Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary
What Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary Do
Teach courses in anthropology or archeology. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.
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Career Outlook
National employment outlook, 2024–2034.
- Related work experience
- None
- On-the-job training
- None
- Self-employed
- Not available
Source: BLS Employment Projections — 2024-2034.
How Much Preparation Does This Take?
Job Zone 5 of 5Job Zone Five: Extensive Preparation Needed
- Experience
- Extensive skill, knowledge, and experience are needed for these occupations. Many require more than five years of experience.
- Education
- 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).
- Job training
- 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.
Source: O*NET Job Zones.
Key Knowledge Areas
Subject-matter areas this occupation draws on most, per O*NET.
- Sociology and Anthropologyimportance 5.0/5
- History and Archeologyimportance 4.5/5
- English Languageimportance 4.4/5
- Education and Trainingimportance 4.1/5
- Geographyimportance 3.8/5
- Philosophy and Theologyimportance 3.6/5
- Foreign Languageimportance 3.5/5
- Communications and Mediaimportance 3.4/5
Work Environment
What the day-to-day work setting is like, per O*NET.
- E-Mail5.0/5
- Face-to-Face Discussions with Individuals and Within Teams4.5/5
- Freedom to Make Decisions4.5/5
- Determine Tasks, Priorities and Goals4.4/5
- Contact With Others4.1/5
- Work With or Contribute to a Work Group or Team4.0/5
Careers With Similar Skills
Occupations whose Transferable Skills profile most closely matches this one — a mathematical comparison, not observed data about people actually moving between these careers.
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- Business Teachers, Postsecondary99% skill match
- Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary99% skill match
- Communications Teachers, Postsecondary99% skill match
Transferable Skills
Cross-functional skills this occupation draws on most, per O*NET — the kind that carry over to other careers.
- Instructingimportance 4.5/5
- Judgment and Decision Makingimportance 3.8/5
- Time Managementimportance 3.8/5
- Complex Problem Solvingimportance 3.6/5
- Social Perceptivenessimportance 3.5/5
- Coordinationimportance 3.3/5
- Systems Analysisimportance 3.1/5
- Systems Evaluationimportance 3.1/5
Software & Technologies
Tools and software used in this occupation, per O*NET.
Hot Technologies
In-Demand Technologies
Other Software Used
- Adobe Dreamweaver
- Blackboard Learn
- Collaborative editing software
- Course management system software
- DOC Cop
- Desire2Learn LMS software
- Digitizing software
- ESRI ArcGIS Geostatistical Analyst
Work Style
Personal work characteristics that matter most for this occupation, per O*NET.
- Intellectual Curiosity
- Innovation
- Dependability
- Achievement Orientation
- Social Orientation
- Integrity
- Initiative
Career Interests
This occupation’s RIASEC interest profile, per O*NET — how strongly it fits each of the six Holland interest types.
- SocialHigh
- InvestigativeHigh
- ArtisticMedium
- RealisticMedium
- ConventionalMedium
- EnterprisingLow
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Where This Career Is Most Concentrated
Metro areas where anthropology and archeology teachers, postsecondary make up the largest share of local employment, relative to the national average (BLS location quotient).
- 1Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA3.67× national avg
- 2Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA2.56× national avg
- 3Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH2.08× national avg
- 4San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA1.80× national avg
- 5New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ1.56× national avg
Possible Career Moves
A computed starting point, not observed job-change data — see the full list for why each one might fit.
- Geography Teachers, PostsecondaryLateral Move
- Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, PostsecondaryLateral Move
- Sociology Teachers, PostsecondaryLateral Move
- History Teachers, PostsecondaryLateral Move
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Related Education Programs
Schools that offer related fields of study, based on the NCES CIP-SOC crosswalk — not a guarantee that graduates enter this specific career.
Forensic Anthropology
- University of California-Los Angeles (Los Angeles, CA)grads earn ~$54,905
- University of Florida (Gainesville, FL)grads earn ~$47,348
- University of California-Santa Cruz (Santa Cruz, CA)grads earn ~$52,315
- University of California-Santa Barbara (Santa Barbara, CA)grads earn ~$56,238
- Arizona State University Digital Immersion (Scottsdale, AZ)grads earn ~$49,597
Sociology and Anthropology
- College of Staten Island CUNY (Staten Island, NY)grads earn ~$50,716
- Lewis & Clark College (Portland, OR)grads earn ~$52,622
- Valdosta State University (Valdosta, GA)grads earn ~$41,619
- St Olaf College (Northfield, MN)grads earn ~$60,225
- Carleton College (Northfield, MN)