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Anthropologist

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Meridian, ID Full Time
POSTED ON 1/17/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 4/16/2025

Anthropologist Job Description Research, evaluate, and establish public policy concerning the origins of humans; their physical, social, linguistic, and cultural development; and their behavior, as well as the cultures, organizations, and institutions they have created.

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List of Anthropologist Job Duties

  • Build geographic information systems (GIS) to record, analyze, and cartographically represent the distribution of languages, cultural and natural resources, land use, and settlement patterns of specific populations.
  • Examine museum collections of hominid fossils to classify anatomical and physiological variations and to determine how they fit into evolutionary theory.
  • Observe the production, distribution, and consumption of food to identify and mitigate threats to food security.
  • Teach and mentor undergraduate and graduate students in anthropology.
  • Analyze and characterize user experiences and institutional settings to assist consumer product developers, technology developers, and software engineers with the design of innovative products and services.
  • Enhance the cultural sensitivity of elementary and secondary curricula and classroom interactions in collaboration with educators and teachers.

When polled, Anthropologists say the following skills are most frequently used in their jobs :

  • Writing : Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
  • Reading Comprehension : Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.
  • Critical Thinking : Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
  • Active Listening : Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
  • Speaking : Talking to others to convey information effectively.
  • Science : Using scientific rules and methods to solve problems.
  • Types of Anthropologist Jobs

  • Scientist
  • Egyptologist
  • Ethnologist
  • Evaluation Specialist
  • American Indian Policy Specialist
  • The typical yearly salary for Anthropologists is somewhere between $36,840 and $97,170.

    Anthropologists who work in Massachusetts, Hawaii, or Idaho , make the highest salaries.

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