Anthropologists and Archeologists
Life, Physical, and Social Science · SOC 19-3091
AI exposure from the Anthropic Economic Index (2025); salary from BLS; skills from O*NET. See /sources.
Decision card
Career Evidence Passport
SOC 19-3091 evidence across exposure, wages, projections, postings, certified LCAs, skills, and transitions.
- SOC exposure
- 13.5%
- Medium · Anthropic AEI
- Automation friction
- 33/100
- Low friction; broad SOC seed ORS job-requirements coverage.
- Wages
- $70,770
- H-1B offered wage $68,640; LCAs are filings.
- Projected openings
- 800
- BLS EP 2024–2034; employment change +3.7%.
- Observed/proxy demand
- 29
- FY2025 certified LCAs; 1,158 postings in 2025.
Skill evidence
Transition context
- H-1B values are certified Labor Condition Applications, not visa approvals.
- Job postings are seed-static / seed-derived; treat as provider-ready proxy coverage until observed provider data is wired in.
- Transition matches are directional skill-overlap context, not placement guarantees.
- This release is a FutureGrid broad-SOC seed derived from public BLS ORS requirement concepts and categories, not direct occupation-level ORS survey estimates. It describes job requirements, not worker ability, AI capability, or displacement probability. Automation friction is a FutureGrid derived score and should be read alongside exposure, demand, wage, and projection signals.
Best transitions from here
Explore all pathways→Lower AI-exposure roles that reuse your skills, ranked by a transition score (skills that transfer, safety gain, pay and retraining effort).
AI Exposure Analysis
Across AI measures
Multiple exposure lenses for this occupation.
AI could do ~44% of this role but only ~13.5% is currently done with AI — a large capability-vs-adoption gap.
Top Skills
H-1B Visa Sponsorship Demand
View full H-1B trends →Certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications naming this occupation, FY2016–FY2025. A descriptive high-skill labor-demand signal — employer filings, not visa approvals or individual outcomes. Note: one LCA can cover multiple worker positions.
O*NET occupation profile
What this work involves
Study the origin, development, and behavior of human beings. May study the way of life, language, or physical characteristics of people in various parts of the world. May engage in systematic recovery and examination of material evidence, such as tools or pottery remaining from past human cultures, in order to determine the history, customs, and living habits of earlier civilizations.
Common titles: American Indian Policy Specialist, Applied Anthropologist, Applied Cultural Anthropologist, Archaeologist, Communication and Folklore Specialist, Forensic Anthropologist
Representative Tasks
- •Collect information and make judgments through observation, interviews, and review of documents.
- •Teach or mentor undergraduate and graduate students in anthropology or archeology.
- •Write about and present research findings for a variety of specialized and general audiences.
- •Plan and direct research to characterize and compare the economic, demographic, health care, social, political, linguistic, and religious institutions of distinct cultural groups, communities, and organizations.
- •Create data records for use in describing and analyzing social patterns and processes, using photography, videography, and audio recordings.
Detailed Work Activities
- •Collect information from people through observation, interviews, or surveys.
- •Instruct college students in social sciences or humanities disciplines.
- •Prepare scientific or technical reports or presentations.
- •Direct scientific activities.
- •Plan social sciences research.
Tools & Technologies
Employment Projections & AI Exposure
Employment & Wage Trend
BLS OEWS, 2019–2025
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). See /sources.
Sector Comparison
| Metric | This Career | Sector Average |
|---|---|---|
| AI Exposure | 13.5% | 9.7% |
| Outlook | Bright ↗ | 37% Bright |
| Median Salary | $70,770 | N/A |
| AI Resiliency | 86/100 | N/A |