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Employment Surveys in Archaeology
Recent surveys of the archaeological profession from around the world, about how many archaeologists are employed, where their pay scales are like, what industry they work in, and other things of interest to the prospective student of archaeology.
2005 Salary Survey (Society for American Archaeology)
A survey of working archaeologists primarily in the United States provides some data as to current wage scales for various professionals.
Australian Archaeology in Profile
A survey conducted by Sean Ulm, including demographic, employment and professional activities data. Not yet completed as of August 2006, but it should be available shortly. The survey include over 300 respondents.
United Kingdom: Profiling the Profession
This detailed survey was undertaken by the Council for British Archaeology, English Heritage and the Institute of Field Archaeologists during 1998. Summary statistics including numbers of archaeologists and in which fields. Included over 2,800 survey respondents.