Also called: Shovel Bum, Field Tech
Digs, screens, and records finds on archaeological projects, often traveling from job to job.
Camps near a project site, digs test pits all day in the heat, bags artifacts with labels, and moves to a new state when the project ends.
Estimate; hourly, often with per diem.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. Bachelor's in anthropology plus a field school.
Ways in: 4-year college, On-the-job training. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Anthropology, Archaeology.
Growing about average (about 4% over 10 years). Estimate.
Low risk for 10 years. Digging test pits, screening dirt and bagging finds in the heat is physical fieldwork robots can't do.
Classes: Physical education, AP World History, Earth science.
Official data: O*NET occupation 19-4061.
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