject | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 93.75 | Analytical Thinking | Job requires analyzing information and using logic to address work-related issues and problems. |
| 92.75 | Initiative | Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges. |
| 90.25 | Integrity | Job requires being honest and ethical. |
| 88.50 | Attention to Detail | Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks. |
| 87.50 | Adaptability/Flexibility | Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace. |
| 85.75 | Achievement/Effort | Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks. |
| 85.75 | Persistence | Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles. |
| 81.25 | Independence | Job requires developing one's own ways of doing things, guiding oneself with little or no supervision, and depending on oneself to get things done. |
| 80.25 | Self Control | Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations. |
| 79.50 | Dependability | Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations. |
| 75.00 | Cooperation | Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude. |
| 75.00 | Innovation | Job requires creativity and alternative thinking to develop new ideas for and answers to work-related problems. |
| 74.00 | Stress Tolerance | Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high stress situations. |
| 74.00 | Concern for Others | Job requires being sensitive to others' needs and feelings and being understanding and helpful on the job. |
| 72.25 | Leadership | Job requires a willingness to lead, take charge, and offer opinions and direction. |
| 67.75 | Social Orientation | Job requires preferring to work with others rather than alone, and being personally connected with others on the job. |
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Anthropologists
Work Values
| % | Subject | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 83.33 | Independence | Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to work on their own and make decisions. Corresponding needs are Creativity, Responsibility and Autonomy. |
| 77.83 | Achievement | Occupations that satisfy this work value are results oriented and allow employees to use their strongest abilities, giving them a feeling of accomplishment. Corresponding needs are Ability Utilization and Achievement. |
| 72.17 | Relationships | Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to provide service to others and work with co-workers in a friendly non-competitive environment. Corresponding needs are Co-workers, Moral Values and Social Service. |
| 69.50 | Working Conditions | Occupations that satisfy this work value offer job security and good working conditions. Corresponding needs are Activity, Compensation, Independence, Security, Variety and Working Conditions. |
| 66.67 | Recognition | Occupations that satisfy this work value offer advancement, potential for leadership, and are often considered prestigious. Corresponding needs are Advancement, Authority, Recognition and Social Status. |
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Anthropologists
Work Context
| % | Subject | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 98.60 | Electronic Mail | How often do you use electronic mail in this job? |
| 92.20 | Freedom to Make Decisions | How much decision making freedom, without supervision, does the job offer? |
| 90.80 | Face-to-Face Discussions | How often do you have to have face-to-face discussions with individuals or teams in this job? |
| 89.20 | Structured versus Unstructured Work | To what extent is this job structured for the worker, rather than allowing the worker to determine tasks, priorities, and goals? |
| 88.60 | Telephone | How often do you have telephone conversations in this job? |
| 87.80 | Contact With Others | How much does this job require the worker to be in contact with others (face-to-face, by telephone, or otherwise) in order to perform it? |
| 82.80 | Importance of Being Exact or Accurate | How important is being very exact or highly accurate in performing this job? |
| 81.40 | Work With Work Group or Team | How important is it to work with others in a group or team in this job? |
| 79.20 | Level of Competition | To what extent does this job require the worker to compete or to be aware of competitive pressures? |
| 79.20 | Indoors, Environmentally Controlled | How often does this job require working indoors in environmentally controlled conditions? |
| 74.20 | Spend Time Sitting | How much does this job require sitting? |
| 71.40 | Letters and Memos | How often does the job require written letters and memos? |
| 69.20 | Deal With External Customers | How important is it to work with external customers or the public in this job? |
| 67.40 | Time Pressure | How often does this job require the worker to meet strict deadlines? |
| 67.40 | Coordinate or Lead Others | How important is it to coordinate or lead others in accomplishing work activities in this job? |
| 67.20 | Public Speaking | How often do you have to perform public speaking in this job? |
| 65.80 | Responsibility for Outcomes and Results | How responsible is the worker for work outcomes and results of other workers? |
| 64.40 | Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results | How do the decisions an employee makes impact the results of co-workers, clients or the company? |
| 58.60 | Physical Proximity | To what extent does this job require the worker to perform job tasks in close physical proximity to other people? |
| 55.80 | Frequency of Conflict Situations | How often are there conflict situations the employee has to face in this job? |
| 53.40 | Frequency of Decision Making | How frequently is the worker required to make decisions that affect other people, the financial resources, and/or the image and reputation of the organization? |
| 51.80 | Responsible for Others' Health and Safety | How much responsibility is there for the health and safety of others in this job? |
| 50.80 | Importance of Repeating Same Tasks | How important is repeating the same physical activities (e.g., key entry) or mental activities (e.g., checking entries in a ledger) over and over, without stopping, to performing this job? |
| 50.00 | Outdoors, Exposed to Weather | How often does this job require working outdoors, exposed to all weather conditions? |
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Job Zone Five: Extensive Preparation Needed
- Overall Experience
- Extensive skill, knowledge, and experience are needed for these occupations. Many require more than five years of experience. For example, surgeons must complete four years of college and an additional five to seven years of specialized medical training to be able to do their job.
