For more information, see the Social Scientists occupation. Anthropologists is in the Legal, Social, and Recreation Services Career Cluster. Work Setting Social scientists usually work indoors in offices. However, anthropologists sometimes do field research. Then they may travel to remote areas and live in primitive housing.
Fieldwork can be physically and mentally strenuous.
In addition, researchers are exposed to all types of weather while doing field work. Wages Many anthropologists are employed in a college or university setting. There were 1,990 people employed as anthropologists in Indiana in 1990. It is estimated that between 1990 and 2005, about 83 jobs per year will need to be filled in this occupation. This number includes new jobs and jobs resulting from replacement of current workers.