What Can I Do With A Major In Anthropology?

Anthropology majors pursue a variety of career opportunities. Some occupations may require additional educational and training. Information presented in this handout includes a list of sample occupations, work settings, professional organizations, books in our resource area, web resources, and recent activities of our graduates. Further information including skills to develop, strategies for contacting employers, graduate school information, and where to get assistance may be obtained by making an appointment with a Career Services adviser.

Sample Occupations

Anthropologist Linguist

Education Director

Program Manager

Archaeologist

Excavation Director

Public Administrator

Conservation Technician

Excavator

Research Director

Cultural Anthropologist

Historian

Site Management

Cultural Resource Manager

Museum Conservationist

Social Anthropologist

Curator

Museum Exhibitions

Surveyor

Sample Work Settings

    Advertising Agencies/Departments
    Business Firms
    Consulting Firms
    Environmental Companies
    Engineering Companies
    Archeological Investigation Firm
    Foundations
    Governmental Agencies
    Laboratories or Centers
    Museums
    Nonprofit organizations
    Publishers
    Social Service Agencies  
    Universities/Colleges

             

Professional Organizations

American Anthropological Association
http://www.aaanet.org

Association of Science-Technology Center
http://www.astc.org

American Association of Museums
http://www.aam-us.org

The Society for Applied Anthropology
http://www.sfaa.net

Archeological Institute of America
www.archaeological.org

Books in our Resource Area

Thinking about a career in Anthropology? Browse our Career Resource Area and check out the numerous resources we offer on majors, internships, international experiences, graduate & professional schools and employment searches. Most books are available for check out for a period of one week. The following is a sample of available resources:

  • Careers in Anthropology

  • Great jobs for Anthropology Majors

  • Jobs & Careers with Nonprofit Organizations

  • Museums Jobs from A to Z

  • Opportunities in State and Local Gov. Careers

  • Public Administration Career Directory

Web Resources

Career Services offers a wide selection of web-based resources for career-related areas. These resources address areas such as corporate research for employment and internship searches, career self-assessment, investigation, occupational information gathering, graduate school research, and internship information and leads. You can access these resources on the Career Services webpage at www.trinity.edu/careerservices. Contact Career Services for username and password information, where applicable.

Discover - Complete career self-assessments, research occupational information, and perform searches for graduate schools across the United States. Discover requires a unique user name and password. You can pick-up access information in the Career Services office.

TigerJobs - A web based system allowing students and alumni to access job and internship listings as well as sign up for on campus interviewing. TigerJobs allows students to self-register for this service. Simply click on the TigerJobs link on our homepage and register today.

Hoover’s Online - A database of thousands of public, private and global companies, searchable by organizational name, location, type of industry, and ticker symbol. If you access Hoover’s Online on-campus, no user name or password is needed.

Internships Online - Web-based service allowing students to search national internships in areas such as international affairs, history, human rights, sports, resort and seasonal employment, women’s rights, environmental organizations, congressional internships, business, media, and law and policy. Click on the "Getting Started" link under the Internships Online logo on the Career Services’ webpage for access information.

Where do Trinity graduates go?

Employment: Peace Corps, Network Marketing Business, U.S. Investigation Services, Creative Futures Organic       Farming, AmeriCorps

Graduate Schools: Trinity University, University of Texas – San Antonio