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and institutional records, newspapers and other periodicals, photographs, interviews, films, electronic media, and unpublished manuscripts, such as personal diaries and letters.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