{"id":50,"date":"2025-03-20T13:54:57","date_gmt":"2025-03-20T13:54:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/biology-new\/?page_id=50"},"modified":"2025-08-25T19:49:20","modified_gmt":"2025-08-25T19:49:20","slug":"careers-in-anthropology","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/program-anthropology\/careers-in-anthropology\/","title":{"rendered":"Careers in Anthropology"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-50\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-50-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-50-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-50-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_smcm-title panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-smcm-title so-widget-smcm-title-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><h2 class=\"smcm-section-title navy\" style=\"\">What Fields Can I Work In With A <strong>Degree In Anthropology<\/strong>?<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-50-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-50-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-50-1-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-c67d20f9f743-50\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/182\/2025\/06\/Chyna-Preparing-Survey-Map-scaled-e1750960164847.jpg\" width=\"1903\" height=\"1707\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/182\/2025\/06\/Chyna-Preparing-Survey-Map-scaled-e1750960164847.jpg 1903w, https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/182\/2025\/06\/Chyna-Preparing-Survey-Map-scaled-e1750960164847-300x269.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/182\/2025\/06\/Chyna-Preparing-Survey-Map-scaled-e1750960164847-1024x919.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/182\/2025\/06\/Chyna-Preparing-Survey-Map-scaled-e1750960164847-768x689.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/182\/2025\/06\/Chyna-Preparing-Survey-Map-scaled-e1750960164847-1536x1378.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1903px) 100vw, 1903px\" title=\"Chyna Preparing Survey Map\" alt=\"Person holding a clipboard and writing on a chart outdoors in a grassy area with trees and people in the background.\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-50-1-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-50-1-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"2\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<ul>\n<li>Administration\/Management<\/li>\n<li>Advocacy (human rights\/social justice)<\/li>\n<li>Archaeology<\/li>\n<li>Business<\/li>\n<li>Community Development<\/li>\n<li>Computers\/Software Development\/Information Technology<\/li>\n<li>Cultural Resource Management (CRM)<\/li>\n<li>Design (products and\/or services)<\/li>\n<li>Development\/Training<\/li>\n<li>Education\/Outreach<\/li>\n<li>Environment and Natural Resources<\/li>\n<li>Ethnography\/Cultural Anthropology<\/li>\n<li>Evaluation\/Assessment<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-50-1-2\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-50-1-2-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"3\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<ul>\n<li>Forensics<\/li>\n<li>Health (international\/public health)<\/li>\n<li>Healthcare Management\/Services\/Deliver<\/li>\n<li>Historic Preservation<\/li>\n<li>Human\/Social Services<\/li>\n<li>Humanitarian Efforts<\/li>\n<li>International Development\/Affairs<\/li>\n<li>Law\/Criminal Justice\/Law Enforcement<\/li>\n<li>Management Consulting\/Organizational<\/li>\n<li>Market Research<\/li>\n<li>Mass Communication<\/li>\n<li>Museum\/Curation\/Project Design<\/li>\n<li>Social Impact Assessment<\/li>\n<li>Tourism\/Heritage<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-50-2\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div id=\"grad-school\" class=\"panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-50-2\" ><div id=\"pgc-50-2-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-mobile-last\" ><div id=\"panel-50-2-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_smcm-title panel-first-child\" data-index=\"4\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-smcm-title so-widget-smcm-title-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><h2 class=\"smcm-section-title navy\" style=\"\"><strong>Graduate<\/strong> School<\/h2><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-50-2-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-last-child\" data-index=\"5\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p><strong> Nearly 70% of St. Mary\u2019s students continue their education after graduation.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>SMCM Alumni with Anthropology Degrees have gone on to pursue graduate degrees at the following universities:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-50-2-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-empty\" ><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-50-3\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-50-3-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-50-3-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"6\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<ul>\n<li>American University<\/li>\n<li>University of Southampton<\/li>\n<li>University of South Carolina<\/li>\n<li>Syracuse University<\/li>\n<li>UMass Boston<\/li>\n<li>Lock Haven University<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-50-3-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-50-3-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"7\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<ul>\n<li>University of Virginia<\/li>\n<li>Lingnan University<\/li>\n<li>University of Arizona<\/li>\n<li>Columbia University<\/li>\n<li>John Hopkins University<\/li>\n<li>University of Maryland<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-50-4\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-50-4-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-50-4-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_smcm-title panel-first-child\" data-index=\"8\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-smcm-title so-widget-smcm-title-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><h2 class=\"smcm-section-title navy\" style=\"\">Anthropology Career <strong>Resources<\/strong><\/h2><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-50-4-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_smcm-button\" data-index=\"9\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-smcm-button so-widget-smcm-button-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><div class=\"smcm-cta-container\"><a class=\"smcm-cta-button navy\" style=\"max-width: 100%; width: 100%;\" href=\"https:\/\/americananthro.org\/careers\/\">Anthropology Jobs<i class=\"fa-solid fa-arrow-up-right-from-square\" style=\"color: #e9e9e9;\"><\/i><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-50-4-0-2\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_smcm-button panel-last-child\" data-index=\"10\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-smcm-button so-widget-smcm-button-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><div class=\"smcm-cta-container\"><a class=\"smcm-cta-button navy\" style=\"max-width: 100%; width: 100%;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/center-for-career-and-professional-development\">Center for Career and Professional Development<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-50-4-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-50-4-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"11\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-c67d20f9f743-50\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/182\/2025\/06\/Cannon-Ball-excavation-1-768x576.jpg\" width=\"740\" height=\"555\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/182\/2025\/06\/Cannon-Ball-excavation-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/182\/2025\/06\/Cannon-Ball-excavation-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/182\/2025\/06\/Cannon-Ball-excavation-1.