Also called: Cemetery Relocation Specialist, Mortuary Archaeologist
Carefully excavates old and forgotten graves when cemeteries must be moved or searched, and helps rebury people with respect.
A road project uncovers coffins from a forgotten 1800s churchyard. You excavate each grave by hand, record coffin hardware and buttons, and work with descendants and church leaders on how to rebury everyone. Some projects search for unmarked graves of enslaved people or victims of violence, so families can finally know.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Master's degree, about 6 years after high school. Master's in anthropology or archaeology with human skeletal training.
Ways in: 4-year college, Graduate school. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Anthropology, Archaeology, Forensic Science.
Growing about average. Steady with construction projects and growing searches for lost burial grounds.
Low risk for 10 years. Ground-penetrating radar helps find graves; careful hand digging and working with descendant communities stay human.
Classes: AP Biology, AP US History, Anatomy & physiology.
Official data: O*NET occupation 19-3091.
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