Identifies animal bones from sites to reveal what ancient people hunted, farmed, and ate.
Sorts thousands of bone fragments from a site, identifying them against a reference collection, and finds evidence of early dog domestication.
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Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Doctorate (PhD), about 10 years after high school. PhD in anthropology or archaeology.
Ways in: 4-year college, Graduate school. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Anthropology, Biology.
Growing about average (about 3% over 10 years). Estimate.
Low risk in 5 years, medium in 10. AI image tools start to identify bone fragments; experts still confirm IDs and read what they mean.
Classes: AP Biology, Anatomy, AP World History.
Official data: O*NET occupation 19-3091.
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