How much do archaeologists get paid & can u tell me more about archaeologists?

Question

like how to become 1 and wta u need to no to become one, etc,etc

Answer 1

Most archaeologists in the US work in CRM- cultural resource management.  Whenever a construction project gets government funding, they have to send the archaeologists in first.  To be on the lowest rung, a field tech, you need a bachelor's and field school.  The pay is usually around $10-$13 an hour, but it can be less or more depending on area, your experience, and whether it's a federal job or not.  You also get per diem, usually about $25 -$30 a work day, and a hotel room, because you have to travel a lot.  Go to shovelbums.org or archaeologyfieldwork.com for an idea of what jobs are out there.  It's summer, so there's a lot, but we work through winter, too, when we can.

I highly recommend working as a field tech for a while first, because you really get a good feel for how archaeology is done and you get really good at doing it fast.  Other jobs involve boss-person duties, and it's always good to be a peon before you start leading the peons.

If you do decide to do anything else, you'll need a post-graduate degree.  A master's will open a lot of doors for you, depending on what it's in.  You can be a crew chief or principal investigator in a CRM firm, you can work for the government, or you can go into museum work, among other fields.  None of these are particularly high-paying (although if you have good business sense, you can make a killing starting your own CRM firm).  If you want to go into academics, you'll need a doctorate.  Again, taking time off and working as a tech is a good idea because this really isn't for everyone.  This is not a job you take because it makes you rich, and there's no sense it spending all that time and money on grad school if it's not what you want.

Answer 2

If you really want to become one, it doesn't matter how much you get paid.