Career Information for Archaeology Majors |
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It is important to understand that employers hire people, not degrees. The skills and knowledge you develop as a result of your education, as well as in your work and community activities, have the greatest impact on hiring decisions. Listed below are some key skills and knowledge you will acquire as a result of your university education and your focus on Archaeology.
Specific Knowledge Skills
Valuable Tranfserable Skills
Some Career Options for Archaeology Majors
Potential Employers
Websites
Specific Knowledge Skills
- Knowledge of how to make detailed observations in order to gather accurate data and information
- Techniques to professionally uncover, study and preserve physical evidence and information
- The ability to create detailed archives and documents based upon research and observation
- An understanding of how to examine past events to better interpret and understand culture and society
- Awareness of how to identify and examine the differences between various cultures and societies
- Skills to re-create historical incidents to facilitate a greater understanding of past events comprehensive reports and presentations and educational resources
- Knowledge of how to conduct and develop surveys and effectively interview and observe individuals, from different backgrounds, in order to gather key information to understand situations or events
- Skills in the collection and cataloguing of individual, cultural and historical information and data
Valuable Transferable Skills
Information-gathering and Communication Skills
- The skills required to identify and access a wide range of relevant information and resources
- The ability to compile and organize facts and information and to comprehend and apply new and/or unfamiliar information to different situations and settings
- Skills in preparing interesting, creative and informative presentations which target diverse audiences
- The ability to develop effective reports, presentations and materials using current technology
- The ability to learn, understand and interpret information and apply knowledge to new situations
- The ability to set priorities, meet deadlines and effectively plan/manage time, data and resources
- Problem-solving skills and the ability to make well-reasoned decisions, think creatively and search for, identify and consider all sides of an issue
- Skills to effectively analyze and interpret a wide range of information and data to discuss, support and/or reject ideas, opinions, reports, theories and proposals
Teamwork and Management Skills
- Skills enabling you to work effectively as part of a team by identifying your role and contributing, through leading, teaching, motivating and/or encouraging others, to the success of the team
- An understanding of how to successfully identify, plan and contribute to the goals of a project
- The ability to oversee, supervise and/or contribute to a project from beginning to end including determining outcomes, planning details, making decisions, assigning roles and completing tasks
Some Career Options for Archeology Majors
(Additional education, training or experience may be required)
| Archivist | Exhibit Designer | Forensic Analyst |
| Underwater Archaeologist | Public Archaeologist | Principal Investigator |
| Field Technician | Artifact Illustrator | Archaeozoologist |
| Urban Planner | Historical Interpreter | Researcher |
| Archaeological Field Worker | Geoarchaeologist | Archaeobotanist |
| GIS Technician | Media Consultant | Public Policy Analyst |
| Technical Writer | Accident Scene Investigator | Travel Writer |
| Laboratory Technician | Cultural Artifact Specialist | Public Educator |
| Crime Scene Analyst | Site/Land Surveyor | Program Director |
| Heritage Assessor | Environmental Impact Assessor | Building Site Inspector |
| Tour/Park Guide | Preservation/Restoration Specialist | Developmental Consultant |
| Underwriter/Adjuster | Media Researcher | Documentary Writer/Producer |
| X-Ray Technician | Public Opinion Analyst | Resettlement Worker |
| Medical Technician | Health Records Supervisor | Medical Administrator |
| Event Planner | Community Relations Co-ordinator | Grant Fund Administrator |
| Diversity Consultant | International Consultant | Cultural Needs Researcher |
| Librarian |
For more career options and job descriptions, visit the following sites:
Career Cruising - www.careercruising.com. Please contact the Career Centre at 519.884.0710 ext. 4495 or careercentre@wlu.ca for the username and password.
Career Insider (Vault) - Access through the library website at www.wlu.ca/library. Click ’Find Articles and More’, click ’Databases by Title (A-Z)’ and then ’C’ - Career Insider (Vault). You need to access this resource from a Laurier computer or through the library’s remote access service.
National Occupational Classification - www.hrsdc.gc.ca/noc
Potential Employers
| Universities | Government | Municipalities |
| Market Research Organizations Media Oganizations Public Relations Firms Hospitals/Medical Centres |
Parks/Historical Sites Museums Heritage Foundations |
Libraries/Archives |