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and institutional records, newspapers and other periodicals, photographs, interviews, films, electronic media, and unpublished manuscripts, such as personal diaries and letters.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