Anthropologists typically become specialists in one or more cultural areas of the world, and their work often requires them to spend varying periods of time in foreign countries. The following are occupations that anthropologists fill:

• Officers in the U.S. State Department
• Professors in colleges and universities
• Specialists in historical preservation
• Practitioners in public health
• Researchers in universities, institutes, and agencies
• Agents of community development in the United States and abroad
• Teachers in high schools
• Specialists in multicultural education
• Project evaluators for diverse institutions
• Forensic anthropologists

Useful Links

Anthropology

Careers in anthropology from our friends at the University of South Florida-St. Petersburg:
http://www.stpt.usf.edu/coas/anthropology/CareersinAnthropology.htm

Careers in anthropology from the American Anthropological Association:
http://www.aaanet.org/profdev/careers/

Careers in anthropology from Northern Kentucky University:
http://www.nku.edu/~anthro/anthropology_careers/what_can_i_do_with_anthropology.htm

Archaeology

Archaeology career information from Prof. David Carlson, Texas A&M University:
http://www.museum.state.il.us/ismdepts/anthro/dlcfaq.html

General information on archaeology employment options:
http://archaeologic.com/jobs_in_archaeology.htm

Careers in historical archaeology from the Society for Historical Archaeology:
http://www.sha.org/students_jobs/career_types.htm

Physical Anthropology

Non-academic careers in physical anthropology from friends at the University of California-San Diego:
http://weber.ucsd.edu/~jmoore/bioanthro/brochure2.html

Careers in physical anthropology from the American Association of Physical Anthropologists:
http://physanth.org/career/careers-in-physical-anthropology