What kinds of Jobs i can get with History?

Question

i am majoring history, what is the best career for history international?

Answer 1

Give up on getting a job teaching history at the college level unless you have published several history books.

You talk to anyone running a faculty job search anywhere and they are getting on average 200 applicants.

Many History MAs and PhDs want to know why the number of PhDs and the focus of their education are out of balance with job prospects and career expectations. Many want to know why they were accepted into and paid for a program when there is a glut of History Majors with no jobs.

Between 1983 and 2006, the number of doctorates earned annually in the History tripled.

The percentage of History MAs and PhDs finding jobs continues to shrink.

For History PhDs overall, after five years only about 7% of graduates hold a full time job.

Answer 2

What is interesting about getting a job with a college degree is that many times what you majored in will not be the field you actually work in. The average American changes careers 7-10 times in a lifetime, at least that is the latest statistic I've read.

It really depends on what you want to do. Perhaps you could be a college or high school professor. Or you could work for the government or in politics. There are many opportunities out there for you. You have a place on this planet. The best advice I've heard yet is "Do what you love and the rest will follow."

One of the problems of colleges these days is that we are provided with a very small box, the concept of an occupation is limited during the process of our education. There is no imagination.