History - What to Do with this Major
Job Titles
| Archeologist | Foreign Correspondent | Media Consultant |
| Architectural Historian | Foreign Exchange Program Director | Museum Technician/Specialist |
| Archives Manager | Foreign Service Specialist/Officer | National Security Agent |
| Archivist | Genealogist | Park Ranger |
| Art Historian | Historian | Peace Corps Volunteer |
| Biographer | Historic Inn Operator | Policy Evaluator |
| Character Interpreter | Historic Preservation Specialist | Political Scientist |
| Collections Manager | Historic Site Tour Guide/Manager | Politician |
| Columnist/Journalist | Historical Background Analyst | Preservation Specialist |
| Corporate Historian | Historical Society Staff Member | Professor |
| Costumer | Intelligence Researcher/Specialist | Public Opinion Pollster |
| Curator (of museum) | International Relations Specialist | Public Relations Specialist |
| Curator (of structures) | Journalist | Publishing Specialist |
| Customs Port Investigator | Lawyer | Research Associate |
| Demographer | Lecturer | Sociologist |
| Dig Site Assistant | Legislative Aide | Teacher |
| Exhibit Preparer | Librarian/Library Technician | Writer/Author |
Personal Characteristics to be Successful
| Analytical | Energetic | Self-disciplined |
| Communicative | Ethical | Task oriented |
| Computer literate | Loyal | Tenacious |
| Dependable | Patient | Understanding |
| Efficient | Resourceful |
Workplace Skills
Adapt ideas
Compile and record data
Conduct research
Display artifacts/presentations
Decision making
Evaluate information
Excellent communication skills
Excellent verbal skills
Explain and interpret the past
Form and explain ideas
Instruct
Interview
Organize data and information
Prepare publication materials
Preserve historical documents
Rehabilitate and renovate
Summarize ideas
Work independently or in groups
Sources
University of North Carolina-Wilmington, Career Services
(What can I do with a major in ...) Web site (visited August
2006): http://www.uncwil.edu/stuaff/career/Majors/index.htm
Camenson, B. (1994). Careers For History Buffs and Others Who
Learn From the Past. Lincolnwood, IL: VGM Career Horizons.
DeGala, J. & Lambert, S. (2001). Great Jobs For History Majors.
Chicago, IL: VGM Career Books.
Johnson County Community
College, Web site (visited October 2007): www.jccc.edu