- Job Training
- Employees may need some on-the-job training, but most of these occupations assume that the person will already have the required skills, knowledge, work-related experience, and/or training.
- Examples
- These occupations often involve coordinating, training, supervising, or managing the activities of others to accomplish goals. Very advanced communication and organizational skills are required. Examples include librarians, lawyers, aerospace engineers, wildlife biologists, school psychologists, surgeons, treasurers, and controllers.
- Education
- Most of these occupations require graduate school. For example, they may require a master's degree, and some require a Ph.D., M.D., or J.D. (law degree).
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Earnings Benefits
| Region | Entry Level | Average | Experienced |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | $32,160.00 | $59,040.00 | $89,840.00 |
| Virginia | $26,980.00 | $49,070.00 | $76,410.00 |
| Region | Entry Level | Average | Experienced |
| Bay Consortium | No Data | No Data | No Data |
| Capital Region Workforce Partnership | No Data | No Data | No Data |
| Central VA/Region2000 | No Data | No Data | No Data |
| Crater Area | No Data | No Data | No Data |
| Greater Peninsula | $25,737.71 | $42,373.57 | $65,075.98 |
| Hampton Roads | No Data | No Data | No Data |
| New River/Mt. Rogers | No Data | No Data | No Data |
| Northern Virginia and Alexandria/Arlington | $29,425.11 | $70,429.60 | $105,342.18 |
| Piedmont Workforce | No Data | No Data | No Data |
| Shenandoah Valley | No Data | No Data | No Data |
| South Central | No Data | No Data | No Data |
| Southwestern Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
| West Piedmont | No Data | No Data | No Data |
| Western Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: US Department of Labor (BLS); Virginia Workforce Connection.
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Employment Projections
| National | 2010 | 2020 | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6,100 | 7,400 | + 20.7% |
| State | 2008 | 2018 | % Change |
| Virginia | 120 | 163 | + 35.8% |
| Region | 2008 | 2018 | % Change |
| Bay Consortium | 0 | 0 | + 0.0% |
| Capital Region Workforce Partnership | 0 | 0 | + 0.0% |
| Central VA/Region2000 | 0 | 0 | + 0.0% |
| Crater Area | 0 | 0 | + 0.0% |
| Greater Peninsula | 45 | 65 | + 44.4% |
| Hampton Roads | 0 | 0 | + 0.0% |
| New River/Mt. Rogers | 0 | 0 | + 0.0% |
| Northern Virginia and Alexandria/Arlington | 32 | 49 | + 53.1% |
| Piedmont Workforce | 0 | 0 | + 0.0% |
| Shenandoah Valley | No Data | No Data | No Data |
| South Central | 0 | 0 | + 0.0% |
| Southwestern Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
| West Piedmont | No Data | No Data | No Data |
| Western Virginia | 0 | 0 | + 0.0% |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: Virginia Workforce Connection.
Anthropologists
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- Physicists
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- Chemists
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- Environmental Restoration Planners
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- Hydrologists
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The data sources for the information displayed here include: New York State Department of Labor; New Jersey Department of Labor; California Occupational Information Coordinating Committee.
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Proficiency Ratings
These proficiencies are scored on a scale from 1 to 5 with 1 being not
important to the job and 5 being extremely important to the job.
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Titles
- American Indian Policy Specialist
- Anthropologist
- Anthropology Instructor
- Anthropology Professor
- Applied Anthropologist
- Behavioral Scientist
- Chief Knowledge Officer
- Egyptologist
- Ethnologist
- Forensic Anthropologist
- Medical Anthropology Director
- Physical Anthropologist
- Political Anthropologist
- Principal Investigator
- Professor
- Professor of Anthropology
- Program Review Director
- Research Anthropologist
- Research Director
- Research Fellow
- Research Project Coordinator
- Researcher
- Science and Technology for Sustainability Director
- Scientist
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