History Major
Career Information
Possible
Job Titles
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Historians as
advocates,
educators and
communicator:
Government/Public
Service
- Policy analyst
- Paralegal
- Political campaign coordinator
- Historic preservation specialist*
- Attorney*
- Customs investigator
- Intelligence specialist
- Urban planner*
- Politician
- Legislative aide
- City manager*
- Association executive
- Information specialist*
Business/Industry
- Financial analyst
- Personnel manager
- Sales/Marketing representative
- Security officer
- Loan administrator
- Insurance agent
- Corporate trainer
- Operations research analyst*
- Travel agent/planner
- Small business owner
- Affirmative Action officer
- Business administrator
- Human resources manager
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Communications
- Public relations representative
- Technical writer
- Research/Technical advisor (films/TV)
- Columnist/Journalist/Commentator
- Editor (e.g. textbook, newspaper)
- Costume designer
- Journal circulation assistant
- Acquisitions editor
- Production manager
- Advertising account executive
- Copywriter
Education/Research
- Archivist*
- Teacher
- Museum curator/museum staff*
- Genealogist
- Librarian*
- Biographer
- Preservation specialist*
- Foundation administrator
- Professor*
- Researcher*
- College administrator*
- Historian
- Political scientist*
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*Denotes additional education
required
Typical Places of Employment
- Archives
- Public Relation Firms
- Banks
- Publishing Companies
- Business Corporations
- Travel Agencies
- Chamber of Commerce
- Government Agencies
- Colleges and Schools
- Civil Rights Commission
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- Educational Institutions
- Education Department
- Foundations, non-profit
- Justice Department
- Historical Societies
- Library of Congress
- Libraries
- National Archives
- Magazines & Newspapers
- Museums
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Typical Work Activities
- Performing ambiguous or abstract tasks
- Solving problems through thinking
- Working independently
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- Collecting and organizing data
- Conducting research and analyses
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Additional Info in Career Services
These publications must be used in the Career
Services Office. However there are many
brochures and magazines such as Resume Writing,
Interviewing and Job Choices that you may take
with you.
- Careers for Legal Eagles and Other Law-and-Order Types
- Careers for History Buffs and Others Who Learn From the Past
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- Federal Applications That Get Results
- Great Jobs for History Major
- Liberal Arts Jobs
- Red, White and Blue Jobs
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To see a complete list of career books
located at the Career Services Office click
here.
Alumni Resources
(Listed below are examples of SU Alumni and
their Jobs in this major - For more alumni
resources, go to
Mentor Network)
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ALUMNI NAME |
GRAD. DATE |
CURRENT JOB |
ORGANIZATION |
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Kelly Hardy |
1999 |
Logistics
Management
Specialist |
US Navy
(NAVAIR) |
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Jason McGraw |
2004 |
Director of
Student
Activities /
Assoc. Director
of Student Life |
Haverford
College |
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Michael
Torreyson |
2001 |
Charleston
Multifamily
Program Center
Project Manager |
US
Department of
HUD |
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Heather Sharpes |
2005 |
Project
Coordinator |
Management
Alternatives |
Related Links:
Further Explore this Career Field
Museum and Preservation Careers
Teaching History as a Career
Legal Careers
Other
Graduate School Assistance
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