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CAREERS FOR HISTORY MAJORS

Among the jobs you can consider as a history major include:
advertising executive, analyst, archivist, broadcaster, campaign worker, consultant, congressional aide, editor, foreign service officer, foundation staffer, information specialist, intelligence agent, journalist, legal assistant, lobbyist, personnel manager, public relations staffer, researcher, teacher

 


More specifically, though, with your degree in history you can be an educator, researcher, communicator or editor, information manager, advocate, or even a businessperson.

Here is a brief list of the career opportunities available to the undergraduate history major:

-- Historians as Educators
Elementary Schools
Secondary Schools
Postsecondary Education
Historic Sites and Museums

-- Historians As Advocates
Lawyers and Paralegals
Litigation Support
Legislative Staff Work
Foundations

-- Historians as Researchers
Museums and Historical Organizations
Cultural Resources Management and Historic Preservation
Think Tanks

-- Historians in Businesses and Associations
Historians in Corporations
Contract Historians
Historians and Nonprofit Associations

-- Historians As Communicators
Writers and Editors
Journalists
Documentary Editors
Producers of Multimedia Material
Historians As Information Managers
Archivists
Records Managers
Librarians
Information Managers

 

Click one of the areas below to read more
in-depth profiles for History majors:

Historians as Educators

Historians as Advocates

Historians as Researchers

Historians as Communicators

Historians in Businesses and Associations




ONLINE PROJECTS

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RACE, TIME, AND PLACE
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TALE OF TWO CHURCHES
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