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and institutional records, newspapers and other periodicals, photographs, interviews, films, electronic media, and unpublished manuscripts, such as personal diaries and letters.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