Are there any good quality careers in History, or social studies?

Question

Junior in high school and very interested in History and all the different types of history.. Was wondering are there and good careers in history.. Please give the occupation and a brief description or a website..

Answer 1

Here's the areas you can work in related to History:

Museum: Curator, Museum Tech

Education: Instructor, Teacher, Professor

Communication: News analyst, Reporter,
Correspondent, Editors, Information manager, Broadcaster

Research: Cultural resource manager, Historic preservation manager

Archivists: Records manager, Librarian

Advocate: Legislative staff work, Foundation staff, Litigation support, Lobbyist

Business: Corporate historian, Contract historian, Nonprofit historian

Go to the US Dept of Labor's Occupational Careers handbook to check out any of the occupations you want to know more about:
http://www.bls.gov/oco

Good luck!

Answer 2

Dh has a history degree. He had ZERO luck finding any job other than teaching or going to grad school (not exactly a job). We both got liberal arts degrees from the best state uni. in Texas, then ended up going to a smaller college to get accounting degrees. However, even though those liberal arts degrees did not lead to jobs in those fields, they have had great value. Classical liberal education teaches you to THINK & MAKE CRITICAL JUDGEMENTS of what you hear & read (things rarely learned in public high school). Dh is a brilliant business historian. He knows things about his employer's company that the founder's son did not know. He has a marvelous ability to see trends in business. Combined w/his financial analysis skills, this has made him a stock-picking genius.

In summary, please do not assume that a liberal arts degree has no value. Its value is simply much harder to quantify. If you asked DH, he would tell you that about 30% of his 6-figure income is attributable to the knowledge & skills he acquired while getting that degree. He would tell you to combine good classical education w/ learning practical skills.

It is awesome that you are thinking about this already. You are definitely on the right track. Best wishes to you.

Answer 3

history teacher.