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.Salary by State
| State Name | Employment | Annual Salary | Hourly Salary | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 40 | $84,570 | N/A | |
| Arizona | 90 | $76,740 | N/A | |
| Arkansas | 30 | $69,750 | N/A | |
| California | 730 | $128,300 | N/A | |
| Colorado | 180 | $80,140 | N/A | |
| Connecticut | 80 | $93,580 | N/A | |
| District of Columbia | 40 | $100,940 | N/A | |
| Hawaii | 100 | $73,320 | N/A | |
| Idaho | 30 | $69,880 | N/A | |
| Illinois | 200 | $93,250 | N/A | |
| Indiana | 80 | $97,920 | N/A | |
| Iowa | 30 | $107,860 | N/A | |
| Louisiana | 40 | $98,100 | N/A | |
| Maine | 40 | $90,460 | N/A | |
| Maryland | 70 | $89,310 | N/A | |
| Massachusetts | 150 | $118,170 | N/A | |
| Michigan | 130 | $91,250 | N/A | |
| Minnesota | 80 | $82,400 | N/A | |
| Missouri | 110 | $110,900 | N/A | |
| New Jersey | 300 | $108,630 | N/A | |
| New Mexico | 30 | $80,930 | N/A | |
| New York | 660 | $118,380 | N/A | |
| North Carolina | 210 | $85,680 | N/A | |
| Ohio | 120 | $87,560 | N/A | |
| Oregon | 90 | $89,500 | N/A | |
| Pennsylvania | 210 | $97,820 | N/A | |
| Tennessee | 60 | $97,020 | N/A | |
| Texas | 280 | $98,690 | N/A | |
| Utah | 50 | $87,270 | N/A | |
| Washington | 220 | $86,190 | N/A | |
| Wisconsin | 90 | $78,540 | N/A |
Education
The programs listed below are typically the education paths that can land you this kind of job.
A program that focuses on Western and Non-Western cultures and related topics in the periods of Pre-history and Antiquity. Includes such disciplines as ancient languages, archeology, history, art history, geography, population studies, environmental studies, religious studies, and the social sciences.
A program that focuses on the study of the classical ancient civilizations of the ancient Near East, Europe, and the Mediterranean Sea, such as Athens, Anatolia, Egypt, Greece, Israel, Mesopotamia, North Africa, and Rome. Includes instruction in ancient languages, ancient history, archaeology, anthropology, Greek and Roman mythology, philosophy, and religion.
A program that focuses on the study of the anthropological, historical, and sociological context of language with a particular emphasis on language use and its role in shaping cultural and social diversity. Includes instruction in applied linguistics, data management, field methods, language heritage, socialization, structure, linguistic analysis, linguistic theory, and multilingualism.
A program that focuses on the systematic study of human beings, their antecedents and related primates, and their cultural behavior and institutions, in comparative perspective. Includes instruction in biological/physical anthropology, primatology, human paleontology and prehistoric archeology, hominid evolution, anthropological linguistics, ethnography, ethnology, ethnohistory, socio-cultural anthropology, psychological anthropology, research methods, and applications to areas such as medicine, forensic pathology, museum studies, and international affairs.
A program that focuses on the application of the biological sciences and anthropology to the study of the adaptations, variability, and the evolution of human beings and their living and fossil relatives. Includes instructions in anthropology, human and mammalian anatomy, cell biology, paleontology, human culture and behavior, neuroscience, forensic anthropology, anatomical reconstruction, comparative anatomy, and laboratory science and methods.
A program that focuses on biological, socio-cultural, psychological, and behavioral factors as they relate to health, illness, medical practices, and access to health care services. Includes instruction in ethno-medicine, urban health, international health, psychiatric and psychological anthropology, aging, and health and identity.
A program that focuses on the study of culture and the relationship of culture to other aspects of social life. Includes instruction in cultural anthropology, anthropological theory, enthnography, linguistics, and quantitative and qualitative research methods.
A program that focuses on the application of the biological sciences and skeletal anthropology in medicolegal death investigations. Includes instruction in biological anthropology theory, crime scene investigation, forensic anthropology field methods, forensic anthropological techniques and procedures, human anatomy, methods of human identification, mortuary archaeology, osteology, and taphonomy.
Any instructional program in Anthropology not listed above.
A program that focuses on the systematic study of extinct societies, and the past of living societies, via the excavation, analysis and interpretation of their artifactual, human, and associated remains. Includes instruction in archeological theory, field methods, dating methods, conservation and museum studies, cultural and physical evolution, and the study of specific selected past cultures.
A program that combines sociology and anthropology to study how society is organized, the origins and development of social institutions, social change, social organizations, race, class, gender and culture.
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$102,110 per yearNational average salaryModerateJob growth rate
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Doctoral or professional degreeTypical education requirement
Educational Attainment
The following chart shows the highest education level completed by those working as anthropology and archeology teachers, postsecondary.
- Less than high school 1%
- High school graduate 1%
- College dropout 2%
- Associate’s degree 2%
- Bachelor’s degree 15%
- Master’s degree 32%
- Doctorate degree 47%
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