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What are some Career Paths in Anthropology?
Careers in anthropology include: university teaching; consulting with local and international agencies; helping the Census Bureau get accurate counts of homeless people; helping a community merge indigenous and Western based medical systems; helping a school integrate students from multilingual and multicultural backgrounds; serving as a congressional aide on cultural issues. These are just some of the varied jobs that anthropologists have.
Visit the following presentation constructed by ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ Graduate Students concerning their roles in expanding and helping Florida communities through their careers in Anthropology
CNN Money article on Anthropology Majors
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?
Book References
The Following are available either on reserve, online, or interlibrary loan through
the ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏlibrary
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