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and institutional records, newspapers and other periodicals, photographs, interviews, films, electronic media, and unpublished manuscripts, such as personal diaries and letters.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