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and institutional records, newspapers and other periodicals, photographs, interviews, films, electronic media, and unpublished manuscripts, such as personal diaries and letters.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

• Translate or request translation of reference materials.
• Organize data, and analyze and interpret its authenticity and relative significance.
• 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.
• Coordinate activities of workers engaged in cataloging and filing materials.
• Research and prepare manuscripts in support of public programming and the development of exhibits at historic sites, museums, libraries, and archives.
• Conserve and preserve manuscripts, records, and other artifacts.
• Trace historical development in a particular field, such as social, cultural, political, or diplomatic history.
• Conduct historical research, and publish or present findings and theories.
• 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.
• Collect detailed information on individuals for use in biographies.
• Prepare publications and exhibits, or review those prepared by others, to ensure their historical accuracy.
• Recommend actions related to historical art, such as which items to add to a collection or which items to display in an exhibit.
• Research the history of a particular country or region, or of a specific time period.
• Organize information for publication and for other means of dissemination, such as use in CD-ROMs or Internet sites.
• 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.
• Present historical accounts in terms of individuals or social, ethnic, political, economic, or geographic groupings.
• Conduct historical research as a basis for the identification, conservation, and reconstruction of historic places and materials.
• Determine which topics to research, or pursue research topics specified by clients or employers.
• Edit historical society publications.

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