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Doctor Degree Careers and Jobs

Explore Careers and Jobs Predominantly Filled by Those with a Doctorate Degree with or without Certificates - All On One Page

Sorted by median annual U.S. salary and including percentage of job holders with Doctorate Degree.

A doctorate prepares graduates for advanced research, specialized clinical practice, and top-level academic or leadership roles. For people who have invested years in advanced study and want to see where that expertise applies. Compare careers ranked by salary, review degree-holder and experience percentages, and access preparation resources for each role.



4 Steps to Use This Page: 1-Explore Careers of Intrerest 2-See Job Listings Matched to Career 3-Prepare for the Career 4-See External Career Resources

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This page will take you through 4 steps, relative to an Master's Degree, to (1) Select a career, (2) Find active job listings, (3) Prepare for the career you chose, and (4) Provide web resources specific to the career you chose.

Step 1: Select a Career: You will be presented with a listing of Master's Degree careers. The list may be quite long. There are two ways you might like to use this list:
1) Filter - As you enter a word, you will filter (limit) the list of careers below
2) Browse the list (Don't Filter) - You can simply browse the list of careers. There may be many that you might never have considered. This may help you to discover careers that might be of interest.

Once you have identified a career of interest, simply click on it.

Step 2: Find a Job: After you have selected a career/job title above, you will see a form asking for your location. You will see several radio selection choices to utilize the job search site of your choice.



Step 3: Prepare For a Career: In this section you will gain access to detailed information to help you prepare for the career you selected. Information includes core and supplemental duties, general and specific work activities, knowledge required, essential and transferable skills required, day-in-the-life summaries, knowledge required, software skills required, preparation required, educational requirements, training and work experience required, local salary information, certifications, professional associations, current job listings for the job selected along with multiple similar job titles, and related careers (related to what they do, what they know, and what they're called).

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Job Description: Sources that provide job descriptions, which are vital to resume and interview preparation.
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Step by Step: Provides links to resources that can help to organize the career search process.
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Step 1 of 4: Select a Career

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What jobs can you get with a Doctorate Degree? Scroll through the picklist (below). These are careers related to the Doctorate Degree level, with at least 30% of job holders having a Doctorate Degree. - 96 specific careers are listed, with matching jobs currently available. Select those careers that may be of interest - you will then get links to matching active job listings, and detailed resources to help you prepare.
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Select a Job Title - Sorted by Annual Salary -(scroll and Select) :
Legend: Career Title Link / (% having Doctorate Degree) / (Median Annual U.S. Salary)

