What Careers could it lead to by doing history?

Answer 1

Educator; government employment; etc.
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Answer 2

If you get a degree in history you can teach it, either at the high school or college level. You might also consider becoming an archivist, in which case a city, county, municipality or other geographical area would employ you to take care of its historical records and documents, write and report on them and perhaps research to find others to add.

If you also have an interest in art, you could possibly work in a museum. There are private historical organizations all over the world who need experts - railway history, aviation history, architectural history, etc.

You could write historical books; text books, readable history and/or biography, or historical fiction if you have a great imagination. You could work in the film industry as a consultant on historical subjects; or work for a publisher of historical material as an editor.

And just having a degree (in anything) would open up opportunities in many fields not even related to history. You would always be able to find work somewhere.

Growing up my desire was to be a professor of history but my parents refused to allow it, on the grounds that I would never earn a living. They were wrong! Many of the brightest historical minds are wellpaid tenured professors at prestigious universities, who have enough time to write books which bring in another income. They earn consultancy fees. (I never got to be a professor but I am a published historical writer and have consulted on a number of other people's historical works. And I still love history and still study it continually.)

If you love history, follow your heart. Wherever it leads, I am certain you will be far happier than if you just go into something else "for the money."

Answer 3

My son-in-law has a History Degree and is a Facilities Manager in the Middle East! Don't even ask how one led to the other!!
People don't necessarily make their lifetime career choice at the start of their working lives - one friend has a degree in Physics - he works in local government, another has a degree in Law and she is a Social Worker. My husband has a degree in Metallurgy and did Electronics design.

Answer 4

Career paths for historians include teaching, working in colleges / universities, working for government agencies, museums, or acting as consultants.

For some people, undergraduate degrees in history are often a stepping stone to other degree fields, such as archeology or law.

Answer 5

Teaching is the most obvious, but also there is the Police, the Army and the security forces such as MI5 & MI6, the study of History helps you to improve analytical skills. many of the most successful men in the world today have History degrees, Gordon Brown to name one.

Answer 6

Teaching history.

Answer 7

Most things - a degree is (still) respected for what it is in most places. I have a degree in Classics, and I run a £400m investment fund. But you might struggle in America, where I believe History is considered to be 'bunk'.

Answer 8

Historian.School Teacher.Cultural and history based journalist.

Answer 9

Teacher
Archologist
museam
films

Answer 10

there are lot of them starting from historian to becoming criminal investigators. in the middle would be teacher, writer of non fiction, musuem director, researcher. this is just from me sitting on a computer but if you put your mind to it, you could make a longer list