50 Best Jobs for Your Personality

Part IV: Descriptions of the 50 Best Jobs for Each Personality Type _______________________________

Archeologists

! Personality Code: IRA

! Education/Training Required: Master’s
degree
! Annual Earnings: $53,080

! Beginning Wage: $31,130

! Earnings Growth Potential: High

! Growth: 15.0%

! Annual Job Openings: 446

! Self-Employed: 6.1%

! Part-Time: 20.1%

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Anthropologists.

Conduct research to reconstruct record of past

human life and culture from human remains, arti-

facts, architectural features, and structures recov-

ered through excavation, underwater recovery, or

other means of discovery. Write, present, and pub-

lish reports that record site history, methodology, and

artifact analysis results, along with recommenda-

tions for conserving and interpreting fi ndings. Com-

pare fi ndings from one site with archeological data

from other sites to fi nd similarities or diff erences.

Research, survey, or assess sites of past societies and

cultures in search of answers to specifi c research ques-

tions. Study objects and structures recovered by exca-

vation to identify, date, and authenticate them and

to interpret their signifi cance. Develop and test the-

ories concerning the origin and development of past

cultures. Consult site reports, existing artifacts, and

topographic maps to identify archeological sites. Cre-

ate a grid of each site and draw and update maps of

unit profi les, stratum surfaces, features, and fi ndings.

Record the exact locations and conditions of artifacts

uncovered in diggings or surveys, using drawings

and photographs as necessary. Assess archeological

sites for resource management, development, or con-

servation purposes and recommend methods for site

protection. Describe artifacts’ physical properties or

attributes, such as the materials from which artifacts

are made and their size, shape, function, and deco-

ration. Teach archeology at colleges and universities.

Collect artifacts made of stone, bone, metal, and

other materials, placing them in bags and marking

them to show where they were found. Create artifact

typologies to organize and make sense of past mate-

rial cultures. Lead fi eld training sites and train fi eld

staff , students, and volunteers in excavation methods.

Clean, restore, and preserve artifacts.

GOE—Interest Area/Cluster: 15. S c i e nt i fi c

Research, Engineering, and Mathematics. Work

Group: 15. 0 4. S o c i a l S c i e n c e s. Other Jobs in! is

Work Group: Anthropologists; Anthropologists and

Archeologists; Economists; Historians; Industrial-

Organizational Psychologists; Political Scientists;

School Psychologists; Sociologists.

Skills: Science; Management of Financial Resources;

Writing; Ma nagement of Personnel Resources; Read-

ing Comprehension; Active Learning; Management

of Material Resources; Critical # inking.

Education and Training Program: Archeology.

Related Knowledge/Courses: History and Archeol-

ogy; Sociology and Anthropology; Geography; Phi-

losophy and # eology; Foreign Language; Biology.

Work Env ironment : More often indoors than out-

doors; sitting; using hands on objects, tools, or

controls.

Astronomers

! Personality Code: IAR

! Education/Training Required: Doctoral

degree

! Annual Earnings: $99,020

! Beginning Wage: $44,490

! Earnings Growth Potential: Very high

! Growth: 5.6%

! Annual Job Openings: 128

! Self-Employed: 0.4%

! Part-Time: 5.2%

Observe, research, and interpret celestial and

astronomical phenomena to increase basic knowl-

edge and apply such information to practical