Any experience one can obtain in their specialty (ethnobotany, ethnoarchaeology, etc.)—via internships, volunteering, or a part-time job—will be useful for aspiring ethnoscientists.
Ethnoscientists need to have open minds, be accepting of other cultures, and be willing to learn from and work with people from other cultures. You won't be successful as an ethnoscientist if you have cultural or racial prejudices or believe that the Western high-tech, capitalistic approach is the only successful way of viewing the world. Many cultural groups of the world live lives that are far less technologically oriented than in the Western world. Ethnoscientists embrace those differences.
Ethnoscientists need a healthy curiosity and should enjoy research. They should be able to work independently and as part of a team.
Many ethnoscientists are away from home for extended periods and must be able to tolerate different climates, rustic accommodations, unusual foods, and other physical conditions. Adaptability is a key personality trait for ethnoscientists doing fieldwork.
- Anthropologists
- Archaeologists
- Archivists
- Artists
- Audio Recording Engineers
- Book Conservators
- College Professors
- Composers and Arrangers
- Conservators and Conservation Technicians
- Cultural Advisers
- Demographers
- Economists
- Education Directors and Museum Teachers
- English as a Second Language (ESL) Teachers
- Environmental Education Program Directors
- Exhibit Designers
- Foreign Service Officers
- Futurists
- Gallery Owners and Directors
- Genealogical Researchers
- Genealogists
- Geographers
- Grant Coordinators and Writers
- Historians
- Historic Preservationists
- Interpreters
- Lexicographers
- Linguists
- Medical Ethicists
- Multimedia Sound Workers
- Museum Attendants
- Museum Directors and Curators
- Museum Technicians
- Music Agents and Scouts
- Music Conductors and Directors
- Music Journalists
- Music Librarians
- Music Producers
- Music Teachers
- Music Therapists
- Music Venue Owners and Managers
- Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners
- Musicians
- National Park Service Employees
- Political Scientists
- Pop/Rock Musicians
- Recreational Therapists
- Secondary School Teachers
- Sign Language and Oral Interpreters
- Singers
- Sociologists
- Songwriters
- Statisticians
- Taxidermists
- Tour Guides
- Translators
- Zoo and Aquarium Curators and Directors
- Zookeepers
- Zoologists