Paleoanthropologist

Emma Burlingame

Why I Chose It And What It Is

• Traveling • Didn’t know anything about it• Paleoanthropology is the study of human origins

Tools and Technology

• X-Rays• MRIs• 3-D Scans• CT Scans• Casts• Binocular Microscope• Hand-Held Dental Pick• Air Compressor

Example Tasks

Field Work• Excavation• Research• Analyzing

Teaching• Lesson Plans• Grading Papers

High School Classes And College Requirements

• Doctorate• Internship• 8-10 years of schooling

• Biology• Anatomy• Physics• Chemistry • Geology

Salary And Promotions

• $30,000 to $130,000 • Teaching: $80,000• Field: $50,000• No set hours• Teaching-Pay and Seniority• Big Find-New Species

Related Jobs and Additional Information

• Paleontology• Anthropology-different types• Archaeology• College• Job Outlook• Iowa has a college program

Positive Qualities

• Traveling • Small Community• Interesting

• Job Outlook• 8-10 Years• Paying For School

Negative Qualities

Works Cited

• “How to Become a Paleoanthropologist.” Ehow. Demand Media Inc., 2012. Web. 10 May 2012.

• Lewis, Jared. “Salary of a Paleoanthropologist.” Ehow. Demand Media Inc., 2012. Web. 10 May 2012.

• “Virtual Paleoanthropology.” YourGenome. N.P, 2009. Web. 10 May 2012.

• “Laboratory Research in Paleoanthropology .” Middle Awash Project. Addis Ababa and Berkeley, N.D. Web. 18 May 2012.