Careers in History

Marketable Skills for the History Graduate

• Use of historical method to solve problems of the past
• An understanding of historical context as well as historiographical context
• Research skills
• Critical assessment and evaluation of primary and secondary sources
• Interdisciplinary training
• Organizational and communicative skills

History Jobs on the Web

• Illinois State University Career Center
• Chronicle of Higher Education: Career Network
• H-Net Job Guide for the Humanities and Social Sciences
• National Council on Public History: Job Listings
• Museum Employment Resource Center
• USAJOBS (official job site of the U.S. Federal Government)
  search category GS-0170 “Historian”
• Society of American Archivists
• The American Association for State and Local History: Job Search
• Association of Cultural Resources Agencies: Job Information
• Organization of American Historians: Employment Listings
• American Historical Association: Careers in Public History
• The Association for Living History, Farm and Agricultural Museums
  
  

Careers

What can you do with a History Major?

Listen to our department advisors;          Dr. Ron Gifford, Dr. Dan Stump, and Professor Fred Walk answer this frequently asked question.

A Picture of Public History is an article from the American Historical Association on the Preliminary Results from the 2008 Survey of Public History Professionals.

More information on Careers for History Majors is available at the American Historical Association and the ISU Career Center