What successful careers result from a major in anthropology?

Question

What successful careers result from a major in anthropology?

Answer 1

Anthropologist, humanitarian, aid worker, someone who runs their own non profit organisation etc.

Answer 2

Barista at Starbucks

Or did you mean something with at least a masters?

Answer 3

Here was my answer to a similar question earlier (my MA is in anthropology):

At the BA level you will not find much in the area of working in the field of anthropology, unless you have an archaeological field school under your bealt in which case you can work for a CRM (cultural resource management) firm as a field technician. However the work is difficult and the pay is low. At the PhD level one is over qualified for most jobs in the private sector that utilize anthropologists. To actually work in anthropology at the appropriate level, a master's degree is usually preferred. A common misconception is that you will be able to work in a museum. Although that might have been true in the past, museum jobs are now regulated with people who pursue museum studies in college and curatorial backgrounds.

Jobs that one can find in anthropology include (but not limited to): government work in historic preservation, archaeology departments, ethnographers, etc. As for the private sector you can work for a CRM firm as a project manager or be hired to be a coorporate anthropologist (anthropologists who study coorporate structure to better infrastructure/productivity). The truth is your career is going to be made by your level of education and the coursework/research you have completed.

Myself, I have an MA in anthropology. My thesis entailed archaeology and GIS (computer mapping). I work in the GIS field doing cultural resource research and mapping. Like I said, your coursework and research will dictate your career for the most part if you decide to pursue a career in anthropology. If you would like to just teach then you'll need your PhD. Good luck!