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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and institutional records, newspapers and other periodicals, photographs, interviews, films, electronic media, and unpublished manuscripts, such as personal diaries and letters.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
- Historic Sites Registrar
- Historic Interpreter
- Historian
- 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
- Historical Interpreter
- Genealogist
- Film Historian
- Field Court Researcher
- Dramatic Arts Historian
- Dance Historian
Tasks for “Historical Interpreter”
- Recommend actions related to historical art, such as which items to add to a collection or which items to display in an exhibit.
- 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.
- 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.
- Research the history of a particular country or region, or of a specific time period.
- Speak to various groups, organizations, and clubs to promote the aims and activities of historical societies.
- Advise or consult with individuals and institutions regarding issues such as the historical authenticity of materials or the customs of a specific historical period.
- Edit historical society publications.
- 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.
- Translate or request translation of reference materials.
- 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.
- Teach and conduct research in colleges, universities, museums, and other research agencies and schools.
- Collect detailed information on individuals for use in biographies.
- Organize data, and analyze and interpret its authenticity and relative significance.
- Present historical accounts in terms of individuals or social, ethnic, political, economic, or geographic groupings.
- Conduct historical research, and publish or present findings and theories.
Related Technology & Tools
- Microfiche readers
- Laptop computers
- Personal computers
- Digital still cameras
- Photocopying equipment
- Microphones
- Computer inkjet printers
- Microfilm readers
- Data input scanners
- Analog-to-digital converters
- Digital audio recorders
- Computer laser printers
- Archives Wiki
- Microsoft Excel
- SPSS
- National Archives online databases
- Adobe Systems Adobe InDesign
- Adobe Systems Adobe Photoshop
- QuarkXPress
- Corel WordPerfect
- Archival databases
- Extensible markup language XML
- Web Scrapbook
- Searchable online catalogs
- Text mining software
- National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections (NUCMC)
- Smithsonian Institution digital archives
- Google Books NGram Viewer
- Microsoft Office
- ArchiveGrid
- Page markers
- Digital image collections
- TokenX
- Statistical analysis software
- Structured query language SQL
- Reference management software
- Digital mapping software
- Adobe Systems Adobe Acrobat
- Web browser software
- ProQuest Archive Finder
- Database management systems
- Audio editing software
- Microsoft Word
- Scanning software
- Email software
- Geographic information system GIS software
- Library of Congress digital collections
- Gutenberg-e
- Adobe Systems Adobe Dreamweaver