Careers in History
Employment Ideas for Historians and History/Social Science Educators
History Jobs on the Web
Marketable Skills for the History Graduate
- Use of historical method to solve problems of the past
- An understanding of historical context as well as historiographical context
- Research skills
- Critical assessment and evaluation of primary and secondary sources
- Interdisciplinary training
- Organizational and communicative skills
Tips on Searching for a Job
- Join a professional association to receive updates about job availabilities
- Get an internship
- Network – talk with college professors and advisors
- Attend job fairs and speak with recruiters
Careers in History
- Academia / Education
- Archivist
- CIA
- FBI
- Foreign Service
- Bureau of the Census
- Smithsonian Institution
- Urban planning agencies
- Tourism bureaus
- United Nations
- Advertising agencies
- Art galleries
- Genealogist
- Journalist
- Librarian
- Social service agencies
- Book conservator
- Book / Magazine / Newspaper Editor
- Congressional Aide
- Demographer
- Museum Director / Curator
- Lobbyist
- Marketing Research Analyst
- Research Assistant
- Self-employed Consulting Historian
History / Social Science Education Resources
