Anthropologist

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Work Tasks

• Study how people around the world live
• Study how people lived long ago, the things they used, and their customs, beliefs, and family life
• Study the languages of people
• May travel and live with the people they study
• Work for colleges and museums, in classrooms, offices, or outdoors
• Work with lab equipment, tools and items used by different cultures, and with buried human remains

Salary, Size & Growth

• $67,000 average per year ($32.25 per hour)
• A small occupation (5,100 workers in 2010)
• Expected to grow rapidly (2.8% per year)

Education/Training

• Minimum for Entry: A 4-year degree in anthropology; a master's degree for specialties in fields other than teaching
• Employers Prefer: A Ph.D. degree for college or university teaching or research and administrative positions