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and institutional records, newspapers and other periodicals, photographs, interviews, films, electronic media, and unpublished manuscripts, such as personal diaries and letters.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