Anthropology Degree?

Question

What is a good job to get with an Anthropology Degree?

Please descibe what that job does too.

Answer 1

I agree with the first answer.  A BA in anthropology pretty much gets you the same qualifications as the person flipping your burger at McDonalds.  Trust me, I have a BA in anthropology.

I was majoring in biology and took a course in physical anthropology because I was interested in primates.  My anthropology instructor then talked me into switching to anthropology because he said my shot of getting into grad school for studying primates would be pretty low if I wasn't an anthro major.  I was lucky that I had enough hours to double major in biology as well.  

You can't do anything with a BA in anthropology unless you are planning on going to graduate school.  You could work on archaeological digs, but you'll probably be making minimum wage to do difficult work.  With a MA you could do more work in archaeology industry.  If you are thinking about going the cultural or physical route, then basically  your only choice is to get a PhD.  

I wish I would have never changed my major to anthropology!  But, hey, if you like it, go ahead!

Answer 2

uhhh, hmm, I'm still trying to find one!  I also majored in archeology to but decided not to do the archeology thing, kinda wish I did now tho.  The pay isn't peanuts, most jobs have 'per diem' so they pay for your food and lodging, on top of your salary - which as far as I've seen depends on the living of where you're digging at (rural places have less pay).  

I think it depends on your interest really.  If you studied cultural anth, you can most likely convince a few agencis that you qualify for some type of entry level social services worker position and stuff like that.  There's also museums cos of the historical connection, but I'm finding out basically need a masters to be competitive for any full time gig.

Answer 3

With a BA the honest answer is not much (at least not much in using your degree).  If you have an archaeological field school and course/lab work under your belt you will be able to get a job as a field tech but the pay is low while the work is arduous.  The best you can do is civil service.  You have more options at the MA level than at the BA or PhD level of anthro since at the PhD level you are considered overqualified for a lot of jobs out there.  Unless you want to be a professor or own your own consulting firm then a PhD is the bad way to go.  I have my MA in anthropology and my job entails archaeological research, socio cultural analysis, and computer mapping (ie GIS which is not taught in many undergrad anthropology programs unless it is in conjunction with geography).

BTW, professors will mislead undergrads about job prospects with a BA in anthropology when the truth is most professors are so far removed from the real world they have no clue what is actually out there.

Answer 4

Work in a natural history museum.

Answer 5

My cousin got a bachelor's in anthropology.  She's now getting her master's in epidemiology and will get her PhD in the same.

Answer 6

Anthropologist and Archeologist!!!!!!!!

Anthropology is the comparative study of the physical and social characteristics of humanity through the examination of historical and present geographical distribution, cultural history, acculturation, and cultural relationships. It is holistic in two senses: it is concerned with all human beings across times and places, and with all dimensions of humanity (evolutionary, biophysical, sociopolitical, economic, cultural, psychological, etc.).

while....................Archaeology, archeology, or archæology (from the Greek words αρχαίος = ancient and λόγος = word/speech/discourse) is the study of human cultures through the recovery, documentation and analysis of material remains and environmental data, including architecture, artefacts, biofacts, human remains, and landscapes.

The goals of archaeology are to document and explain the origins and development of human culture, understand culture history, chronicle cultural evolution, and study human behavior and ecology, for both prehistoric and historic societies. It is considered, in North America, to be one of the four sub-fields of anthropology.