More information about the field of Applied Anthropology or programs of study in Applied Anthropology can be found at the Society for Applied Anthropology web site. Every anthropology sub-discipline has applied career opportunities. Archaeologists are involved in Cultural Resources Management. They analyze, protect, and conserve the remains of our past unearthed in modern construction projects. They work in museums, with state government, with the US Forest Service or in the National Parks.
Biological anthropologists have career opportunities in law enforcement as forensic anthropologists.
Forensic anthropologists assist in criminal investigations and reconstruct the nature and causes of injuries or death of victims of accidents or crime. Biological and socio-cultural anthropologists also contribute to the rapidly growing field of medical anthropology, which considers the relationship between culture and the causes, prevention, and treatment of disease. Medical anthropologists work in Public Health, Nursing, or Medical Administration. They work with AIDS patients, drug addicts, victims of Alzheimers disease, and others. Some study the effects of aging cross-culturally or examine how different occupations in different cultures influence human biological and mental health.