Job Family: 19-0000 Life, Physical and Social Science
Occupational Group: 19-3090 Social Science
OCCUPATION PROFILE
JOB FAMILY:
LIFE, PHYSICAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCE
OCCUPATIONAL GROUP:
SOCIAL SCIENCE
OCCUPATION:
ANTHROPOLOGISTS AND ARCHEOLOGISTS
19-3091
BROADBAND LEVELS:
Level 1 – Pay Band 005
Level 2 – Pay Band 007
Level 3 – Pay Band 008
DESCRIPTION
This is work studying the origin, development, and behavior of humans. Incumbents
may study the way of life, language, or physical characteristics of existing people in
various parts of the world. Incumbents may also engage in systematic recovery and
examination of material evidence, such as tools or pottery remaining from past human
cultures, in order to determine the history, customs, and living habits of earlier
civilizations.
Some positions in this occupation may be responsible for coordinating work and
supervising employees.
EXAMPLES OF WORK
Supervises employees by assigning work, reviewing progress and assessing
performance.
Gathers, analyzes, and reports data on human physical characteristics, social customs,
and artifacts, such as weapons, tools, pottery, and clothing.
Studies museum collections of skeletal remains and human fossils to determine their
meaning in terms of long-range human evolution.
Studies physical and physiological adaptations to differing environments and hereditary
characteristics of living populations.
Studies growth patterns, sexual differences, and aging phenomena of human groups,
current and past.
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Job Family: 19-0000 Life, Physical and Social Science
Occupational Group: 19-3090 Social Science
Studies cultures, particularly pre-industrial and non-Western societies, including religion,
economics, mythology and traditions, and intellectual and artistic life.
Observes and measures bodily variations and physical attributes of existing human
types.
Prepares and supervises archaeological excavations.
Manages and conserves archaeological results for the public and other specialists.
Interprets archaeological results for the public and other specialists.
Conserves and catalogues artifacts and other material remains from archaeological
sites.
Conducts background research on environmental and land use history and previous
research conducted on the geographic location and time period.
Studies relationships between language and culture and social linguistic studies,
relationship between individual personality and culture, or complex industrialized
societies.
Formulates general laws of cultural development, general rules of social and cultural
behavior, or general value orientations.
Applies anthropological data and techniques to solution of problems in human relations.
Applies anthropological concepts to current problems.
Studies artifacts, architectural features, and types of structures recovered by excavation
in order to determine age and cultural identity.
Classifies and interprets artifacts, architectural features, and types of structures
recovered by excavation to determine age and cultural identity.
Establishes chronological sequence of development of each culture from simpler to
more advanced levels.
Understands different philosophical systems and religions, including their basic
principles, values, ethics, ways of thinking, customs, and practices, and their impact on
human culture.
Uses current professionally accepted methods of archaeological survey and excavation.
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Job Family: 19-0000 Life, Physical and Social Science
Occupational Group: 19-3090 Social Science
EXAMPLES OF JOB CHARACTERISTICS
Getting Information Needed to Do the
Job
Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining
information from all relevant sources.
Analyzing Data or Information
Identifying underlying principles, reasons, or
facts by breaking down information or data
into separate parts.
Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating,
tabulating, auditing, verifying, or processing
information or data.
Processing Information
Identifying Objects, Actions, and
Events
Identifying information received by making
estimates or categorizations, recognizing
differences or similarities, or sensing changes
in circumstances or events.
Judging Qualities of Things, Services,
And/or People
Making judgments about or assessing the
value, importance, or quality of things or
people.
Combining, evaluating, and reasoning with
information and data to make decisions and
solve problems. These processes involve
making decisions about the relative
importance of information and choosing the
best solution.
Translating or explaining what information
means and how it can be understood or used
to support responses or feedback to others.
Making Decisions and Solving
Problems
Interpreting Meaning of Information to
Others
Documenting/Recording Information
Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or
maintaining information in either written form
or by electronic/magnetic recording.
Communicating With Other Workers
Providing information to supervisors, fellow
workers, and subordinates. This information
can be exchanged face-to-face, in writing, or
via telephone/electronic transfer.
Estimating the Characteristics of Materials,
Products, Events, or Information: Estimating
sizes, distances, and quantities, or
determining time, costs, resources, or
materials needed to perform a work activity.
Estimating Needed Characteristics
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Job Family: 19-0000 Life, Physical and Social Science
Occupational Group: 19-3090 Social Science
Implementing Ideas, Programs, etc.
Handling and Moving Objects
Performing General Physical Activities
Conducting or carrying out work procedures
and activities in accord with one's own ideas
or information provided through
directions/instructions for purposes of
installing, modifying, preparing, delivering,
constructing, integrating, finishing, or
completing programs, systems, structures, or
products.
Using one's own hands and arms in handling,
installing, forming, positioning, and moving
materials, or in manipulating things, including
the use of keyboards.
Performing physical activities that require
moving one's whole body, such as in
climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping,
where the activities often also require
considerable use of the arms and legs, such
as in the physical handling of materials.
EXAMPLES OF KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES
Active Learning
Working with new material or information to
grasp its implications
Reading Comprehension
Understanding written sentences and
paragraphs in work related documents
Writing
Communicating effectively with others in
writing as indicated by the needs of the
audience
Information Gathering
Knowing how to find information and
identifying essential information
Science
Using scientific methods to solve problems
Information Organization
Finding ways to structure or classify multiple
pieces of information
Critical Thinking
Using logic and analysis to identify the
strengths and weaknesses of different
approaches
Idea Generation
Generating a number of different approaches
to problems
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Job Family: 19-0000 Life, Physical and Social Science
Occupational Group: 19-3090 Social Science
Synthesis/Reorganization
Reorganizing information to get a better
approach to problems or tasks
Social Perceptiveness
Being aware of others' reactions and
understanding why they react the way they do
Implementation Planning
Developing approaches for implementing an
idea
Speaking
Talking to others to effectively convey
information
Coordination
Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions
Management of Personnel Resources
Motivating, developing, and directing people
as they work, identifying the best people for
the job
Sociology and Anthropology
Knowledge of group behavior and dynamics,
societal trends and influences, cultures, their
history, migrations, ethnicity, and origins
History and Archeology
Knowledge of past historical events and their
causes, indicators, and impact on particular
civilizations and cultures
English Language
Knowledge of the structure and content of the
English language including the meaning and
spelling of words, rules of composition, and
grammar
Geography
Knowledge of various methods for describing
the location and distribution of land, sea, and
air masses including their physical locations,
relationships, and characteristics
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Job Family: 19-0000 Life, Physical and Social Science
Occupational Group: 19-3090 Social Science
Biology
Knowledge of plant and animal living tissue,
cells, organisms, and entities, including their
functions, interdependencies, and interactions
with each other and the environment
Communications and Media
Knowledge of media production,
communication, and dissemination techniques
and methods including alternative ways to
inform and entertain via written, oral, and
visual media
Administration and Management
Knowledge of principles and processes
involved in business and organizational
planning, coordination, and execution. This
may include strategic planning, resource
allocation, manpower modeling, leadership
techniques, and production methods
LICENSURE, CERTIFICATION, OR REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS
EFFECTIVE:
07/01/2002
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