The U.S. Department of Labor predicts that employment for archaeologists will grow slower than the average for all other occupations through 2024. Since the academic job market is poor, most new jobs in the near future will probably be nonteaching positions in cultural resource management firms, consulting firms, research institutes, corporations, and federal, state, and local government agencies. Among the factors contributing to this growth is increased environmental, historic, and cultural preservation legislation. Archaeologists will be needed on construction projects to ensure that builders comply with federal regulations regarding the handling and preservation of archaeological and historical artifacts. There is also particular demand for people with the ability to write environmental impact statements.
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- Anthropologists
- Arborists
- Archivists
- Artists
- Book Conservators
- Botanists
- Civil Engineers
- College Professors
- Conservators and Conservation Technicians
- Cultural Advisers
- Demographers
- Ecologists
- Economists
- Education Directors and Museum Teachers
- English as a Second Language (ESL) Teachers
- Environmental Education Program Directors
- Environmental Lawyers
- Environmental Planners
- Environmental Restoration Planners
- Environmental Scientists
- EPA Special Agents
- Ethnoscientists
- Exhibit Designers
- Fish and Game Wardens
- Foreign Service Officers
- Foresters
- Forestry Technicians
- Futurists
- Gallery Owners and Directors
- Genealogists
- Geographers
- Geological Technicians
- Geologists
- Geophysicists
- Grant Coordinators and Writers
- Historians
- Historic Preservationists
- Interpreters
- Land Acquisition Professionals
- Land Trust or Preserve Managers
- Landscapers and Grounds Managers
- Lexicographers
- Linguists
- Marine Biologists
- Medical Ethicists
- Museum Attendants
- Museum Directors and Curators
- Museum Technicians
- National Park Service Employees
- Naturalists
- Occupational Safety and Health Workers
- Park Rangers
- Political Scientists
- Range Managers
- Recreation Workers
- Secondary School Teachers
- Sign Language and Oral Interpreters
- Sociologists
- Soil Conservationists and Technicians
- Soil Scientists
- Statisticians
- Tour Guides
- Translators
- Zoo and Aquarium Curators and Directors
- Zookeepers
- Zoologists
