What is the probability of finding a career in this field or what is the current job market?
There are fewer jobs than specialists, particularly for academic positions. Therefore, in addition to going to higher education at a college or university, it is also important to get practical experience excavating and surveying. Start volunteering on archaeological field projects for the experience during college, and continue to do field work at every opportunity. Also, while in college try to do an internship with a local cultural resource management firm conducting salvage archaeology or a museum. Every bit of experience and relevant work leads to recommendations, this all adds up to a better chance at finding future work. For an idea of what kinds of work are available at the advanced stages (post-Ph.D.) look at the Careers, Opportunities, & Jobs in Archaeology section of the Society for American Archaeology Web page.
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