Obstetricians and Gynecologists / (96.55%) / ($239,200+)
Neurologists / (92.84%) / ($239,200+)
Radiologists / (85.88%) / ($239,200+)
Emergency Medicine Physicians / (96.55%) / ($239,200+)
Psychiatrists / (92.71%) / ($239,200+)
Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric / (62.16%) / ($239,200+)
Dermatologists / (86.95%) / ($239,200+)
Orthodontists / (81.03%) / ($239,200+)
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons / (92.04%) / ($239,200+)
Physicians, Pathologists / (91.26%) / ($239,200+)
Anesthesiologists / (93.89%) / ($239,200+)
Sports Medicine Physicians / (100.00%) / ($236,000)
Preventive Medicine Physicians / (100.00%) / ($236,000)
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physicians / (97.94%) / ($236,000)
Urologists / (97.80%) / ($236,000)
Allergists and Immunologists / (74.43%) / ($236,000)
Hospitalists / (88.00%) / ($236,000)
Prosthodontists / (97.09%) / ($234,000)
Family Medicine Physicians / (87.95%) / ($224,640)
General Internal Medicine Physicians / (100.00%) / ($223,310)
Nurse Anesthetists / (55.56%) / ($212,650)
Pediatricians, General / (98.73%) / ($198,690)
Dentists, General / (81.44%) / ($166,300)
Natural Sciences Managers / (40.32%) / ($157,740)
Physicists / (88.10%) / ($155,680)
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates / (76.24%) / ($148,910)
Industrial-Organizational Psychologists / (30.77%) / ($147,420)
Lawyers / (77.19%) / ($145,760)
Computer and Information Research Scientists / (32.92%) / ($145,080)
Podiatrists / (85.25%) / ($141,650)
Pharmacists / (83.42%) / ($136,030)
Political Scientists / (92.31%) / ($132,350)
Optometrists / (95.24%) / ($131,860)
Astronomers / (91.31%) / ($127,930)
Law Teachers, Postsecondary / (35.26%) / ($127,360)
Nurse Practitioners / (30.44%) / ($126,260)
Veterinarians / (90.90%) / ($119,100)
Neuropsychologists / (100.00%) / ($117,750)
Clinical Neuropsychologists / (100.00%) / ($117,750)
Mathematicians / (55.00%) / ($116,440)
Environmental Economists / (48.14%) / ($115,730)
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary / (80.80%) / ($115,300)
Nanosystems Engineers / (66.66%) / ($111,970)
Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers / (42.42%) / ($111,090)
Naturopathic Physicians / (100.00%) / ($107,990)
Biochemists and Biophysicists / (65.00%) / ($107,460)
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary / (75.95%) / ($106,910)
Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary / (44.63%) / ($105,770)
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary / (44.05%) / ($105,650)
Materials Engineers / (38.09%) / ($104,100)
Education Administrators, Postsecondary / (44.44%) / ($102,610)
Sociologists / (60.00%) / ($101,770)
Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary / (84.87%) / ($101,650)
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists / (60.61%) / ($100,890)
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary / (45.15%) / ($100,690)
Physical Therapists / (47.13%) / ($99,710)
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary / (74.56%) / ($98,020)
Business Teachers, Postsecondary / (72.77%) / ($97,130)
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary / (41.65%) / ($96,430)
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists / (92.00%) / ($96,100)
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary / (96.54%) / ($93,810)
Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary / (68.18%) / ($93,650)
Bioinformatics Scientists / (46.22%) / ($91,100)
Geneticists / (56.00%) / ($91,100)
Molecular and Cellular Biologists / (57.70%) / ($91,100)
Geographers / (30.00%) / ($90,880)
Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary / (82.16%) / ($88,410)
Audiologists / (100.00%) / ($87,740)
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary / (64.49%) / ($86,030)
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary / (56.56%) / ($85,810)
Geography Teachers, Postsecondary / (80.74%) / ($85,600)
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary / (82.31%) / ($85,260)
Chemists / (30.02%) / ($84,680)
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary / (86.81%) / ($83,920)
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary / (76.68%) / ($82,670)
History Teachers, Postsecondary / (69.64%) / ($82,140)
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary / (85.25%) / ($82,140)
Epidemiologists / (33.33%) / ($81,390)
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary / (47.12%) / ($81,020)
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary / (42.84%) / ($80,780)
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary / (31.67%) / ($80,360)
Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary / (73.56%) / ($80,310)
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary / (86.32%) / ($79,930)
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary / (73.42%) / ($78,760)
Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary / (48.82%) / ($78,410)
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary / (58.70%) / ($78,130)
Chiropractors / (82.14%) / ($76,530)
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary / (74.16%) / ($75,770)
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary / (65.23%) / ($75,020)
Education Teachers, Postsecondary / (89.86%) / ($73,240)
Animal Scientists / (56.52%) / ($70,140)
Anthropologists and Archeologists / (40.00%) / ($63,800)
Nanotechnology Engineering Technologists and Technicians / (50.00%) / ($62,610)
Curators / (36.87%) / ($61,750)
Hearing Aid Specialists / (43.99%) / ($58,670)
Judicial Law Clerks / (72.08%) / ($57,490)

Step 2 of 4: Find a Job

Job Listings for: Anthropologists and Archeologists.

