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Career Details :: Historians

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such as government and institutional records, newspapers and other periodicals, photographs, interviews, films, and unpublished manuscripts, such as personal diaries and letters.

Experience

A minimum of two to four years of work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, an accountant must complete four years of college and work for several years in accounting to be considered qualified.

Education

Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.

Training

Employees in these occupations usually need several years of work-related experience, on-the-job training, and/or vocational training.

Tasks

• Conducts historical research on subjects of import to society and presents finding and theories in textbooks, journals, and other publications.
• Assembles historical data by consulting sources, such as archives, court records, diaries, news files, and miscellaneous published and unpublished materials.
• Traces historical development in fields, such as economics, sociology, or philosophy.
• Reviews and collects data, such as books, pamphlets, periodicals, and rare newspapers, to provide source material for research.
• Consults with or advises other individuals on historical authenticity of various materials.
• Advises or consults with individuals, institutions, and commercial organizations on technological evolution or customs peculiar to certain historical period.
• Reviews publications and exhibits prepared by others prior to public release in order to ensure historical accuracy of presentations.
• Coordinates activities of workers engaged in cataloging and filing materials.
• Edits society publications.
• Speaks before various groups, organizations, and clubs to promote societal aims and activities.
• Translates or requests translation of reference materials.
• Consults experts or witnesses of historical events.
• Organizes and evaluates data on basis of authenticity and relative significance.

Related Careers

• Anthropologists
  
• Archeologists
  
• Archivists
  
• Curators
  
• Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
  
• Museum Technicians and Conservators
  
• Park Naturalists
  

Important Abilities

• Written Comprehension
• Written Expression
• Oral Expression
• Oral Comprehension
• Memorization

General Work Activities

• Getting Information Needed to Do the Job
• Analyzing Data or Information
• Processing Information
• Judging Qualities of Things, Service, People
• Documenting/Recording Information

Important Skills

• Information Gathering
  
• Reading Comprehension
  
• Writing
  
• Speaking
  
• Information Organization
  

Frequent Work Context

• Job-Required Social Interaction
• Indoors
• Importance of Being Exact or Accurate
• Objective or Subjective Information
• Coordinate or Lead Others

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