Historian
- Uncover stories of the past through diverse historical sources and artifacts.
- Shape our understanding of history by analyzing and interpreting past events.
- Discover unique insights from diaries, letters, and rare manuscripts.
💰 Earn $75K-$109K
📚 Master Degree
Overview
Research, analyze, record, and interpret the past as recorded in sources, such as government and institutional records, newspapers and other periodicals, photographs, interviews, films, electronic media, and unpublished manuscripts, such as personal diaries and letters.Scoop
Excellent (Increasing by 5% or more)
Day-to-Day
- Conserve and preserve manuscripts, records, and other artifacts.
- Gather historical data from sources such as archives, court records, diaries, news files, and photographs, as well as from books, pamphlets, and periodicals.
- Conduct historical research as a basis for the identification, conservation, and reconstruction of historic places and materials.
- Research and prepare manuscripts in support of public programming and the development of exhibits at historic sites, museums, libraries, and archives.
- Present historical accounts in terms of individuals or social, ethnic, political, economic, or geographic groupings.
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Best For You If...
YOU Like 💕
- Thinking and problem solving
You are skilled in 💫
- Active Listening
- Critical Thinking
- Monitoring
- Reading Comprehension
- Science
- Writing
You value 🙏
- Accomplishing things
- Having freedom
- Receiving recognition
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Historian
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