Occupations/25-1061.00

Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary

Teach courses in anthropology or archeology. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

Beyond a bachelor’s

Usually a graduate or professional degree.

AI automation risk

34%

More resilient

Human characteristics

56%

Balanced human and task mix

Task orientation

24%

More resilient

A day in this job

  • Mostly human

    Advise students on academic and vocational curricula, career issues, and laboratory and field research.

  • Task

    Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.

  • Task

    Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as research methods, urban anthropology, and language and culture.

The tasks we can read here lean on people, judgment, or hands-on work. The AI risk number is still this job’s rank against other occupations.

Core tasks

  1. 01Advise students on academic and vocational curricula, career issues, and laboratory and field research.
  2. 02Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.
  3. 03Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as research methods, urban anthropology, and language and culture.
  4. 04Keep abreast of developments in the field by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, and participating in professional conferences.
  5. 05Evaluate and grade students' class work, assignments, and papers.
  6. 06Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.

Model drivers (O*NET 1–5)

  • Repeating same tasks2.64
  • Degree of automation1.36
  • Time sitting3.81
  • Originality (ability)3.38
  • Conflict situations2.71
  • Hands-on objects/tools2.52
  • Outdoors / weather2.41
  • Disease exposure1.50
  • Decision freedom4.55

Top abilities

  • Oral Expression4.88
  • Written Expression4.62
  • Speech Clarity4.62
  • Written Comprehension4.50
  • Oral Comprehension4.25
  • Near Vision4.00
  • Inductive Reasoning4.00
  • Information Ordering3.75

Essential skills

  • Reading Comprehension4.75
  • Active Listening4.38
  • Writing4.62
  • Speaking4.88
  • Mathematics2.62
  • Science3.75
  • Critical Thinking4.00
  • Active Learning4.25
  • Learning Strategies4.38
  • Monitoring3.88

CIP matches

30.2201Ancient Studies/Civilization30.2202Classical, Ancient Mediterranean, and Near Eastern Studies and Archaeology30.2299Classical and Ancient Studies, Other30.4201Geoarcheaology30.4701Linguistics and Anthropology45.0201Anthropology, General45.0202Physical and Biological Anthropology45.0203Medical Anthropology45.0204Cultural Anthropology45.0205Forensic Anthropology45.0299Anthropology, Other45.0301Archeology45.1301Sociology and Anthropology45.1501Geography and Anthropology

Schools offering related programs

12 of 61 shown

Earnings are College Scorecard medians for that program, 1 and 2 years after completion. A dash means the Department suppressed the cell or the campus is not in the field file.

InstitutionProgramTuitionAdmitGrad 6-yrEarnings

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ · Public

Anthropology, General

45.0201

$13,20087%66%

1 yr $60,161

2 yr $60,094

Doctoral · CIP 45.02

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI · Public

Anthropology, General

45.0201

$16,10088%82%

1 yr $58,673

2 yr $52,107

Doctoral · CIP 45.02

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL · Public

Anthropology, General

45.0201

$6,40023%89%

1 yr $50,856

2 yr —

Doctoral · CIP 45.02

Arizona State University Campus Immersion

Tempe, AZ · Public

Anthropology, General

45.0201

$12,00090%69%

1 yr $47,118

2 yr $48,432

Doctoral · CIP 45.02

Texas A & M University-College Station

College Station, TX · Public

Anthropology, General

45.0201

$13,20063%83%

1 yr $46,087

2 yr $40,467

Doctoral · CIP 45.02

Texas State Technical College

Waco, TX · Public

Anthropology, General

45.0201

$7,200100%45%

1 yr $42,682

2 yr $38,289

Master's · CIP 45.02

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY · Public

Anthropology, General

45.0201

$10,70070%76%

1 yr $40,467

2 yr $47,260

Doctoral · CIP 45.02

Georgia State University

Atlanta, GA · Public

Anthropology, General

45.0201

$9,20067%56%

1 yr $39,741

2 yr $36,668

Master's · CIP 45.02

University of Washington-Seattle Campus

Seattle, WA · Public

Anthropology, General

45.0201

$12,60048%84%

1 yr $34,170

2 yr $31,278

Bachelor's · CIP 45.02

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR · Public

Anthropology, General

45.0201

$13,20083%68%

1 yr $33,755

2 yr $32,391

Bachelor's · CIP 45.02

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA · Public

Anthropology, General

45.0201

$10,70086%79%

1 yr $32,653

2 yr $21,964

Bachelor's · CIP 45.02

CUNY Hunter College

New York, NY · Public

Anthropology, General

45.0201

$7,40048%60%

1 yr $31,852

2 yr $33,565

Bachelor's · CIP 45.02