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Anthropologists and Archeologists

Study the origin, development, and behavior of human beings. May study the way of life, language, or physical characteristics of people in various parts of the world. May engage in systematic recovery and examination of material evidence, such as tools or pottery remaining from past human cultures, in order to determine the history, customs, and living habits of earlier civilizations.

Wages

Median annual wage, U.S.$70,770
Employment, U.S.8,990
Median hourly wage$34.02
Annual wage percentiles, U.S., May 2025
10th25thMedian75th90th
$49,050$59,400$70,770$89,670$108,060
By state (45)
StateEmploymentMedian annualLocation quotient
Alabama170$75,6901.43
Alaska130$89,8106.69
Arizona500$65,2902.69
Arkansas60$62,1600.76
California2,060$72,2401.96
Colorado250$68,6201.50
Connecticut$91,420
Florida620$59,2701.07
Georgia150$58,9900.52
Hawaii210$84,5305.81
Idaho170$88,7103.40
Illinois140$59,5600.39
Indiana70$63,7300.37
Iowa40$67,2700.40
Kansas60$41,8700.78
Kentucky70$72,2300.57
Louisiana110$47,7501.00
Maryland220$54,1601.35
Massachusetts80$121,3000.38
Michigan$64,700
Minnesota140$65,9200.83
Missouri80$66,9300.47
Montana80$79,4202.57
Nebraska40$94,5200.66
Nevada230$64,3902.61
New Hampshire40$61,1600.95
New Jersey140$66,2300.57
New Mexico230$68,1804.47
New York120$67,2200.21
North Carolina200$73,1300.69
North Dakota$63,830
Ohio70$59,1600.22
Oklahoma90$71,7400.87
Oregon240$84,9702.10
Pennsylvania130$79,6600.37
South Carolina50$63,1300.36
South Dakota40$63,1301.35
Tennessee160$60,3100.85
Texas430$67,7000.52
Utah120$73,9201.21
Virginia320$80,2301.34
Washington260$74,7901.25
West Virginia50$54,3401.21
Wisconsin40$63,1300.21
Wyoming80$76,4005.14

Similar occupations

Similarity is our measure: the cosine of importance x level over all 120 O*NET skills, knowledge areas and abilities. It is not an O*NET finding. More.

#OccupationJob ZoneSimilarity
1Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary50.981
2Sociologists50.964
3Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary50.963
4History Teachers, Postsecondary50.952
5Historians50.950
6Political Scientists50.950
7Geographers40.950
8Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary50.945
9Curators50.944
10Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary50.942

One skill away

Among the 50 occupations most similar to Anthropologists and Archeologists, those at the same Job Zone or lower, where exactly one skill rated at least 3 in importance needs a level more than 0.75 points higher (on O*NET's 0-7 level scale). Our definition. Change the thresholds.

OccupationSkill to buildLevel gapSimilarity
SociologistsSocial Perceptiveness1.000.964
CuratorsManagement of Material Resources1.750.944
Geography Teachers, PostsecondaryInstructing1.130.938
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationService Orientation1.000.933
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationService Orientation0.870.930
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, PostsecondaryInstructing0.760.926
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special EducationService Orientation1.120.915
Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, PostsecondaryInstructing1.260.913
Communications Teachers, PostsecondaryInstructing1.260.913
Survey ResearchersMathematics1.620.912

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Software to learn next

Software used by at least 3 of the 20 occupations most similar to Anthropologists and Archeologists, excluding software Anthropologists and Archeologists already lists and any you named. Ranked by how many of them use it, weighted by how much more common it is among them than across all occupations (lift). Our ranking.

SoftwareSimilar jobs using itLift
Desire2Learn LMS software13 of 2015.4x
Blackboard Learn13 of 2015.0x
Learning management system LMS13 of 2012.8x
Image scanning software12 of 2015.0x
Course management system software12 of 2014.6x
DOC Cop12 of 2014.6x
Sakai CLE12 of 2014.6x
iParadigms Turnitin12 of 2014.6x
Collaborative editing software12 of 2014.2x
Google Docs13 of 205.7x

Skills

From O*NET data. Importance is rated 1 to 5 and level 0 to 7.