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Step 3 of 4: Prepare For a Career

Prepare for the "Anthropologists and Archeologists" Career
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Anthropologists and Archeologists

Description: 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.

U.S. Total Employment (2023):
8,500
U.S. Total Employment (2033 est.):
9,100
Employment Change (2023-2033 est.):
600 (7.4%)
Average Annual Job Openings (2023-2033 est.):
800
Please click on a section below to expand and see detailed occupational information related to "Anthropologists and Archeologists":

Core Duties

Important Core Job Duties (in order of importance)
For the Top 5 most important - How can you build experience and skill doing these? This will help now, to begin preparing for this type of occupation.
Importance (%) Description
Importance: 100 (%) Description: Write about and present research findings for a variety of specialized and general audiences.
Importance: 100 (%) Description: Plan and direct research to characterize and compare the economic, demographic, health care, social, political, linguistic, and religious institutions of distinct cultural groups, communities, and organizations.
Importance: 100 (%) Description: Create data records for use in describing and analyzing social patterns and processes, using photography, videography, and audio recordings.
Importance: 100 (%) Description: Train others in the application of ethnographic research methods to solve problems in organizational effectiveness, communications, technology development, policy making, and program planning.
Importance: 100 (%) Description: Collect information and make judgments through observation, interviews, and review of documents.
Importance: 100 (%) Description: Write grant proposals to obtain funding for research.
Importance: 95 (%) Description: Teach or mentor undergraduate and graduate students in anthropology or archeology.
Importance: 95 (%) Description: Advise government agencies, private organizations, and communities regarding proposed programs, plans, and policies and their potential impacts on cultural institutions, organizations, and communities.
Importance: 90 (%) Description: Formulate general rules that describe and predict the development and behavior of cultures and social institutions.
Importance: 85 (%) Description: Enhance the cultural sensitivity of elementary and secondary curricula and classroom interactions in collaboration with educators and teachers.
Importance: 85 (%) Description: Develop intervention procedures, using techniques such as individual and focus group interviews, consultations, and participant observation of social interaction.
Importance: 85 (%) Description: Study archival collections of primary historical sources to help explain the origins and development of cultural patterns.
Importance: 85 (%) Description: Conduct participatory action research in communities and organizations to assess how work is done and to design work systems, technologies, and environments.
Importance: 85 (%) Description: Identify culturally specific beliefs and practices affecting health status and access to services for distinct populations and communities, in collaboration with medical and public health officials.
Importance: 80 (%) Description: Research, survey, or assess sites of past societies and cultures in search of answers to specific research questions.
Importance: 80 (%) Description: Organize public exhibits and displays to promote public awareness of diverse and distinctive cultural traditions.
Importance: 75 (%) Description: Apply traditional ecological knowledge and assessments of culturally distinctive land and resource management institutions to assist in the resolution of conflicts over habitat protection and resource enhancement.
Importance: 70 (%) Description: Collaborate with economic development planners to decide on the implementation of proposed development policies, plans, and programs based on culturally institutionalized barriers and facilitating circumstances.
Importance: 70 (%) Description: Develop and test theories concerning the origin and development of past cultures.
Importance: 70 (%) Description: Lead field training sites and train field staff, students, and volunteers in excavation methods.
Supplemental Duties
Important Supplemental Job Duties (in order of importance)
For the Top 5 most important - How can you build experience and skill doing these? This will help now, to begin preparing for this type of occupation.
Importance (%) Description
Importance: 65 (%) Description: Record the exact locations and conditions of artifacts uncovered in diggings or surveys, using drawings and photographs as necessary.
Importance: 65 (%) Description: Study objects and structures recovered by excavation to identify, date, and authenticate them and to interpret their significance.
Importance: 60 (%) Description: Compare findings from one site with archeological data from other sites to find similarities or differences.
Importance: 60 (%) Description: Describe artifacts' physical properties or attributes, such as the materials from which artifacts are made and their size, shape, function, and decoration.
Importance: 60 (%) Description: Consult site reports, existing artifacts, and topographic maps to identify archeological sites.
Importance: 60 (%) Description: Clean, restore, and preserve artifacts.
Importance: 60 (%) Description: Participate in forensic activities, such as tooth and bone structure identification, in conjunction with police departments and pathologists.
Importance: 55 (%) Description: Assess archeological sites for resource management, development, or conservation purposes and recommend methods for site protection.
Importance: 55 (%) Description: Gather and analyze artifacts and skeletal remains to increase knowledge of ancient cultures.
Importance: 55 (%) Description: Collect artifacts made of stone, bone, metal, and other materials, placing them in bags and marking them to show where they were found.
Work Activities

