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and institutional records, newspapers and other periodicals, photographs, interviews, films, electronic media, and unpublished manuscripts, such as personal diaries and letters.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