Careers for History Majors

• Historians as Educators:  Universities, community colleges, elementary schools, secondary schools, museums.
• Historians as Researchers:  Museums, historical organizations, cultural resources management, historic preservation, think tanks.
• Historians as Communicators:  Writers, editors, journalists, scholarly publishing, documentary editing, producer multimedia material, archivist, records manager, librarians, information manager.
• Historians as Advocates:  Lawyers, paralegals, litigation support, legislative staff work, foundations.
• Historians in Businesses & Associations:  Corporations, consultants and contractors, nonprofit associations.

This information is courtesy of American Historical Association - www.historians.org