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and institutional records, newspapers and other periodicals, photographs, interviews, films, electronic media, and unpublished manuscripts, such as personal diaries and letters.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