Ready or Not An Archaeological KSA Needs Assessment

Creator(s): Rachel Morgan

Year: 2023

Summary

Debates about the best means of preparing archaeologists continue. This article reviews data from 674 archaeological job postings to assess in-demand archaeological knowledge, skills, and abilities. The needs assessment reveals American archaeology’s demand for dynamic, highly skilled professionals capable of identifying, preserving, and protecting the past. The skills demanded in archaeology job postings are the skills necessary to succeed as an archaeologist in any sector and the same skills necessary to meet the challenges faced by discipline more generally.

Cite this Record

Ready or Not An Archaeological KSA Needs Assessment. Rachel Morgan. 2023 ( tDAR id: 476569) ; doi:10.48512/XCV8476569

Data Set Structure

Measurement Column
Count Column
Coded Column
Filename Column
Integration Column (has Ontology)

Table Information: Degree

Column Name Data Type Type Category Coding Sheet Ontology Search
Employer VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Position Title VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
HS Required BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
BA Required BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
BA Preferred BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Bachelors or Masters BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
BA Required, MA Preferred BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
MA Required BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
MA Preferred BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Masters Required, PhD Preferred BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Masters or PhD BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
PHD Required BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
HS or BA BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
BA, MA, PHD BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
BA Required, PhD Preferred BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true

Table Information: KSAs

Column Name Data Type Type Category Coding Sheet Ontology Search
Employer VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Position Title VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
GIS BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
RPA BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Working with Indigenous Communities BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Technical Writing BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Curation BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Research BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Fieldwork BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Artifact Analysis BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true

Table Information: Legal KSAs

Column Name Data Type Type Category Coding Sheet Ontology Search
36 CFR 79 BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
General State BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
General Fed BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
NAGPRA BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
NEPA BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
ARPA BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
NHPA BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Antiquities Act BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Position Title VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Employer VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true

Table Information: States

Column Name Data Type Type Category Coding Sheet Ontology Search
Employer VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Position Title VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Alabama BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Alaska BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Arizona BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Arkansas BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
California BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Colorado BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Connecticut BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Delaware BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Florida BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Georgia BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Guam BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Hawaii BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Idaho BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Illinois BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Indiana BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Iowa BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Kansas BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Kentucky BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Louisiana BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Maine BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Maryland BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Massachusetts BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Michigan BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Minnesota BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Mississippi BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Missouri BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Montana BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Nebraska BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Nevada BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
New Hampshire BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
New Jersey BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
New Mexico BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
New York BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
North Carolina BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Ohio BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Oklahoma BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Oregon BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Pennsylvania BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Rhode Island BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
South Carolina BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
South Dakota BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Tennessee BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Texas BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Utah BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Vermont BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Virginia BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Wisconsin BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Wyoming BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Washington BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
North Dakota BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
West Virginia BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
District of Columbia BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true

File Information

  Name Size Creation Date Date Uploaded Access
Ready-or-Not-KSA-Data.xlsx 205.98kb Jul 28, 2023 12:30:44 PM Public
  • Translated version Ready-or-Not-KSA-Data_translated.xlsx (181.09kb)
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