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Job Description
Research, analyze, record, and interpret the past as recorded in sources, such as government and institutional records, newspapers and other periodicals, photographs, interviews, films, electronic media, and unpublished manuscripts, such as personal diaries and letters.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 19-3093.00
- The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 60,990.00
- The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 29.00
- Currently, there are 2,950 people on this job
☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Historians”.
Also Known As…
- Historians
- Researcher
- Research Associate
- Programs Director
- Historical Interpreter
- Historic Sites Registrar
- Historic Interpreter
- Historian
- County Records Management Officer (County RMO)
- Administrative Volunteer
- Supervisory Historian
- State Historical Society Director
- Research Director
- Reference Data Expert
- Protohistorian
- Music Historian
- Medical Historian
- Historiographer
- Historical Society Director
- Genealogist
- Film Historian
- Field Court Researcher
- Dramatic Arts Historian
- Dance Historian
- County Historian
Tasks for “County Historian”
- Organize data, and analyze and interpret its authenticity and relative significance.
- Conduct historical research, and publish or present findings and theories.
- Trace historical development in a particular field, such as social, cultural, political, or diplomatic history.
- Conduct historical research as a basis for the identification, conservation, and reconstruction of historic places and materials.
- Translate or request translation of reference materials.
- Advise or consult with individuals and institutions regarding issues such as the historical authenticity of materials or the customs of a specific historical period.
- Interview people to gather information about historical events and to record oral histories.
- Speak to various groups, organizations, and clubs to promote the aims and activities of historical societies.
- Gather historical data from sources such as archives, court records, diaries, news files, and photographs, as well as collect data sources such as books, pamphlets, and periodicals.
- Research the history of a particular country or region, or of a specific time period.
- Research and prepare manuscripts in support of public programming and the development of exhibits at historic sites, museums, libraries, and archives.
- Recommend actions related to historical art, such as which items to add to a collection or which items to display in an exhibit.
- Determine which topics to research, or pursue research topics specified by clients or employers.
- Collect detailed information on individuals for use in biographies.
- Organize information for publication and for other means of dissemination, such as use in CD-ROMs or Internet sites.
- Conserve and preserve manuscripts, records, and other artifacts.
- Edit historical society publications.
- Coordinate activities of workers engaged in cataloging and filing materials.
- Present historical accounts in terms of individuals or social, ethnic, political, economic, or geographic groupings.
- Teach and conduct research in colleges, universities, museums, and other research agencies and schools.
- Prepare publications and exhibits, or review those prepared by others, to ensure their historical accuracy.
Related Technology & Tools
- Digital still cameras
- Computer laser printers
- Analog-to-digital converters
- Photocopying equipment
- Microfiche readers
- Personal computers
- Microfilm readers
- Digital audio recorders
- Laptop computers
- Data input scanners
- Computer inkjet printers
- Microphones
- National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections (NUCMC)
- Microsoft Word
- Page markers
- ArchiveGrid
- Adobe Systems Adobe Acrobat
- Geographic information system GIS software
- Searchable online catalogs
- Microsoft Office
- Audio editing software
- Digital mapping software
- Digital image collections
- ProQuest Archive Finder
- Reference management software
- Email software
- Text mining software
- Extensible markup language XML
- Web Scrapbook
- QuarkXPress
- Web browser software
- TokenX
- Database management systems
- Adobe Systems Adobe Photoshop
- Gutenberg-e
- Library of Congress digital collections
- Adobe Systems Adobe InDesign
- National Archives online databases
- Google Books NGram Viewer
- Statistical analysis software
- Corel WordPerfect
- Structured query language SQL
- Adobe Systems Adobe Dreamweaver
- Archival databases
- Scanning software
- SPSS
- Archives Wiki
- Smithsonian Institution digital archives
- Microsoft Excel