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and institutional records, newspapers and other periodicals, photographs, interviews, films, electronic media, and unpublished manuscripts, such as personal diaries and letters.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