SkillTypeImportanceLevel
WritingEssential skill 4.25 5.00
SpeakingEssential skill 4.25 4.75
Reading ComprehensionEssential skill 4.12 5.00
Critical ThinkingEssential skill 4.12 4.75
Active ListeningEssential skill 4.12 4.38
Active LearningEssential skill 3.88 4.25
Complex Problem SolvingTransferable skill 3.75 3.88
MonitoringEssential skill 3.50 3.62
Learning StrategiesEssential skill 3.38 3.88
InstructingTransferable skill 3.25 3.62
Judgment and Decision MakingTransferable skill 3.25 3.62
Social PerceptivenessTransferable skill 3.12 3.38
CoordinationTransferable skill 3.12 3.25
Management of Personnel ResourcesTransferable skill 3.00 3.00
ScienceEssential skill 3.00 3.00
Systems AnalysisTransferable skill 3.00 3.00
Time ManagementTransferable skill 3.00 3.00
PersuasionTransferable skill 2.88 3.00
Systems EvaluationTransferable skill 2.88 3.00
MathematicsEssential skill 2.75 3.00
Service OrientationTransferable skill 2.75 2.38
NegotiationTransferable skill 2.62 2.75
Management of Material ResourcesTransferable skill 2.00 2.00
Management of Financial ResourcesTransferable skill 1.88 1.75
Operations MonitoringTransferable skill 1.75 1.00
Quality Control AnalysisTransferable skill 1.62 0.88
Operations AnalysisTransferable skill 1.50 0.88
ProgrammingTransferable skill 1.50 0.75
Technology DesignTransferable skill 1.50 0.62
Operation and ControlTransferable skill 1.50 0.50
Equipment SelectionTransferable skill 1.12not rated
Equipment MaintenanceTransferable skill 1.00not rated
InstallationTransferable skill 1.00not rated
RepairingTransferable skill 1.00not rated
TroubleshootingTransferable skill 1.00not rated
Knowledge (33) and abilities (52)
Knowledge
NameImportanceLevel
Sociology and Anthropology 4.89 6.40
English Language 4.40 5.40
History and Archeology 4.20 5.50
Foreign Language 4.00 5.00
Education and Training 3.85 5.40
Geography 3.65 5.10
Communications and Media 3.35 4.50
Philosophy and Theology 3.15 4.80
Computers and Electronics 3.05 4.15
Psychology 2.89 3.50
Administration and Management 2.75 3.95
Law and Government 2.70 3.55
Biology 2.65 3.50
Mathematics 2.60 3.20
Personnel and Human Resources 2.55 3.50
Administrative 2.45 3.65
Medicine and Dentistry 2.10 1.70
Fine Arts 2.00 2.10
Public Safety and Security 2.00 2.00
Telecommunications 2.00 1.40
Design 1.95 2.50
Customer and Personal Service 1.85 1.85
Economics and Accounting 1.80 2.05
Therapy and Counseling 1.80 1.75
Chemistry 1.65 1.95
Transportation 1.65 1.50
Sales and Marketing 1.50 1.40
Engineering and Technology 1.45 1.10
Production and Processing 1.45 0.95
Mechanical 1.40 1.00
Building and Construction 1.25 0.65
Physics 1.25 0.65
Food Production 1.15not rated
Abilities
NameImportanceLevel
Oral Expression 4.38 5.12
Written Expression 4.38 5.12
Written Comprehension 4.38 5.00
Oral Comprehension 4.25 5.00
Deductive Reasoning 4.12 4.62
Inductive Reasoning 4.00 4.75
Speech Clarity 4.00 4.25
Category Flexibility 3.88 4.12
Information Ordering 3.88 4.00
Fluency of Ideas 3.75 4.00
Flexibility of Closure 3.75 3.88
Speech Recognition 3.75 3.75
Near Vision 3.62 3.88
Problem Sensitivity 3.38 3.50
Far Vision 3.12 3.25
Originality 3.12 3.25
Selective Attention 3.12 3.12
Visualization 3.00 3.38
Speed of Closure 2.88 3.00
Mathematical Reasoning 2.88 2.88
Memorization 2.88 2.88
Perceptual Speed 2.88 2.88
Visual Color Discrimination 2.88 2.75
Number Facility 2.88 2.62
Time Sharing 2.75 2.75
Auditory Attention 2.00 1.88
Trunk Strength 2.00 1.75
Finger Dexterity 1.88 1.50
Extent Flexibility 1.75 1.50
Arm-Hand Steadiness 1.75 1.38
Manual Dexterity 1.75 1.38
Wrist-Finger Speed 1.75 1.38
Hearing Sensitivity 1.75 1.25
Spatial Orientation 1.75 1.00
Control Precision 1.62 0.88
Static Strength 1.62 0.88
Gross Body Coordination 1.62 0.75
Multilimb Coordination 1.62 0.75
Depth Perception 1.50 0.50
Stamina 1.50 0.50
Dynamic Strength 1.38 0.50
Gross Body Equilibrium 1.38 0.50
Explosive Strength 1.25not rated
Glare Sensitivity 1.25not rated
Dynamic Flexibility 1.12not rated
Peripheral Vision 1.12not rated
Response Orientation 1.12not rated
Night Vision 1.00not rated
Rate Control 1.00not rated
Reaction Time 1.00not rated
Sound Localization 1.00not rated
Speed of Limb Movement 1.00not rated

Software used

Examples from O*NET data. "Hot" and "in demand" are O*NET flags for technologies often listed in job postings.

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  • Data visualization software
  • ESRI ArcInfo
  • ESRI ArcView
  • GE Healthcare ImageQuant TL
  • Gene Codes Sequencher
  • Genealogy software
  • Geographic information system GIS software
  • Global positioning system GPS software
  • Golden Software Surfer
  • Graphics software
  • Image enhancement software
  • Insightful S-PLUS
  • Leica Geosystems ERDAS IMAGINE
  • Microsoft FrontPage
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer
  • Microsoft Windows Movie Maker
  • Qaulis Research The Ethonograph
  • RockWare ArcMap
  • SIL International The Linguist's Shoebox
  • STATISTICA
  • SYSTAT
  • Software development tools
  • Sony Creative Software Vegas Movie Studio
  • The University of Tennessee FORDISC
  • Trimble Pathfinder Office
  • Voice activated software
  • Web browser software
  • Wolfram Research Mathematica

Where it concentrates

Metro areas ranked by BLS location quotient: the occupation's share of the area's jobs divided by its share of all US jobs. Above 1 means more concentrated than the nation. Metros employing fewer than 100 are left out.

Metro areaEmploymentLocation quotientMedian annual
Urban Honolulu, HI1706.50$84,530
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA2003.16$79,530
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA2302.60$66,160
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA3502.57$75,480
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ2701.98$63,010
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA1301.80$85,160
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA5401.50$65,240
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV2501.36$87,400
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX1001.35$70,690
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO1101.15$62,410

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