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.
Also called: Anthropology Department Chair · Anthropology Instructor · Anthropology Lecturer · Anthropology Professor · Archaeology Professor · Assistant Professor
Median pay (national)
$95,770
$51,380–$169,090 (10th–90th)
Employed (US)
5,260
BLS OEWS, May 2024
Outlook 2024–34
+2.7%
~500 openings/yr
Typical entry
Doctoral or professional degree
What the numbers say
Refit analysis ·Pay for anthropology and archeology teachers, postsecondary shows an unusually wide range: the top 10% earn $169,090 versus $51,380 at the bottom 10% — 3.3x. The median of $95,770 leaves roughly 77% of headroom to the 90th percentile, which is where seniority, specialization, and the skills below tend to pay off.
Refit analysis ·Employment is projected to change +2.7% from 2024 to 2034 — about as fast as the 3% all-occupation average. Even so, BLS projects about 500 openings a year, mostly to replace workers who retire or change careers.
Refit analysis ·Where you work moves the number a lot. Across the 31 states with released data, California pays the most for this role (median $119,490, +25% vs the national median), while Arkansas sits lowest at $62,380 — a 92% spread for the same job title.
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Top skills employers ask for
Ranked by O*NET importance for this occupation.
- Speaking
- Reading Comprehension
- Writing
- Active Listening
- Learning Strategies
- Active Learning
- Critical Thinking
- Monitoring
- Science
- Mathematics
What they actually do
Core O*NET tasks for this role.
- 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.
- Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.
- Conduct research in a particular field of knowledge and present findings in professional journals, books, electronic media, or at professional conferences.
- Supervise students' laboratory or field work.
- Conduct ethnographic field research.
- Supervise undergraduate or graduate teaching, internship, and research work.
Tools & technology
- Learning management system LMS
- Adobe Creative Cloud software
- Adobe Illustrator
- Adobe Photoshop
- ESRI ArcGIS software
- IBM SPSS Statistics
- Adobe Dreamweaver
- Blackboard Learn
- Collaborative editing software
- Course management system software
- Desire2Learn LMS software
- Digitizing software
- DOC Cop
- ESRI ArcGIS Geostatistical Analyst
- ESRI ArcGIS Spatial Analyst
- ESRI ArcMap
Knowledge areas
- Sociology and Anthropology
- History and Archeology
- English Language
- Education and Training
- Geography
- Philosophy and Theology
- Foreign Language
- Communications and Media