Job prospects in archaeology

What are my job prospects in archaeology?

• The field offers exciting and prosperous job opportunities.

• You can work as a Numismatists and Epigraphists.

• Students passing out from the Institute of Archaeology are directly engaged in the Archaeological Survey of India.

• You can also find jobs in the government sectors through various examinations.

• You can then be employed in fields like:
- Defence services
- museums
- Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
- cultural centres
- historical division of the Ministry of External Affairs

• If you have a degree in this field then you can work as,
- tourist guides
- heritage managers
- interpreters
- resource persons of trip organizers

• You can take up teaching jobs after obtaining your Doctoral degree.

• You can also work as historians, linguists or surveyors.

• Graduates have a great scope abroad as well where you can take up research work.