Forensic Anthropologist

Forensic Anthropologists are specialist scientists who analyse bones, skeletal remains, and the physical features of the human body to solve crimes. They assess the reach and shape of wounds and bodily trauma and are often required to process unidentified remains and determine the victim’s age, gender, and time of death. Forensic Anthropologists are also involved with Disaster Victim Identification (DVI) after natural disasters and terrorist activities.

As a Forensic Anthropologist you could be called to a suspected murder scene and supervising the excavation of buried remains, attending an autopsy to assess knife wounds and assist with the identification of the murder weapon, analysing decomposed remains to determine how long the victim has been deceased, carrying out facial reconstruction on skeletal remains, writing a report from your laboratory findings to submit to the state police department, appearing in court as an expert witness, or attending an international conference for forensic professionals.

Forensic Anthropologists create reports that are used in court as evidence to convict the perpetrators of murders and serious crimes, so attention to detail and a commitment to accuracy is essential to success.

Future demand Low
Average yearly income $79,300
Skill level Unknown

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