History Degree Careers?

What can you do with an undergraduate degree in history? Among the jobs you can consider are: advertising executive, analyst, archivist, broadcaster, campaign worker, consultant, congressional aide, editor, foreign service officer, foundation staffer, information specialist, intelligence agent, journalist, legal assistant, lobbyist, personnel manager, public relations staffer, researcher, teacher . . . the list can be almost endless. Here is a brief list of the career opportunities available to the undergraduate history major. This list is based on a very useful pamphlet, Careers for Students of History, written by Barbara J. Howe and jointly published by the American Historical Association and the National Council on Public History. Historians as Educators - Elementary Schools Secondary Schools Post secondary Education Historic Sites and Museums Historians as Researchers - Museums and Historical Organizations Cultural Resources Management and Historic Preservation Think Tanks Historians As Communicators - Writers and Editors Journalists Documentary Editors Producers of Multimedia Material Historians As Information Managers Archivists Records Managers Librarians Information Managers Historians As Advocates - Lawyers and Paralegals Litigation Support Legislative Staff Work Foundations Historians in Businesses and Associations - Historians in Corporations Contract Historians Historians in Nonprofit Associations