The SKILLS
you learn in
anthropology
can help you get the
career you want
Research
and
Presentation*
Cultural
Competency
Critical
Thinking
The ability to analyze and
critically consider all of
the details, from large to
small, and see things that
big data might miss
• Reasoning
• Analyzing
• Evaluating
• Decision making
• Problem solving
• Knowledge of various
cultures
• Awareness of your own
culture
• Openness to other cultures
• Sensitivity regarding
differences across cultures
• Ability to find
commonalities across
cultures and work together
to accomplish a goal
How to go out, participate,
and find answers like an
anthropologist, then present
and defend what you find to
non-anthropologists
• When exploratory research
can be used
• When you must define the
problem more precisely
• To identify relevant courses
of action
• To develop hypotheses
• Isolate key variables and
relationships for further
examination
• Establish priorities for
further research
• To gain additional insights
before an approach can be
developed
* Source: ProfessorToday.com
ANTHROPOLOGY CAREER OUTLOOK**
Anthropologists earned an average salary of $66,330 in 2017
Best paying states for anthropologists (highest mean salary)
Massachusetts .............. $88,930
Hawaii ..............................$77,380
Maryland .........................$77,880
Alaska ............................. $76,970
District of Columbia ......$102,770
** Source: https://money.usnews.com/careers/best-jobs/anthropologist/salary
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