Career
Anthropology and archeology teachers, postsecondary
Teach anthropology and archeology at a college.
$99,650
Median pay
+2.6%
Job growth, 2025–35
400
Openings a year
Doctoral or professional degree
Typical education
7–8 years
Typical time after high school
Here's what you actually need to know.
The work
What people in this job do
- Advise students on academic and vocational curricula, career issues, and laboratory and field research.
- Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.
- Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as research methods, urban anthropology, and language and culture.
- Keep abreast of developments in the field by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, and participating in professional conferences.
- Evaluate and grade students' class work, assignments, and papers.
The outlook
How the forecast changed this year
The deeper question
What kind of person does this path ask you to become?
What this work centers on
O*NET interest profile, scored 1–7.
The work
Do you want most of your days spent on people & care, then ideas & analysis?
Responsibility
Are you willing to be the one responsible for this?
“Advise students on academic and vocational curricula, career issues, and laboratory and field research.”
Development
What would you need to build over the next 5–10 years?
Speaking, Reading Comprehension, Writing, Instructing.
Trade-offs
What does it ask of you in exchange?
7–8 years of education after high school (doctoral or professional degree), for a median of $99,650 a year and 400 openings nationally each year.
Paths in
Degrees that lead here
- AnthropologySee the degree →
- Ancient Studies/CivilizationCIP 30.2201
- Classical, Ancient Mediterranean, and Near Eastern Studies and ArchaeologyCIP 30.2202
- Classical and Ancient Studies, OtherCIP 30.2299
- GeoarcheaologyCIP 30.4201
- Linguistics and AnthropologyCIP 30.4701
Paths across
Careers that use similar skills
- Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary$84,290 · +2.2%
- Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary$85,020 · +2.7%
- History Teachers, Postsecondary$83,820 · +0.0%
- Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary$80,260 · +2.0%
- Geography Teachers, Postsecondary$97,590 · +2.7%
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Sources
- BLS Employment Projections, 2025–35, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Retrieved 2026-10-01.
- BLS Employment Projections, 2024–34 (archived), U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Retrieved 2026-10-01.
- O*NET 31.0 Database (August 2026), National Center for O*NET Development / U.S. Department of Labor. Retrieved 2026-10-01.
- CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 Crosswalk, NCES and BLS. Retrieved 2026-10-01.