| What is History? | |
| Related Major Skills | |
| Career Planning Links | |
| Related Career Titles | |
History imparts the vital skills of discernment andsynthesis through critical thinking, reading,and writing skills.
In particular, History confronts students with worlds, times, places, and cultures-including their own-in ways
they never before considered.
To study history is to affirm the commitment to exploring issues of diversity within both a national and
global context. To study history is to engage intellectually in the confrontation of peoples, ideas, and
values in part because the past, no matter the society, is a foreign country.
Some of these jobs require education beyond the bachelor's degree.
| Anthropologist | FBI / CIA Agent | Journalist |
| Archeologist | Foreign News Corresp. | Lawyer |
| Archivist | Foreign Service Officer | Lecturer |
| Biographer | Genealogist | Legal Assistant / Paralegal |
| Clergy | Government Official | Librarian |
| Community Relations Dir. | Historian | Lobbyist |
| Congressional Aide | Historic Preservationist | Market Research Analyst |
| Consumer Advocate | Historic Site Tour Guide | Media Consultant |
| Counselor | Historical Society Staff | Museum Curator |
| Criminologist | Indicter | Museum Tech. & Specialist |
| Demographer | Insurance Agent / Broker | Park Ranger |
| Economist | Intelligence Analyst | Peace Corps / Vista Worker |
| Editor | International Relations | Political Scientist |
| Psychologist | Teacher, Social Studies | Urban Administrator |
| Public Relations Specialist | Technical Writer | Urban Planner |
| Research Assistant | Travel Agent | Writer / Author |
| Sociologist |
Some Employers of History Majors:
| Advertising | Broadcasting | Bureau of the Census |
| Business and Industry | Central Intelligence Agency | Federal Bureau of Investigation |
| Department of State | Media | Museums & Archives |
| Paralegal Profession | Peace Corps / Vista | Political Parties |
| Public Interest Groups | Campaigns | Legislators |
| Research foundations | Schools and Universities | State and Local Governments |
| Travel and tour services | Administration & Legislation | Corrections & Court Systems |
| Education | Health and Human Services | Housing & Community Development |
| Library | Parks & Recreation | Police & Fire Protection |
| Social & Welfare Services | Transportation |
| Explaining Ideas | Interpreting events and ideas |
| Writing and presenting information | Examining evidence |
| Analyzing ideas and information | Developing a world view |
| Explaining the present by referring to the past | Decision making |
| Seeing relationships between factors |
Careers in History http://www.historians.org/pubs/free/careers/index.htm
Museum Employment Resource Center http://www.museum-employment.com/
FAQ's About a Career in History
http://www2.ncsu.edu/ncsu/chass/history/hifaqs.html