FINDING A CAREER IN ANTHROPOLOGY!

What are some Career Paths in Anthropology?

University teaching; consulting with local and international agencies; helping the Census Bureau get accurate counts of homeless people; helping a third world country merge traditional and western based medical systems; showing a medical school how to provide care to a multicultural community; serving as a congressional aide on cultural issues. These are just some of the varied jobs that anthropologists have.

What a Career in Anthropology Can Offer You

http://www.therai.org.uk/pubs/resguide/8_anthrocar.html

CNN Money article on Anthropology Majors

http://money.cnn.com/2000/11/17/career/q_degreeanthropology/

When choosing a subfield think about the following

1. What were your favorite classes and the particular subjects in those classes?

2. What are your hobbies?

3. What did you enjoy as a child?

4. What type of life/surrounding do you picture yourself in 5 to 10 years?

5. What are you  willing to sacrifice, if anything, for a career in anthropology?

Book References

The Following are available either on reserve, online, or interlibrary loan through the USF library

Great Jobs for Anthropology Majors, by Blythe Camenson  (VGM Publishing, Lincolnwood, IL)

Anthropology in Practice: A Guide to Non-Academic Jobs and Careers for Anthropologists by Riyall Noel

Careers in Anthropology by W. Richard Stephens

Around the World in 30 Years: Life as a Cultural Anthropologist by Barbara Anderson

A Guide to Careers in Physical Anthropology edited by Alan S. Ryan

Stumbling Toward the Truth: Anthropologists at Work by Phillip R. DeVita

Applied Anthropology: A Career-oriented Approach by Margaret A. Gwynne

Anthropology: Career Resources Handbook  by Margaret A. Gwynne,

 Opportunities in Museum Careers by Blythe Camenson

Museums: a place to Work: planning museum careers, Glaser, Jane R.

Opportunities in Forensic Sciences Careers by Blythe Camenson and Anita Hufft

Online Sources

Non-Academic Careers in Anthropology

http://www.anthropology.pdx.edu/assets/careers.htm

Non-Academic Careers in Physical Anthropology:

http://weber.ucsd.edu/~jmoore/bioanthro/brochure2.html

Careers in Archaeology:

http://www.museum.state.il.us/ismdepts/anthro/dlcfaq.html

American Academy of Forensic Sciences
http://www.aafs.org/?section_id=resources&page_id=choosing_a_career

Careers in Physical Anthropology

http://www.physanth.org/careers/brochure.html

American Anthropological Association
http://www.aaanet.org/careers.htm

American Association of Museums
www.aam-us.org

America's Job Bank
www.ajb.dni.us

Anthropology Resources on the Internet
www.anthropologie.net

Anthropology Search Engine
www.anthro.net

AnthroTECK Virtual Library
http://vlib.anthrotech.com/guides/

Federal Jobs Digest
www.jobsfed.com/

Opportunity Knocks (Jobs in Nonprofit Organizations)
www.opportunitynocs.org

Peace Corps
www.peacecorps.gov/indexf.cfm

Society for Applied Anthropology
www.sfaa.net

The Riley Guide
www.rileyguide.com

Society for American Archaeology Careers

http://www.saa.org/careers/index.html

Careers in Primatology

http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/edu/careers/index.html

Careers in Linguistics

http://www3.ccps.virginia.edu/career_prospects/briefs/K-O/Linguists.shtml