Important General Work Activities (in order of importance)
For the Top 5 most important - How can you build experience and skill doing these? This will help now, to begin preparing for this type of occupation.
Importance (%) Description
Importance: 96 (%) Description: Getting Information: Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
Importance: 90 (%) Description: Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others: Translating or explaining what information means and how it can be used.
Importance: 89 (%) Description: Documenting/Recording Information: Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form.
Importance: 89 (%) Description: Analyzing Data or Information: Identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts.
Importance: 88 (%) Description: Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge: Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.
Importance: 87 (%) Description: Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events: Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.
Importance: 87 (%) Description: Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships: Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.
Importance: 87 (%) Description: Working with Computers: Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information.
Importance: 86 (%) Description: Processing Information: Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data.
Importance: 85 (%) Description: Training and Teaching Others: Identifying the educational needs of others, developing formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others.
Importance: 83 (%) Description: Thinking Creatively: Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions.
Importance: 81 (%) Description: Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates: Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
Importance: 79 (%) Description: Communicating with People Outside the Organization: Communicating with people outside the organization, representing the organization to customers, the public, government, and other external sources. This information can be exchanged in person, in writing, or by telephone or e-mail.
Importance: 78 (%) Description: Making Decisions and Solving Problems: Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
Importance: 76 (%) Description: Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or People: Assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people.
Importance: 75 (%) Description: Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work: Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.
Importance: 72 (%) Description: Developing Objectives and Strategies: Establishing long-range objectives and specifying the strategies and actions to achieve them.
Importance: 67 (%) Description: Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings: Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems.
Importance: 67 (%) Description: Scheduling Work and Activities: Scheduling events, programs, and activities, as well as the work of others.
Importance: 67 (%) Description: Coaching and Developing Others: Identifying the developmental needs of others and coaching, mentoring, or otherwise helping others to improve their knowledge or skills.
Importance: 65 (%) Description: Providing Consultation and Advice to Others: Providing guidance and expert advice to management or other groups on technical, systems-, or process-related topics.
Importance: 63 (%) Description: Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others: Getting members of a group to work together to accomplish tasks.
Importance: 63 (%) Description: Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates: Providing guidance and direction to subordinates, including setting performance standards and monitoring performance.
Specific Work Activities

Important Specific Work Activities
How can you begin to build experience and skill doing these? This will help now, to begin preparing for this type of occupation. Specific Work Activities appear below:
Advise others about environmental management or conservation.
Advise others on educational matters.
Advise others on matters of public policy.
Analyze forensic evidence to solve crimes.
Apply knowledge or research findings to address environmental problems.
Clean objects.
Collaborate with technical specialists to resolve design or development problems.
Collect archival data.
Collect biological specimens.
Collect information from people through observation, interviews, or surveys.
Communicate with government agencies.
Conduct anthropological or archaeological research.
Conduct historical research.
Conduct research on social issues.
Conduct scientific research of organizational behavior or processes.
Design psychological or educational treatment procedures or programs.
Develop theories or models of social phenomena.
Direct scientific activities.
Document events or evidence, using photographic or audiovisual equipment.
Evaluate characteristics of archival or historical objects.
Inspect condition of natural environments.
Instruct college students in social sciences or humanities disciplines.
Mark materials or objects for identification.
Package materials or products.
Plan community programs or activities for the general public.
Plan social sciences research.
Prepare scientific or technical reports or presentations.
Record research or operational data.
Train personnel in technical or scientific procedures.
Write grant proposals.
Knowledge Required

