In Autumn 2018, we surveyed the alumni that graduated from our program to learn more about their professional careers and how they use their anthropological training in their jobs. We contacted 393 alumni and 127 of them completed the ten-minute survey, which is a 32% response rate.
Below is a summary of the most important results.
- Our alumni work in a wide range of sectors including: military, medical, law, business, government, retail, financial, education, information technology, and a few archaeologists.
- Their professions include: teachers, managers, engineers, technicians, researchers, law professionals, retail professionals, financial professionals, graphic designers.
- Most of our alumni are pursuing non-academic careers. Only a few of the alumni were in graduate school (6); worked as archaeologists (6); in forensics or in biological anthropology positions (4).
- The alumni in non-academic careers mentioned that they use the following (anthropological) skills in their professional life: cultural relativism, working with people, ethnography, research skills, holism, global perspective, communication and writing skills, and analytical and critical thinking.
Our alumni work as teachers, managers, engineers, technicians, researchers, law professionals, retail professionals, financial professionals, graphic designers, and graduate students in a wide range of different sectors. Here is list of the different positions that our alumni occupy.
- Fiscal Associate
- Office management
- Teacher
- Software Engineer
- Clinical Research Coordinator
- Staff Assistant
- Administrative Manager
- Medical laboratory technician
- General Manager
- Customer service representative
- Substitute teacher
- Contract Specialist
- Service Coordinator
- eLearning Support Analyst
- Lead Pharmacy Technician
- Program Manager, Student-Athlete Development
- Pharmacy Intern
- Archaeology Cataloger
- Academic Advisor
- Clinical Social Worker
- Senior Financial Service Analyst
- Medical Lab Assistant
- Communications Manager
- Graphic Designer
- Social Events Director
- District Merchant
- Associate professor
- Intercultural Specialist for Women Student Initiatives
- Project Manager
- Store manager
- IRB Protocol Analyst II
- Office Manager and graphic designer
- Clinical Social Worker
- Staffing Manager
- Senior technical support
- GIS Technician
- Senior Associate Attorney
- Operations Manager
- Customer Service
- Officer, United State Navy
- Teacher
- Project manager
- Assistant Language Teacher
- PhD Candidate/Graduate Assistant
- Funeral director
- Management
- Event Planning Manager
- Regional internal consultant for life insurance
- Products Researcher
- Strategic Projects Coordinator
- Development Coordinator (UOG) and adjunct professor (GCC)
- Software consultant
- Stay at home mom
- Director strategic sourcing
- Veterinary assistant
- Cultural Resource Technician
- Philanthropy Manager
- Office Assistant
- International Protocol Monitor and Data Manager
- Administrative
- Team Leader
- Elementary substitute
- Illustrator
- Credit Analyst
- Epidemiologist, maternal and child health surveillance
- Retail Sales Merchandiser
- Scientist
- Registered nurse
- Sr Medical Records Associate
- 2nd grade teacher
- Production/Logistics Manager
- 8th grade science & ELA teacher
- Software training specialist
- Supervisor
- Doctoral Candidate
- Associate Director of Annual Giving, President's Club
- Pharmacy manager
- Web Content Specialist
- Senior Application Designer
- ESL Teacher
- Faculty Assistant
- Office Associate
- Assistant Language Teacher
- Director
- Public Service Associate
- Clinical director
- Nurse-Midwife
- Store associate
- Data Management
- Clerk
- Major gifts officer
- Supervisor
- Public Defender for Whitehall Pilot Drug Court
- Assistant Director of Volunteer Engagement
- Agent Administrator
- Substitute teacher
- Teacher
- Contracting Officer
- Graduate Student Instructor
- Research at Battelle and adjunct at OU
- Paralegal
- Professional Research Assistant
- Housing Specialist
- Certified Nurse Midwife
- Older Adults Outreach Specialist
- Admission Counselor
- Graduate Assistant
- Field Director/Crew Chief
- Solutions Specialist
- Attorney
- Realtor
- Account Coordinator
- Asset Manager
Our alumni work in all sectors include military, medical, law, business, government, retail, financial, education, computer, and a few work as archaeologists. Here is a list of the different companies and organizations that are alumni are working for.
- Sacred Heart of Mary Middle & High School
- United States Air Force
- University of Michigan
- Battelle and Ohio University
- Barno Law, LLC
- University of Colorado Boulder
- Bar Owner
- Housing Options Made Easy
- Hospital
- Self-employed
- Syntero, Inc.
- University of Virginia
- University of Cincinnati
- Gray & Pape
- Everything But The House
- Frantz Ward
- Self-employed
- CoverMyMeds
- Value Recovery Group
- The Ohio State University
- Source one
- Safelite Auto Glass
- OSU
- OSU
- Mount Carmel surgical hospital
- Acre Farm to Table To Go
- Professional Financial Services
- Educational service center of central Ohio
- NetJets
- Facility Source
- AEP
- The Ohio State University- Office of Distance Education and eLearning
- OSUWMC
- The Ohio State University
- OhioHealth
- Ohio History Connection
- Columbus State Community College
- The Center for Balanced Living
- Nationwide Retirement Solutions
- Nationwide Children's Hospital
- Ohio State University
- Self-employed
- Edwards Communities
- OSU
- OSU Student Life Multicultural Center
- Institute for Research and Learning in Archaeology and Bioarchaeology
- Ace Hardware
- Ohio State University
- School Employee Retirees of Ohio
- The Center for Balanced Living
- Robert Half
- Apple
- City of Delaware
- The Law Office of Brian Jones, LLC
- EF Education First
- Nestle Quality Assurance Center
- United States Government
- Hillsborough County
- Techline inc
- Tagawa City Board of Education
- University of Florida
- Devol funeral home
- US Air Force
- Hyatt Hotels
- Nationwide financial
- Owens Corning
- Mid-Ohio Foodbank
- University of Guam Endowment Foundation, and Guam Community College
- CDK Global
- University of Hawaii
- OneAmerica
- Crum equine veterinary service
- SWCA
- The Prince's Trust
- Emmes
- Honda
- Honda of America
- Kelly Education Services
- St Mary of the assumption
- Self-Employed
- US Bank
- Centre de recherche Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CRCHUM)
- Mississippi State University
- Advantage Sales and Marketing
- Farallon Consulting
- Kaiser Permanente
- OhioHealth
- Elementary school
- Mootz Run LTD
- Olmsted Falls City Schools
- Innosoft Canada Inc.
- Lake County Department of Job and Family Services
- University of Pennsylvania
- University of Portland
- UNC healthcare system
- National Wildlife Federation
- Hitachi Vantara
- Abrosis School of Brewing
- DaDaABC
- Washington University St. Louis
- Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum
- Tagawa city Board of Education
- Deca Healthcare
- Upper Arlington Public Library
- Psychology clinic
- Family HealthCare Network
- Kohl’s
- Federal Government
- US Senate
- Otterbein University
- Chase
- City of Whitehall
- College of William and Mary
- Magic Cruises
- Zanesville City Schools