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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and institutional records, newspapers and other periodicals, photographs, interviews, films, electronic media, and unpublished manuscripts, such as personal diaries and letters.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”
- Research and prepare manuscripts in support of public programming and the development of exhibits at historic sites, museums, libraries, and archives.
- 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.
- Conduct historical research as a basis for the identification, conservation, and reconstruction of historic places and materials.
- Conserve and preserve manuscripts, records, and other artifacts.
- Teach and conduct research in colleges, universities, museums, and other research agencies and schools.
- Advise or consult with individuals and institutions regarding issues such as the historical authenticity of materials or the customs of a specific historical period.
- Translate or request translation of reference materials.
- Determine which topics to research, or pursue research topics specified by clients or employers.
- Conduct historical research, and publish or present findings and theories.
- Prepare publications and exhibits, or review those prepared by others, to ensure their historical accuracy.
- Research the history of a particular country or region, or of a specific time period.
- Interview people to gather information about historical events and to record oral histories.
- Recommend actions related to historical art, such as which items to add to a collection or which items to display in an exhibit.
- Trace historical development in a particular field, such as social, cultural, political, or diplomatic history.
- Collect detailed information on individuals for use in biographies.
- Edit historical society publications.
- Speak to various groups, organizations, and clubs to promote the aims and activities of historical societies.
- Present historical accounts in terms of individuals or social, ethnic, political, economic, or geographic groupings.
- Coordinate activities of workers engaged in cataloging and filing materials.
- Organize information for publication and for other means of dissemination, such as use in CD-ROMs or Internet sites.
- Organize data, and analyze and interpret its authenticity and relative significance.
Related Technology & Tools
- Microfilm readers
- Computer laser printers
- Microfiche readers
- Analog-to-digital converters
- Digital audio recorders
- Personal computers
- Data input scanners
- Microphones
- Digital still cameras
- Photocopying equipment
- Computer inkjet printers
- Laptop computers
- Audio editing software
- Web browser software
- TokenX
- Geographic information system GIS software
- Statistical analysis software
- Text mining software
- Database management systems
- Email software
- National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections (NUCMC)
- Archives Wiki
- Adobe Systems Adobe Acrobat
- Google Books NGram Viewer
- Scanning software
- Page markers
- Smithsonian Institution digital archives
- Gutenberg-e
- Archival databases
- SPSS
- Microsoft Word
- Adobe Systems Adobe Dreamweaver
- ArchiveGrid
- Extensible markup language XML
- Reference management software
- Digital mapping software
- Microsoft Office
- National Archives online databases
- Adobe Systems Adobe InDesign
- Corel WordPerfect
- Digital image collections
- Structured query language SQL
- Library of Congress digital collections
- QuarkXPress
- Web Scrapbook
- Adobe Systems Adobe Photoshop
- Searchable online catalogs
- Microsoft Excel
- ProQuest Archive Finder