Few jobs listed on the Internet or in newspapers or governmental publications use the word anthropologist (in some cases, archaeology or historic preservation officer is used).
To be successful, you must become familiar with various "career titles" that closely describe your abilities. The following list is not complete but should also be a helpful guide in allowing you to "build" a career.
Anthropologist
- Development Anthropologist
- Forensic Anthropology Consultant
- Social Anthropologist, National Marine Fisheries Service
Analyst
- Associate Staff Analyst
- Quality Control Analyst
- Senior Consultant
- Senior Planning Analyst
Archeologist, CRM or Historic Preservation
- Cultural Resource Manager
- Archaeologist
- Archaeological Technician
- Research Associate
- Laboratory Manager
- Museum Archaeologist
- Director of Archaeology
- Project Manager
- Principal Investigator
- Regional Archaeologist
- Research Archaeologist
- State Archaeologist
- Senior Archaeologist
Archivist
Census Analyst
Consultant
- Cultural Consultant
- International Development Consultant
- Health Policy Consultant
- Language Consultant
- Organizational Consultant
Coordinator
Curator
- Curator
- Assistant Curator
- Curator of Anthropology,
- Curator of Archaeology
- Manager
- Director of Museum Programs
Development
- Development Specialist
- Education Development Officer
- Development Anthropologist
- Economic Development Officer
- Executive Officer
Director
- Director
- Assistant Director
- Deputy Director
- Director, Rural Development
- Director, Research & Publications
- Director, Research and Information
- Director for Faculty Research Development
- Director of Development
- Director of Education
- Director of Major Gifts
- Director of Pathology and Laboratory Services
- Director of Planning Services
- Director of Programs
- Director of Research
- Executive Director
- Folklore Project Director
- Program Director
- Project Director
- Study Director
Editor
Environmental Analyst
Geographic Information System Analyst or Technician
Historian
- Architectural Historian
- Public Historian
- Historic Structures Review Specialist
Information Officer
Information Assistant
Instructor
International trade (importing/exporting)
International development technician/analyst
Land Use Specialist
Location Analysts
Museum Manager/Curator
Nutrition Advisor
Planner
Policy Analyst
Program Specialist
- Program Analyst
- Program Assistant
- Program Associate
- Program Coordinator
- Program Evaluator
Planner
- Preservation Planner
- City Planner
Public Health
- Health Data Manager/Researcher
- Community Health Program Manager
- Public Health Monitoring and Evaluation
- Public Health Epidemiologist, assistant
- Socio-Epidemiology Researcher
- Community Health Interventionists/planner/researcher
- Discourse Analysis/educator/communication specialist
Real Estate Appraisers, Researchers
Researcher
- Assistant Research Scientist
- Associate Research Scholar
- Director of Research
- Economic & Social Researcher
- Principal Researcher,
- Research Analyst
Staff Associate
Trainer
- Senior Customer Trainer
- Training Specialist
Travel Agent/Consultant
Transportation Analyst: airlines, shipping companies
Employers Include:
- National Park Service
- Engineering Firms
- Environmental Consultants
- Cultural Resource Management Firms
- US Army Corps of Engineers
- US Dept of the Interior
- US Department of Defense
- State Historic Preservation Offices (one in each state)
- State Archaeological Survey Offices
- State Historical Commissions
- USDA, Forest Service
- US Department of Health and Human Services
- National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration
- US Department of Agriculture
- National Institutes of Health
- National Science Foundation
- Archaeological Survey of Canada
- Amerind Foundation
- Center for American Archaeology
- Peace Corps
- Hospitals
- Churches
- Community Colleges
- Museums
- Museum Associations
- Banks and Financial Institutions
- NY City Human Resources Admin.
- Social Media Companies
- Native American Nations and Tribes
- Title XII Programs
- Title IX Programs
- Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
- National Endowment for the Humanities
- Public Policy Organizations
- Smithsonian Institutions
- Media Companies
- Chambers of Commerce
- Community Centers
- Prisons
- Presses and Publishing Houses
For more ideas on career titles and advice see the book Great Jobs for Anthropology Majors.