Knowledge Required (in order of importance)
For the Top 5 most important - How can you build experience and skill doing these? This will help now, to begin preparing for this type of occupation.
Importance (%) Description
Importance: 96 (%) Description: Sociology and Anthropology: Knowledge of group behavior and dynamics, societal trends and influences, human migrations, ethnicity, cultures, and their history and origins.
Importance: 86 (%) Description: English Language: Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, and rules of composition and grammar.
Importance: 82 (%) Description: History and Archeology: Knowledge of historical events and their causes, indicators, and effects on civilizations and cultures.
Importance: 78 (%) Description: Foreign Language: Knowledge of the structure and content of a foreign (non-English) language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition and grammar, and pronunciation.
Importance: 75 (%) Description: Education and Training: Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.
Importance: 72 (%) Description: Geography: Knowledge of principles and methods for describing the features of land, sea, and air masses, including their physical characteristics, locations, interrelationships, and distribution of plant, animal, and human life.
Importance: 66 (%) Description: Communications and Media: Knowledge of media production, communication, and dissemination techniques and methods. This includes alternative ways to inform and entertain via written, oral, and visual media.
Importance: 62 (%) Description: Philosophy and Theology: Knowledge of different philosophical systems and religions. This includes their basic principles, values, ethics, ways of thinking, customs, practices, and their impact on human culture.
Importance: 60 (%) Description: Computers and Electronics: Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.
Essential Skills

Essential Skills (in order of importance)
These are the foundational skills most central to success in this occupation. For the Top 5 most important, how can you begin building experience and confidence using these skills now?
Importance (%) Description
Importance: 71 (%) Description: Writing: Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
Importance: 71 (%) Description: Speaking: Talking to others to convey information effectively.
Importance: 68 (%) Description: Reading Comprehension: Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.
Importance: 68 (%) Description: Active Listening: Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
Importance: 68 (%) Description: Critical Thinking: Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
Importance: 64 (%) Description: Active Learning: Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
Importance: 58 (%) Description: Monitoring: Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
Importance: 56 (%) Description: Learning Strategies: Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things.
Transferable Skills

Transferable Skills (in order of importance)
These are skills that can transfer across occupations and industries. For the Top 5 most important, how can you strengthen these skills now so they support both this career and future career flexibility?
Importance (%) Description
Importance: 62 (%) Description: Complex Problem Solving: Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
Importance: 54 (%) Description: Instructing: Teaching others how to do something.
Importance: 54 (%) Description: Judgment and Decision Making: Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
Importance: 52 (%) Description: Social Perceptiveness: Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
Importance: 52 (%) Description: Coordination: Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
Day-in-the-Life Summaries

Day-in-the-Life Summaries
These summaries show the main types of activities you are likely to perform on a regular basis in this occupation. How can you imagine your typical workday — using these examples to see if this type of work fits you?
Activity: Advise others on educational or vocational matters.
Activity: Advise others on environmental sustainability or green practices.
Activity: Advise others on legal or regulatory matters.
Activity: Analyze biological or chemical substances or related data.
Activity: Clean workpieces, finished products, or other objects.
Activity: Collect environmental or biological samples.
Activity: Collect information about patients or clients.
Activity: Coordinate activities with clients, agencies, or organizations.
Activity: Coordinate with others to resolve problems.
Activity: Develop educational programs, plans, or procedures.
Activity: Develop research plans or methodologies.
Activity: Develop scientific or mathematical theories or models.
Activity: Develop systems or practices to mitigate or resolve environmental problems.
Activity: Direct scientific or technical activities.
Activity: Gather information from physical or electronic sources.
Activity: Inspect characteristics or conditions of materials or products.
Activity: Maintain operational records.
Activity: Mark materials or objects for identification.
Activity: Monitor environmental conditions.
Activity: Package objects.
Activity: Plan events or programs.
Activity: Prepare proposals or grant applications.
Activity: Present research or technical information.
Activity: Record images with photographic or audiovisual equipment.
Activity: Research historical or social issues.
Activity: Research organizational behavior, processes, or performance.
Activity: Teach academic or vocational subjects.
Activity: Train others on operational or work procedures.
Software Skills

