What can I do with a Anthropology Major?

Question

What types of jobs are avaliable with a Anthropology Major assuming I get a PH.D in it as well.

Answer 1

recycle everything you know about profession and then compare that job to another close-related job. Like arc-T-oloist.

Answer 2

At the PhD level you are overqualified for most jobs in anthropology.  PhD's usually go into academia or they start their own consulting firms.  At the MA level you are qualified for most government jobs (ethnographer, cultural anthropologist - they do get hired by the government believe it or not, archaeologist) and can easily move into management.  Anthropologists at the MA levels are also qualified to manage projects/field work for archaeological consulting firms (CRM Firms) assuming that your subfield at the MA level was archaeology and you have a completed a field school.  People who only get a BA in anthropology are usually regulated to field technicians for archaeological firms.  Other than that you are quite limited at the BA level with what you can do in anthropology.  If you don't want to go into academia the best thing to do is to get an MA.  Good luck.

Answer 3

Fortunately, assuming you go for a PhD, there are quite a few jobs out there for anthropologists.  You will need to figure out in which area of anthro you would like to focus (the major ones are biological, cultural, linguistic, archaeological, and applied).

The biological anthro professors at my university have worked in many areas.  One currently works with refugee populations, helping them adjust to a completely new and different culture.  She also helps the community at large understand refugees, so she speaks with people at schools, in law enforcement, in medicine, and other areas.  In the past, she has worked with primates at zoos, ensuring that they get the proper nutrition and care.  The other biological anthro professor also works with both humans and other primates.  He studies the lay out of various communities and helps developers find ways to plan new communities.  He also studies non-human primates out in the wild to add to our understanding of humans and primates in general.

Cultural anthropologists tend to go out into the field for months or even years to live with their target population.  These days, cultural anthropologists work not only with indigenous peoples, but also with populations within the first world (ie people with AIDS, the LGBT community, teens, etc).  One of the cultural anthropoligists works with the Omaha people in the Midwest to help them get what they need to practice their religion and avoid losing more of their culture.  Another works with "nomadic" peoples in Africa, both studying them and helping them cope with cities and reserves that are encroaching on their territories.  Another is studying the effect that having AIDS has on one's life (from many different angles) and helps educate the community about accepting people with AIDS.

Linguistic anthropologists help preserve languages, study how language affects the way in which one views the world, and studies how languages evolve (especially with contact with other cultures and their languages).  The linguistic anthropologist at my university has helped create an Omaha language dictionary and has started teaching classes in the Omaha language under the supervision of elders to ensure that the language will not die.

Archaeology is the area in anthro that I have choosen, and is the one with which I am most familiar.  In the United States (I'm not sure where you are, but I'd imagine that similar laws apply), it is necessary to have an archaeological team survey a site before companies can erect buildings in the area, so there are professional archaeological companies that exist for this purpose.  It is also possible to get a job with the government as a park archaeologist, state archaeologist, or agency archaeologist in order to study the cultural resources of the country.  Universities and museums also regularly hire archaeologists to teach and conduct research.

These types of jobs require either a masters degree or PhD, depending on where one wishes to work.  They also usually require quite a bit of time in the field, often during the summer.  If, for example, you worked for the National Park Service as an archaeologist, you could expect to go on quite a few digs, but you would remain in a particular region (ie the Midwest) or even a particular park if you were a park archaeologist.  If you wished to study outside of the country, say as a cultural anthropologist or archaeologist in Africa, you would then be spending a lot of time over there.

Its a great field with plenty of opportunities with a graduate degree - don't let your advisor scare you off!  The jobs that I have listed are only a few of the many things that anthropologists can do with their degrees.

Answer 4

go to princetonreview.com, and then get an account. Go type the major anthropology and you will find world's of career options. PS: YOU CAN EVEN BE A DOCTOR WITH THIS MAJOR!!!