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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and institutional records, newspapers and other periodicals, photographs, interviews, films, electronic media, and unpublished manuscripts, such as personal diaries and letters.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
- County Records Management Officer (County RMO)
- County Historian
- Administrative Volunteer
- Supervisory Historian
- State Historical Society Director
- Research Director
- Reference Data Expert
- Protohistorian
- Music Historian
- Medical Historian
- Historiographer
- Historical Society Director
- Historian
- Genealogist
- Film Historian
- Field Court Researcher
- Dramatic Arts Historian
- Dance Historian
Tasks for “Historian”
- Research the history of a particular country or region, or of a specific time period.
- Edit historical society publications.
- Organize data, and analyze and interpret its authenticity and relative significance.
- Organize information for publication and for other means of dissemination, such as use in CD-ROMs or Internet sites.
- Determine which topics to research, or pursue research topics specified by clients or employers.
- Translate or request translation of reference materials.
- Collect detailed information on individuals for use in biographies.
- Coordinate activities of workers engaged in cataloging and filing materials.
- Prepare publications and exhibits, or review those prepared by others, to ensure their historical accuracy.
- 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, and publish or present findings and theories.
- Conserve and preserve manuscripts, records, and other artifacts.
- Interview people to gather information about historical events and to record oral histories.
- 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.
- 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 as a basis for the identification, conservation, and reconstruction of historic places and materials.
- Recommend actions related to historical art, such as which items to add to a collection or which items to display in an exhibit.
- 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.
Related Technology & Tools
- Personal computers
- Photocopying equipment
- Digital audio recorders
- Laptop computers
- Microfilm readers
- Microphones
- Digital still cameras
- Computer laser printers
- Microfiche readers
- Analog-to-digital converters
- Data input scanners
- Computer inkjet printers
- ProQuest Archive Finder
- Adobe Systems Adobe Acrobat
- Digital image collections
- Reference management software
- Adobe Systems Adobe Photoshop
- Statistical analysis software
- ArchiveGrid
- Microsoft Office
- Microsoft Word
- Searchable online catalogs
- Archives Wiki
- Library of Congress digital collections
- Email software
- Corel WordPerfect
- Microsoft Excel
- Scanning software
- Adobe Systems Adobe Dreamweaver
- Geographic information system GIS software
- Digital mapping software
- National Archives online databases
- Extensible markup language XML
- QuarkXPress
- Database management systems
- Web Scrapbook
- Archival databases
- TokenX
- Smithsonian Institution digital archives
- SPSS
- Structured query language SQL
- Text mining software
- Audio editing software
- Web browser software
- Google Books NGram Viewer
- Gutenberg-e
- Adobe Systems Adobe InDesign
- Page markers
- National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections (NUCMC)