Conduct research to reconstruct record of past human life and culture from human remains, artifacts, architectural features, and structures recovered through excavation, underwater recovery, or other means of discovery.
Significant Points
- About half worked for Federal, State, and local governments, mostly for the Federal Government.
- The educational attainment of social scientists is among the highest of all occupations.
- Anthropologists and archaeologists will experience average growth, but slower-than-average employment growth is expected for geographers, historians, political scientists, and sociologists because they enjoy fewer opportunities outside of government and academic settings.
- Competition for jobs will remain keen for all specialties because many of these social scientists compete for jobs with other workers, such as psychologists, statisticians, and market and survey researchers.
National Outlook
| 2004 Total Employment | 4,000 |
| 2014 Expected Employment | 5,000 |
| Change (Percent) | N/A ( 17.0) |
| Total Openings | N/A |