Also called: Anthropologist
Studies cultures by living among and learning from the people in them.
Spends a year living in a fishing village, joining daily life, recording interviews, and writing field notes every night about how traditions are changing.
BLS anthropologists & archeologists, May 2024. Median from BLS; 10th/90th percentiles estimated.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Doctorate (PhD), about 10 years after high school. Master's for applied roles; PhD for research and teaching.
Ways in: 4-year college, Graduate school. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Anthropology, Sociology.
Growing about average (about 4% over 10 years). BLS 2024-34.
Low risk in 5 years, medium in 10. AI transcribes and translates field notes; living in a community and earning trust stay human, though jobs are few.
Classes: AP World History, A second language, AP English Language.
Official data: O*NET occupation 19-3091.
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