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and institutional records, newspapers and other periodicals, photographs, interviews, films, electronic media, and unpublished manuscripts, such as personal diaries and letters.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