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" title=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA\" alt=\"Two people participate in an archaeological dig, carefully uncovering an object from the soil within a marked excavation site outdoors.\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-50-5\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-50-5-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-50-5-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_smcm-title panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"12\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-smcm-title so-widget-smcm-title-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><h2 class=\"smcm-section-title navy\" style=\"\">Professional <strong>Resources<\/strong><\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-50-6\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-50-6-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-50-6-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"13\" >\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.marylandarcheology.org\/\">Archaeological Society of Maryland<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.stmaryscity.org\/\">Historic St. Mary\u2019s City<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/mht.maryland.gov\/\">Maryland Historical Trust<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfaa.net\/resources\/education\/\">Society for Applied Anthropology<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sha.org\/\">Society for Historical Archaeology<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-50-6-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-50-6-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"14\" >\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/cneha.org\/\">Council for Northeast Historical<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jefpat.org\/\">Jefferson Patterson Park and Museum<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.saa.org\/\">Society for American Archaeology<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.southernanthro.org\/\">Southern Anthropological Society<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wapadc.org\/\">Washington Association of Professional Anthropologists<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-50-7\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div id=\"internships\" class=\"panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-50-7\" ><div id=\"pgc-50-7-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-50-7-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_smcm-title panel-first-child\" data-index=\"15\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-smcm-title so-widget-smcm-title-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><h2 class=\"smcm-section-title navy\" style=\"\">Anthropology Internships and <strong>Jobs<\/strong><\/h2><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-50-7-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text\" data-index=\"16\" ><div class=\"big-text panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-50-7-0-1\" >\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><p>The Center for Career and Professional Development helps students gain valuable job experience through internships year-round. We offer resources to help you find the right opportunity and can guide you through the process of earning academic credit for your internship. If you&#8217;re considering an internship or want to explore earning credit, be sure to connect with our Internship Coordinator before getting started!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-50-7-0-2\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_smcm-button\" data-index=\"17\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-smcm-button so-widget-smcm-button-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><div class=\"smcm-cta-container\"><a class=\"smcm-cta-button red\" style=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/center-for-career-and-professional-development\/internships\/\">Center for Career &amp; Professional Development Internships<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-50-7-0-3\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_rss panel-last-child\" data-index=\"18\" ><h3 class=\"widget-title\"><a class=\"rsswidget rss-widget-feed\" href=\"https:\/\/smcm.joinhandshake.com\/external_feeds\/24227\/public.rss?token=hTSHYTDMKT3R_x6IkZB_BSaQx76H9tez6cGloUNpANRD5ytcwjblxw\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"rss-widget-icon\" style=\"border:0\" width=\"14\" height=\"14\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/program-anthropology\/wp-includes\/images\/rss.png\" alt=\"RSS\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"rsswidget rss-widget-title\" href=\"https:\/\/smcm.joinhandshake.com\/login\">Jobs &#8211; Anthropology &amp; Archaeology<\/a><\/h3><ul><li><a class='rsswidget' href='https:\/\/smcm.joinhandshake.com\/jobs\/10899253\/share_preview'>Associate Director (STDT SVC ADVISOR 4 SV) at UC Davis &amp; UC Davis Health<\/a> <span class=\"rss-date\">March 30, 2026<\/span><\/li><li><a class='rsswidget' href='https:\/\/smcm.joinhandshake.com\/jobs\/10894150\/share_preview'>Business Development Internship at Next Play Games<\/a> <span class=\"rss-date\">March 29, 2026<\/span><\/li><li><a class='rsswidget' href='https:\/\/smcm.joinhandshake.com\/jobs\/10893822\/share_preview'>Grant Writing Intern at Visionary Solutions of Virginia<\/a> <span class=\"rss-date\">March 28, 2026<\/span><\/li><li><a class='rsswidget' href='https:\/\/smcm.joinhandshake.com\/jobs\/10893539\/share_preview'>Behavior Instructor (Great for Students in Riverside County) at Inspira Behavior<\/a> <span class=\"rss-date\">March 28, 2026<\/span><\/li><li><a class='rsswidget' href='https:\/\/smcm.joinhandshake.com\/jobs\/10893290\/share_preview'>Environmental Scientist (JC-482161) at State Water Resources Control Board<\/a> <span class=\"rss-date\">March 27, 2026<\/span><\/li><li><a class='rsswidget' href='https:\/\/smcm.joinhandshake.com\/jobs\/10893245\/share_preview'>Planner at Missouri State University<\/a> <span class=\"rss-date\">March 27, 2026<\/span><\/li><li><a class='rsswidget' href='https:\/\/smcm.joinhandshake.com\/jobs\/10893257\/share_preview'>Environmental Scientist (JC-512276) at State Water Resources Control Board<\/a> <span class=\"rss-date\">March 27, 2026<\/span><\/li><li><a class='rsswidget' href='https:\/\/smcm.joinhandshake.com\/jobs\/10893253\/share_preview'>Director Of Development at Missouri State University<\/a> <span class=\"rss-date\">March 27, 2026<\/span><\/li><li><a class='rsswidget' href='https:\/\/smcm.joinhandshake.com\/jobs\/10892859\/share_preview'>Social Services Specialist at Missouri Department of Social Services - Children&#039;s Division<\/a> <span class=\"rss-date\">March 27, 2026<\/span><\/li><li><a class='rsswidget' href='https:\/\/smcm.joinhandshake.com\/jobs\/10892648\/share_preview'>Financial Advisor Internship at Northwestern Mutual - Appleton, DePere, Wausau, Stevens Point, Germantown, Sheboygan, &amp; 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