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and institutional records, newspapers and other periodicals, photographs, interviews, films, electronic media, and unpublished manuscripts, such as personal diaries and letters.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