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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and institutional records, newspapers and other periodicals, photographs, interviews, films, electronic media, and unpublished manuscripts, such as personal diaries and letters.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”

• Present historical accounts in terms of individuals or social, ethnic, political, economic, or geographic groupings.
• Collect detailed information on individuals for use in biographies.
• Recommend actions related to historical art, such as which items to add to a collection or which items to display in an exhibit.
• Translate or request translation of reference materials.
• Speak to various groups, organizations, and clubs to promote the aims and activities of historical societies.
• Interview people to gather information about historical events and to record oral histories.
• Conserve and preserve manuscripts, records, and other artifacts.
• Organize information for publication and for other means of dissemination, such as use in CD-ROMs or Internet sites.
• Conduct historical research as a basis for the identification, conservation, and reconstruction of historic places and materials.
• Organize data, and analyze and interpret its authenticity and relative significance.
• 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.
• Prepare publications and exhibits, or review those prepared by others, to ensure their historical accuracy.
• Determine which topics to research, or pursue research topics specified by clients or employers.
• Teach and conduct research in colleges, universities, museums, and other research agencies and schools.
• Trace historical development in a particular field, such as social, cultural, political, or diplomatic history.
• 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.
• Advise or consult with individuals and institutions regarding issues such as the historical authenticity of materials or the customs of a specific historical period.
• Conduct historical research, and publish or present findings and theories.
• Edit historical society publications.
• Coordinate activities of workers engaged in cataloging and filing materials.

Related Technology & Tools

• Data input scanners
• Digital audio recorders
• Computer laser printers
• Personal computers
• Photocopying equipment
• Microfiche readers
• Microphones
• Analog-to-digital converters
• Computer inkjet printers
• Laptop computers
• Digital still cameras
• Microfilm readers

• Statistical analysis software
• Microsoft Word
• Page markers
• Microsoft Office
• Adobe Systems Adobe Photoshop
• Web Scrapbook
• Structured query language SQL
• Geographic information system GIS software
• Gutenberg-e
• Microsoft Excel
• Web browser software
• Google Books NGram Viewer
• ArchiveGrid
• ProQuest Archive Finder
• Adobe Systems Adobe Dreamweaver
• SPSS
• Database management systems
• QuarkXPress
• Digital mapping software
• Scanning software
• Library of Congress digital collections
• Searchable online catalogs
• Corel WordPerfect
• National Archives online databases
• Adobe Systems Adobe InDesign
• Extensible markup language XML
• Archives Wiki
• National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections (NUCMC)
• Audio editing software
• Adobe Systems Adobe Acrobat
• Archival databases
• Text mining software
• Digital image collections
• Email software
• TokenX
• Smithsonian Institution digital archives
• Reference management software