Because of its focus on cross-cultural and international issues and analysis, the study of anthropology is particularly useful for students considering careers in fields such as college teaching and research, international business and law, foreign service and diplomacy, private and governmental development and foreign aid programs, missions, and human rights.
Anthropology also provides valuable training for students considering careers in human service fields such as social work, counseling, health care delivery and education. Some famous anthropologists are Margaret Mead, Paul Farmer (Partners in Health), Zora Neale Hurston, Jane Goodall, Claude Levi-Strauss, Stanley Ann Dunham (mother of President Barack Obama), Kurt Vonnegut, Jim Yong Kim (President of the World Bank), Mary and Louis Leakey, Michael Savage, Ashraf Ghani (President of Afghanistan), and Joan Lunden.