Becoming an Archaelogist via Online Education?

At the very least, online education can help you lay a foundation and/or open up alternate career paths. Ashford University, one of the highest ranking online schools, is a US school (accredited) offering social science courses to train individuals to become top-notch social scientists, legislators, politicians, professors, school counselors, lawyers, therapists, historians, counselors, etc. Currently, according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics there are 5,570 people employed as anthropologists and archeologists alone in America, and their average annual salary is $57,230. Anthropology and archeology teachers make on average $75,530 per year and there are about 5,880 of them employed today. Colleges and universities like Ashford University that provide online education are successfully launching workers into this field.

Archaelogist Salary Information

Category: Anthropologists and archeologists

Total # Employed in the US 5,570
Average Hourly Wage: $27.52/hr
Hourly Wage Range
PERCENTILE
10%25%50%75%90%
$15.16 $18.77 $25.7 $34.35 $42.25
Average Yearly Salary $57,230
Yearly Salary Range
PERCENTILE
10%25%50%75%90%
$31,530 $39,030 $53,460 $71,450 $87,890
Employment Demographics
% OF WORKERS WITH
< High School Diploma High School Diploma Some College Associate Degree Bachelor Degree Master Degree Doctoral Degree
0.2% 1.3% 7.3% 3.7% 37.8% 34.3% 15.4%
Anthropologists and archeologists — WAGES BY STATE, SORTED BY SALARY
STATEAverage Hourly WageAverage Annual Salary
Alaska $33.25/hr $69,160
New Jersey $33.19/hr $69,030
Colorado $33.18/hr $69,010
Utah $32.24/hr $67,060
Massachusetts $31.42/hr $65,360
Guam $29.54/hr $61,430
Tennessee $29.36/hr $61,070
Oklahoma $29.13/hr $60,590
New York $29.07/hr $60,470
Iowa $28.84/hr $59,980
Nevada $27.57/hr $57,350
North Dakota $27.37/hr $56,920
Hawaii $26.05/hr $54,180
Indiana $26.04/hr $54,160
Connecticut $25.62/hr $53,290
Arkansas $25.06/hr $52,120
Kansas $24.86/hr $51,710
Ohio $24.45/hr $50,850
Oregon $23.96/hr $49,840
Wisconsin $23.81/hr $49,520
Wyoming $23.2/hr $48,250
South Carolina $22.96/hr $47,760
Washington $22.94/hr $47,710
Maryland $22.9/hr $47,630
Louisiana $22.18/hr $46,130
Mississippi $22.09/hr $45,940
Alabama $21/hr $43,680


Category: Anthropology and archeology teachers, postsecondary

Total # Employed in the US 5,880
Average Yearly Salary $75,530
Yearly Salary Range
PERCENTILE
10%25%50%75%90%
$41,270 $53,590 $69,520 $90,590 $119,070
Employment Demographics
% OF WORKERS WITH
< High School Diploma High School Diploma Some College Associate Degree Bachelor Degree Master Degree Doctoral Degree
0.2% 0.7% 2.7% 2.3% 15.3% 34.6% 44.2%
Anthropology and archeology teachers, postsecondary — WAGES BY STATE, SORTED BY SALARY
STATEAverage Hourly WageAverage Annual Salary
Arkansas - $69,050
Colorado - $85,570
Connecticut - $65,000
Delaware - $76,750
Florida - $82,130
Hawaii - $67,880
Idaho - $75,170
Indiana - $67,690
Kansas - $58,550
Kentucky - $70,040
Louisiana - $71,050
Maryland - $69,620
Massachusetts - $53,960
Michigan - $77,790
Mississippi - $76,220
Missouri - $83,960
Montana - $81,780
Nebraska - $68,060
New Hampshire - $56,690
New York - $70,470
North Dakota - $88,770
Ohio - $59,580
Oklahoma - $91,380
Oregon - $68,910
South Carolina - $73,170
Utah - $88,990
Washington - $57,210
Wisconsin - $67,320
Wyoming - $78,420
Guam - $67,410


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