Career Survey
What can I do with a major in anthropology?
The Career
Center at the University of California
Berkeley conducts an annual survey of the initial postgraduate activities
of its senior undergraduates. Below is the results from senior undergraduates
in anthropology, class of 2000. The various employment and graduate/professional
school options presented here are intended to serve as a guide for all
students interested in anthropology. These profiles may give students
ideas for career paths to explore that they may not have previously considered.
The profiles illustrate that college majors rarely restrict career or
graduate school options. (Some percentages detailed in this report may
not add up to 100% due to rounding.)
PROFILE OF THE CLASS OF 2000
| Survey Response Rates | |
| Graduated | 132 |
| Responded | 65 |
| Percent | 49.2% |
| Activity Summary | |
| Employed | 30.8% |
| Attending grad/prof school | 20% |
| Seeking employment | 16.9% |
| Other endeavors | 32.3% |
| Employment Sectors | |
| For profit * | 68.2% |
| Nonprofit | 18.2% |
| Education | 13.6% |
| Government | 0% |
| * Business and industrial/manufacturing | |
| Employment Summary | |
| Employer | Job Titles |
| Arabia Online | Senior Editorial Manager |
| Archaeor | Field Technician |
| Bigsafe | Java Developer |
| Children's
Hospital Molecular and Cell Biology Research Dept. |
Research Intern |
| Entertainment Partners | Production Assistant |
| FNP | Sales Rep. |
| Greenlining Institute | Event Coordinator |
| Howard Hughes Medical Institute | Network and Web Developer |
| IBM Corp. | IT Specialist |
| ITC | Project Management Associate |
| Klarquist Sparkman LLP | Paralegal |
| Naral | Legal Assistant |
| Next Generation | Administrative Assistant |
| Not reported | Administrative Assistant |
| Oakland Public Library | Librarian |
| Pacific Hills School | Theatre and History Dept. Assistant |
| Presedia | Office Manager |
| Rockville Inn | Bartender |
| Self-employed | Owner |
| Survey Methods Group | Research Assistant |
| Teach for America | Elementary School Teacher |
| Time, Inc. | Sales Development Associate |
| UC-Berkeley |
Lab Assistant and Lab Technician |
| UC-San Francisco | Research Assistant |
| Walgreen Company | Human Resources Assistant |
| Xoma | Associate Scientist |
| Zoho, Inc. | Software Engine |
| Starting Salaries | |
| 75th percentile | $40,000 |
| Average 50th percentile | $36,039 |
| 25th percentile | $27,760 |
| Median | $34,400 |
| Graduate and Professional School Summary | ||
| Field | Degree | Graduate School |
| Anthropology | Masters | School for International Training |
| Archaeology | Masters | Oregon State University |
| Sonoma State University | ||
| PhD | Boston University | |
| Education | Masters | John Hopkins University |
| Other | Cal State University-Northridge | |
| Finance | MBA | Cal State University-Hayward |
| International Legal Affairs | LLB/JD | Harvard University |
| Law | LLB/JD | Stanford University |
| Medicine | MD | University of California—LA |
| Psychology | PhD | University of California-Berkeley |
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