Career Overlap Occupation record
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Where an archaeologist can go next

5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role an archaeologist already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.

Archaeologists research and study past civilisations and settlements through collecting and inspecting material remains. They analyse and draw conclusions on a wide array of matters such as hierarchy systems, linguistics, culture, and politics based on the study of objects, structures, fossils, relics, and artifacts left behind by these peoples. Archaeologists utilise various interdisciplinary methods such as stratigraphy, typology, 3D analysis, mathematics, and modelling.

Also known as archaeology analyst, marine archaeology research analyst, excavation director, archaeologist scientist, archaeology science researcher, marine archaeology science researcher, epigraphist, marine archaeology researcher, marine archaeology research scientist, archaeology research analyst, archaeology researcher, marine archaeologist.

Professionals 79 skills on file 5 career moves 5 above 60% overlap Closest: historian, 76%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
historian 76% covered anthropologist 76% covered religion scientific researcher 75% covered geographer 74% covered seismologist 73% covered archaeologist You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from archaeologist, each one a link to that move’s record. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role an archaeologist already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.
Table 1

Table 1 · Within reach

Table 2

Table 2 · What the job itself asks for

An archaeologist needs 40 required skills and areas of knowledge. These 10 are the ones fewest other jobs share, so they say the most about the work.

Required skill Area
  • cultural geography natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
  • source criticism social sciences, journalism and information
  • archaeology arts and humanities
  • do historical research information skills
  • scientific modelling information and communication technologies (icts)
  • cultural history arts and humanities
  • history arts and humanities
  • excavation techniques engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • research design generic programmes and qualifications
  • execute analytical mathematical calculations information skills
Table 3

Table 3 · Jobs that lead here

The reverse view: occupations whose skills already cover much of what an archaeologist does. The figure is how much of this job each one brings.

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Archaeologist is filed under Professionals, ISCO major group 2. The full index lists all ten groups.

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How these figures were compiled

Overlap is how much of the target role is already part of an archaeologist’s work. It is directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. Every entry above opens the full comparison for that move: what carries over, what is missing, and where to start. The full method.