Software Skills
These are examples of software tools commonly used in this occupation, organized from most to least important for your career preparation. How can you start learning or practicing the highest-priority tools so that you feel confident using them on the job?
High-Priority Tech Skills
Geographic information system:
ESRI ArcGIS software
Office suite software:
Microsoft Office software
Spreadsheet software:
Microsoft Excel
Word processing software:
Microsoft Word
Widely Used Tech Skills
Analytical or scientific software:
ESRI ArcGIS Survey 123
Geographic information system:
Geographic information system GIS systems
Emerging Tech Skills
Analytical or scientific software:
IBM SPSS Statistics
SAS
The MathWorks MATLAB
Computer aided design CAD software:
Autodesk AutoCAD
Data base user interface and query software:
Microsoft Access
Structured query language SQL
Desktop publishing software:
Adobe InDesign
Document management software:
Adobe Acrobat
Microsoft SharePoint
Electronic mail software:
Microsoft Outlook
Graphics or photo imaging software:
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe Photoshop
Object or component oriented development software:
C++
Operating system software:
Microsoft Windows
Presentation software:
Microsoft PowerPoint
Web page creation and editing software:
Facebook
General Software Tools
Analytical or scientific software (scroll table below):
Age progression software
Applied Biosystems GeneMapper
Data visualization software
Gene Codes Sequencher
Insightful S-PLUS
Qaulis Research The Ethonograph
SIL International The Linguist's Shoebox
STATISTICA
SYSTAT
The University of Tennessee FORDISC
Wolfram Research Mathematica
Data base user interface and query software:
Archeological Sites Management Information System ASMIS
Automated National Catalog System ANCS
Genealogy software
Desktop publishing software:
Adobe PageMaker
Development environment software:
Software development tools
Geographic information system:
ESRI ArcInfo
ESRI ArcView
Geographic information system GIS software
Graphics or photo imaging software:
GE Healthcare ImageQuant TL
Graphics software
Image enhancement software
Internet browser software:
Microsoft Internet Explorer
Web browser software
Map creation software:
Golden Software Surfer
Leica Geosystems ERDAS IMAGINE
RockWare ArcMap
Trimble Pathfinder Office
Mobile location based services software:
Global positioning system GPS software
Video creation and editing software:
Apple Final Cut Express
Apple iMovie
Microsoft Windows Movie Maker
Sony Creative Software Vegas Movie Studio
Voice recognition software:
Voice activated software
Web page creation and editing software:
Adobe Dreamweaver
Microsoft FrontPage
Preparation Required
Preparation Required - How much preparation is needed to obtain this type of job?
Job Zone Five: Extensive Preparation Needed

Extensive skill, knowledge, and experience are needed for these occupations. Many require more than five years of experience. For example, surgeons must complete four years of college and an additional five to seven years of specialized medical training to be able to do their job.

Most of these occupations require graduate school. For example, they may require a master's degree, and some require a Ph.D., M.D., or J.D. (law degree).

Employees may need some on-the-job training, but most of these occupations assume that the person will already have the required skills, knowledge, work-related experience, and/or training.

