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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and institutional records, newspapers and other periodicals, photographs, interviews, films, electronic media, and unpublished manuscripts, such as personal diaries and letters.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”

• Advise or consult with individuals and institutions regarding issues such as the historical authenticity of materials or the customs of a specific historical period.
• Teach and conduct research in colleges, universities, museums, and other research agencies and schools.
• 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.
• Speak to various groups, organizations, and clubs to promote the aims and activities of historical societies.
• Recommend actions related to historical art, such as which items to add to a collection or which items to display in an exhibit.
• Research the history of a particular country or region, or of a specific time period.
• Interview people to gather information about historical events and to record oral histories.
• 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.
• Edit historical society publications.
• Translate or request translation of reference materials.
• Trace historical development in a particular field, such as social, cultural, political, or diplomatic history.
• Prepare publications and exhibits, or review those prepared by others, to ensure their historical accuracy.
• Collect detailed information on individuals for use in biographies.
• Conserve and preserve manuscripts, records, and other artifacts.
• Research and prepare manuscripts in support of public programming and the development of exhibits at historic sites, museums, libraries, and archives.
• Conduct historical research, and publish or present findings and theories.
• Organize information for publication and for other means of dissemination, such as use in CD-ROMs or Internet sites.
• 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.
• Coordinate activities of workers engaged in cataloging and filing materials.

Related Technology & Tools

• Computer inkjet printers
• Microfilm readers
• Microfiche readers
• Photocopying equipment
• Microphones
• Digital still cameras
• Data input scanners
• Digital audio recorders
• Analog-to-digital converters
• Laptop computers
• Computer laser printers
• Personal computers

• Google Books NGram Viewer
• Microsoft Office
• Microsoft Word
• Digital image collections
• Page markers
• National Archives online databases
• Web Scrapbook
• ArchiveGrid
• Structured query language SQL
• Corel WordPerfect
• Library of Congress digital collections
• Database management systems
• Adobe Systems Adobe Acrobat
• Gutenberg-e
• SPSS
• Adobe Systems Adobe Dreamweaver
• Microsoft Excel
• Digital mapping software
• TokenX
• Web browser software
• Smithsonian Institution digital archives
• Extensible markup language XML
• Adobe Systems Adobe InDesign
• Geographic information system GIS software
• Archival databases
• Audio editing software
• National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections (NUCMC)
• Reference management software
• Scanning software
• Text mining software
• Searchable online catalogs
• Email software
• Adobe Systems Adobe Photoshop
• QuarkXPress
• Statistical analysis software
• ProQuest Archive Finder
• Archives Wiki