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Market evidence report — archaeologist
Source: 61 real job ads (JSearch API, countries: us 61), extracted into the MSSQL evidence store; as of 2026-07-08. This report contains extracted, aggregated facts only — no ad text is reproduced (copyright / platform terms).
Seniority distribution
| Seniority | Ads | Share |
|---|---|---|
| mid | 44 | 72 % |
| senior | 9 | 15 % |
| junior | 3 | 5 % |
| lead | 3 | 5 % |
| n/a | 2 | 3 % |
Tools — full market ranking
| # | Item | Ads | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GPS | 9 | 15 % |
| 2 | Microsoft Office | 9 | 15 % |
| 3 | GIS | 8 | 13 % |
| 4 | arcgis | 7 | 11 % |
| 5 | microsoft excel | 6 | 10 % |
| 6 | microsoft word | 6 | 10 % |
| 7 | compass | 4 | 7 % |
| 8 | iPad | 4 | 7 % |
| 9 | Survey123 | 4 | 7 % |
| 10 | transit | 4 | 7 % |
| 11 | ArcCollector | 3 | 5 % |
| 12 | GIS software | 3 | 5 % |
| 13 | GPS technology | 3 | 5 % |
| 14 | GPS units | 3 | 5 % |
| 15 | microsoft powerpoint | 3 | 5 % |
| 16 | Survey 123 | 3 | 5 % |
Hard skills — full market ranking
| # | Item | Ads | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | archaeological survey | 25 | 41 % |
| 2 | data recovery | 17 | 28 % |
| 3 | technical report writing | 13 | 21 % |
| 4 | data analysis | 12 | 20 % |
| 5 | regulatory compliance | 12 | 20 % |
| 6 | archaeological fieldwork | 11 | 18 % |
| 7 | cultural resource management | 9 | 15 % |
| 8 | artifact analysis | 8 | 13 % |
| 9 | archaeological monitoring | 7 | 11 % |
| 10 | archival research | 7 | 11 % |
| 11 | data collection | 7 | 11 % |
| 12 | project management | 7 | 11 % |
| 13 | report writing | 6 | 10 % |
| 14 | archaeological excavation | 5 | 8 % |
| 15 | artifact identification | 5 | 8 % |
| 16 | pedestrian survey | 5 | 8 % |
| 17 | archaeological field work | 4 | 7 % |
| 18 | cultural resources management | 4 | 7 % |
| 19 | documentation | 4 | 7 % |
| 20 | excavation | 4 | 7 % |
| 21 | proposal preparation | 4 | 7 % |
| 22 | site documentation | 4 | 7 % |
| 23 | archaeological investigation | 3 | 5 % |
| 24 | budget management | 3 | 5 % |
| 25 | construction monitoring | 3 | 5 % |
| 26 | data entry | 3 | 5 % |
| 27 | environmental compliance | 3 | 5 % |
| 28 | field documentation | 3 | 5 % |
| 29 | gis mapping | 3 | 5 % |
| 30 | research design | 3 | 5 % |
| 31 | technical writing | 3 | 5 % |
Methods — full market ranking
| # | Item | Ads | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | section 106 compliance | 7 | 11 % |
| 2 | historic preservation | 3 | 5 % |
| 3 | nagpra compliance | 3 | 5 % |
| 4 | nepa compliance | 3 | 5 % |
| 5 | pedestrian surveys | 3 | 5 % |
Responsibilities — full market ranking
| # | Item | Ads | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | report preparation | 8 | 13 % |
| 2 | site form completion | 5 | 8 % |
| 3 | client communication | 4 | 7 % |
| 4 | data analysis | 4 | 7 % |
| 5 | data collection | 4 | 7 % |
| 6 | quality control | 4 | 7 % |
| 7 | report authoring | 4 | 7 % |
| 8 | site monitoring | 4 | 7 % |
| 9 | artifact curation | 3 | 5 % |
| 10 | crew supervision | 3 | 5 % |
| 11 | data interpretation | 3 | 5 % |
| 12 | data management | 3 | 5 % |
| 13 | project budget management | 3 | 5 % |
| 14 | project coordination | 3 | 5 % |
| 15 | project planning | 3 | 5 % |
| 16 | project support | 3 | 5 % |
| 17 | report writing | 3 | 5 % |
| 18 | staff mentoring | 3 | 5 % |
| 19 | staff training | 3 | 5 % |
Job title variants in the market
| Title | Ads |
|---|---|
| Archaeologist | 6 |
| Project Archaeologist | 5 |
| Mid-level Archaeologist | 3 |
| Durational Field Archaeologist | 2 |
| Field Archaeologist | 2 |
| Archaeological Field Director | 1 |
| Archaeological Technician | 1 |
| Archaeologist - Cultural Resource Specialist | 1 |
| Archaeologist - Hawaii -- Open Pool | 1 |
| Archaeologist - Principal Investigator | 1 |
| Archaeologist I | 1 |
| Archaeologist Jobs | 1 |
| Archaeologist Principal Investigator/Field Director SOUTHWEST | 1 |
| Archaeologist, Maritime & Cultural Heritage | 1 |
| Archaeologist/Archaeological Monitor (Texas) | 1 |
| Archaeologist/Cultural Resources Specialist | 1 |
| Archeologist | 1 |
| Consultant, Archaeologist | 1 |
| Consulting Associate, Archaeologist | 1 |
| Curator, Archaeology & Ethnography/State Archaeologist | 1 |
| Durational Field Director | 1 |
| Experienced Archaeologist for Environmental Analysis Team | 1 |
| Field Archaeologist – Crew | 1 |
| Field Archaeologist - On-call (Los Angeles Area) | Los Angeles, CA, USA |
| Great Plains Archaeologist | 1 |
Methodology: entities extracted per ad ({hard_skills, tools, methods, responsibilities, seniority}), normalized, counted as DISTINCT ads per entity; report threshold ≥ 3 ads. Headline sections in skills.md/tools.md use the stricter ≥ 20 % threshold.