These occupations often involve coordinating, training, supervising, or managing the activities of others to accomplish goals. Very advanced communication and organizational skills are required. Examples include pharmacists, lawyers, astronomers, biologists, clergy, physician assistants, and veterinarians.
Education Required

Education Required - by frequency of educational attainment
This shows you details about the level of education most commonly held by workers in this occupation. How can you begin planning the educational pathway that will prepare you best for this type of work?
Frequency of Attainment (%) Level of Education
Frequency of Attainment: 40.0 (%) Level of Education: Doctoral Degree
Frequency of Attainment: 30.0 (%) Level of Education: Master's Degree
Frequency of Attainment: 20.0 (%) Level of Education: Bachelor's Degree
Frequency of Attainment: 5.0 (%) Level of Education: Some College Courses
Frequency of Attainment: 5.0 (%) Level of Education: Associate's Degree (or other 2-year degree)
Training and Experience Required

Training and Experience Required - by frequency of training and work experience attainment
This section shows you how often different types of training and work experience are required for this occupation. How can you start gaining the kinds of experience and training that are most common for this type of work?
Frequency of Attainment (%) Level of Training and Work Experience
Frequency of Attainment: 35.0 (%) Level of Training and Work Experience: Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years
Frequency of Attainment: 15.0 (%) Level of Training and Work Experience: Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year
Frequency of Attainment: 15.0 (%) Level of Training and Work Experience: Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years
Frequency of Attainment: 15.0 (%) Level of Training and Work Experience: Over 4 years, up to and including 6 years
Frequency of Attainment: 5.0 (%) Level of Training and Work Experience: None
Frequency of Attainment: 5.0 (%) Level of Training and Work Experience: Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months
Frequency of Attainment: 5.0 (%) Level of Training and Work Experience: Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months
Frequency of Attainment: 5.0 (%) Level of Training and Work Experience: Over 6 years, up to and including 8 years
Professional Associations
Professional Associations
These associations connect people who work in this occupation or related fields. How can you start using these associations to learn more, build your network, or find mentoring opportunities?
American Anthropological Association (AAA) External Link
American Association of Physical Anthropologists (AAPA) External Link
Archaeological Institute of America (AIA) External Link
National Association for the Practice of Anthropology (NAPA) External Link
Society for American Archaeology (SAA) External Link
Society for Economic Anthropology (SEA) External Link
Related Careers to Consider

Step 4 of 4: Career-Specific Resources (detailed and constantly updated)

This section contains detailed resources appropriate to "Anthropologists and Archeologists". Explore these resources to start learning more. Links are constantly updated, so bookmark this page.

Videos

Here is a listing of videos related to this career. A great way to get a quick overview of the occupation.


Resumes

Here are resources that allow you to see example resumes for this occupation. It may be helpful to see examples from others who have this type of experience.


Job Description

Here are resources that provide job descriptions, which are vital for resume and interview preparation.


Interviews

There are many great resources that can help guide you through the interview process. These links provide help in preparing and performing an effective interview, specific to this occupation.


Salary Data

Here are links to help you identify salary ranges for this occupation. These data are necessary prior to effective salary negotiations.


Raises

Here are resources that help you to prepare to ask for a raise. These links will help you to prepare for the salary negotiation process.


Jobs

Here are resources that lead to links for actual jobs related to "Anthropologists and Archeologists". Use these links to find a job.


Jobs

Here are resources that lead to links for actual jobs related to "Anthropologists and Archeologists". Use these links to find a job.


Classifieds

There are various sources for job classified ads. These links should help get you started to find a job for this occupation.


Step-by-Step

Here are links to help guide you, step-by-step, to become a(n): Anthropologists and Archeologists


Career Change

Here are resources to help you prepare for a career change. It is helpful to look carefully at the information provided in Section 3: Career Change (detailed previously on this page) prior to using these links. There is much to learn ...


LinkedIn®

Here are links to various posts and groups from LinkedIn ® that relate to this occupation. Great way to start building professional contacts in the field that might be most appropriate for you.


Career Path

Here are links to various resources to help you explore the career path related to the "Anthropologists and Archeologists" occupation.






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