Anthropologists

Research or study the origins and physical, social, and cultural development and behavior of humans and the cultures and organizations they have created.

Job Task

• Compare the customs, values, and social patterns of different cultures.
• Formulate general rules that describe how cultures and societies develop and behave.
• Study the origin and physical, social, or cultural development of humans, including physical attributes, cultural traditions, possessions, beliefs, languages, and settlement patterns.
• Study linguistics, chemistry, nutrition, or behavioral science in order to apply those disciplines' methodologies to the study of culture.
• Study specific groups in the field, observing and interviewing members to obtain information about topics such as group and family relationships and activities.
• Write about and present research findings.
• Advise government agencies and private organizations on matters such as the concerns of different groups and cultures.
• Examine museum collections of human fossils to determine how they fit into evolutionary theory.
• Gather and analyze artifacts and skeletal remains in order to increase knowledge of ancient cultures.
• Observe and measure bodily variations and physical attributes in different human groups.
• Collaborate with police departments and pathologists in forensic activities such as tooth and bone structure identification.
• Teach anthropology.

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