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Career transition

Anthropologists and ArcheologistsHistorians

What it takes to move from anthropologists and archeologists into historians — the overlap, the gaps, and the pay change.

The transferable cut

Refit analysis ·10 of the top skills overlap between Anthropologists and Archeologists and Historians — Reading Comprehension, Writing, Critical Thinking, Active Listening, so that experience transfers directly. The main gaps to close are few. Median pay moves from $64,910 to $74,050 (+14%).

Skills that transfer

You likely already have these from anthropologists and archeologists.

  • Reading Comprehension
  • Writing
  • Critical Thinking
  • Active Listening
  • Speaking
  • Active Learning
  • Learning Strategies
  • Monitoring
  • Science
  • Mathematics

Gaps to close

What historiansasks for that you'll need to build.

  • No major missing skills among the top set.

Pay change

Anthropologists and Archeologists
$64,910
Historians
$74,050

Re-angle your Anthropologists and Archeologists experience toward Historians

Honest tailoring

See how your resume lines up with Historians

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