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and institutional records, newspapers and other periodicals, photographs, interviews, films, electronic media, and unpublished manuscripts, such as personal diaries and letters.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