History

CAREER FIELDS/OPPORTUNITIES:

Advertising
Advertising Traffic Manager
Editor
Copy writer
Proofreader

Business/Industry
Accounting officer
Anthropologist
Archivist
Demographer
Documents analyst
Economist
International relations specialist
Interviewer
Management consultant
Marketing manager/director
Personnel relations
Production designer
Researcher
Travel agent

Civil Service/Government:
Congressional aid
Consular services
Customs Port Investigator
FBI/CIA agent
Foreign service officer
International relations specialist
Legislative analyst
Lieutenant – armed services
Lobbyist
Park ranger
Policy Evaluator
Political scientist
Public affairs fellow
Public Information Coordinator
Public Opinion Pollster

Communications/Public Relations
Biographer
Community Relations Director
Consumer PR
Director of Research (radio)
Editorial assistant
Information specialist
Media consultant
Publicity Coordinator
Press representative
Writer/Author

Education
Educational Administrator
Lecturer
Museum curator, exhibit director
Special collections librarian
Teacher: elementary, secondary, college
University/College relations

Financial Services
Auditor
Credit lender
Financial analyst
Operation system manager

Human Services/Non-profit
Clergy
Community relations
Consumer advocate
Counselor
Development assistant
Founder (arts foundation)
Humanities and Arts Council
Interpreter
Peace Corps/ Vista coordinator
Program Planner
Psychologist
Sociologist

Law
Attorney
Criminologist
General counsel
Indicter
Judicial clerk (US. District Court)
Paralegal

Public History/Historical Preservation
Archivist: national, state, local, business, medical, historical societies
Biography Creator
Curator
Genealogist
Historian
Historical/background analyst
Historical interpreter
Historical site tour guide
Historical preservationist
Historical society staff member
Urban planner

Publishing
Acquisition Editor
Contracts and Permission
Project Editing Salesperson
Production manager
Publicity and Promotion Director
Publishing agent

WORKING ENVIRONMENTS:

Advertising Agency
Architect Firms
Broadcasting Company
Business and Industry
Convention Centers
Consulting Firm
Education:
K-12
Colleges/Universities
District Administration
Foundations
Government: Federal, State, County
Hospitality Industry
Law Firms
Libraries
Marketing Firms

Media:
Internet Services
Magazines/Newspapers
Publishing Firms
Radio/Television Studios
Video Companies
Museums & Archives
Non-Profit Organizations:
Peace Corps / Vista
Professional Org.
Public Interest Groups
Politics
Parks & Recreation
Research Foundations
Security Agencies
Sports Teams
Utilities

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

American Association for State and Local History (links, job listings)
American Association of Museums (job listings)
American Cultural Resources Association (job listings)
American Historical Association (job listing for members)
American Society for Legal History
Association for the Bibliography of History
Association of Ancient Historians
Directory of Archivist Organizations
Economic History Association (grants, fellowships)
Historic Archaeological Research Resources
National Council on Public History (internships)
Oral History Association (links to regional & international groups)
Organization of American Historians (scholarships to members, job listing)
Society for American Archaeology (job listings)
Society for Architecture Historians (grants, fellowships)
Society for Historical Archeology (job listings)
Society for the History of Authorship, Reading and Publishing
Society of American Archivists
World History Association (links)

WEBSITES

Center for History and New Media
Center for Independent Documentaries
Census Bureau (job listing, student research)
Federal Job Listings
Government Jobs
The History Channel (job listings)
H-net: Humanities and Social Sciences (resources)
National Archives (San Francisco area internships, employment)
National Trust for Historic Preservation (job listing)
Public History Resource Center (job listing)

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