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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and institutional records, newspapers and other periodicals, photographs, interviews, films, electronic media, and unpublished manuscripts, such as personal diaries and letters.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”
- Research and prepare manuscripts in support of public programming and the development of exhibits at historic sites, museums, libraries, and archives.
- 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.
- Conduct historical research, and publish or present findings and theories.
- 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.
- Translate or request translation of reference materials.
- Determine which topics to research, or pursue research topics specified by clients or employers.
- Conserve and preserve manuscripts, records, and other artifacts.
- 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.
- Advise or consult with individuals and institutions regarding issues such as the historical authenticity of materials or the customs of a specific historical period.
- 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.
- Recommend actions related to historical art, such as which items to add to a collection or which items to display in an exhibit.
- Organize information for publication and for other means of dissemination, such as use in CD-ROMs or Internet sites.
- Organize data, and analyze and interpret its authenticity and relative significance.
- Speak to various groups, organizations, and clubs to promote the aims and activities of historical societies.
- Conduct historical research as a basis for the identification, conservation, and reconstruction of historic places and materials.
- Edit historical society publications.
- Collect detailed information on individuals for use in biographies.
- Coordinate activities of workers engaged in cataloging and filing materials.
Related Technology & Tools
- Personal computers
- Computer laser printers
- Microfilm readers
- Laptop computers
- Microphones
- Digital still cameras
- Microfiche readers
- Analog-to-digital converters
- Data input scanners
- Photocopying equipment
- Computer inkjet printers
- Digital audio recorders
- Searchable online catalogs
- Microsoft Excel
- ProQuest Archive Finder
- Statistical analysis software
- Digital image collections
- Microsoft Office
- Web browser software
- Corel WordPerfect
- Page markers
- Digital mapping software
- Web Scrapbook
- Adobe Systems Adobe Acrobat
- SPSS
- National Archives online databases
- ArchiveGrid
- TokenX
- Microsoft Word
- Gutenberg-e
- Geographic information system GIS software
- Adobe Systems Adobe InDesign
- Archives Wiki
- Text mining software
- Structured query language SQL
- Reference management software
- Library of Congress digital collections
- QuarkXPress
- Email software
- Google Books NGram Viewer
- Archival databases
- Smithsonian Institution digital archives
- Adobe Systems Adobe Photoshop
- National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections (NUCMC)
- Extensible markup language XML
- Audio editing software
- Adobe Systems Adobe Dreamweaver
- Database management systems
- Scanning software