Related Career Titles for History Majors:
Examples of Job Titles for History Majors:  Some of these jobs require education beyond the bachelor’s degree.

Some Employers of History Majors:

• Advertising
• Broadcasting
• Bureau of the Census
• Business and Industry
• Central Intelligence Agency / Federal Bureau of Investigation
• Department of State
• Media
• Museums & Archives
• Paralegal Profession
• Peace Corps / Vista
• Politics
• Public Interest Groups
• Campaigns
• Legislators
• Political Parties
• Research foundations
• Schools and Universities
• State and Local Governments
• Travel and tour services
• Administration & Legislation
• Corrections & Court Systems
• Education
• Health and Human Services
• Highway & Street Construction and Maintenance
• Housing & Community Development
• Library
• Parks & Recreation
• Police & Fire Protection
• Social & Welfare Services
• Transportation

History Major Skills:

Explaining Ideas	Interpreting events and ideas
Writing and presenting information	Examining evidence
Analyzing ideas and information	Developing a world view
Explaining the present by referring to the past	Decision making
Seeing relationships between factors

Job Listings/Job Search:

Jobs and internships http://www.preservenet.cornell.edu/employ.htm 

Government Job Listings http://www.federaljobsearch.com

UNCW CareerConnections www.uncwil.edu/staff/career/students/instructions2.htm 

MonsterTRAK http://www.monstertrak.com  

Career Planning & Information:

Careers in History http://www.georgian.edu/career/hi_career.htm

Museum Employment Resource Center http://www.museum-employment.com/

History and Careers http://www.uca.edu/history/careers.htm

FAQ’s About a Career in History http://www2.ncsu.edu/ncsu/chass/history/hifaqs.html

Organizations & Associations:

American Association for State and Local History http://www.aaslh.org

Bureau of the Census* http://libfind.unl.edu:2020/alpha/Census_Bureau_Home_Page.html

National Register of Historic Places* http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/index.htm 

Society for American Archaeology http://www.saa.org/

Yahoo! Resources for History* http://www.yahoo.com/Arts/Humanities/History/Organizations/

Links to Scholarly Societies* http://www.wcsu.ctstateu.edu/library/rr_organizations.html

Resources of Historical Societies* http://www.lib.uwaterloo.ca/society/history_soc.html

Resources of Archaeological Societies* http://www.lib.uwaterloo.ca/society/archaeol_soc.html

Resources of Anthropological Societies* http://www.lib.uwaterloo.ca/society/anthrop_soc.html

Miscellaneous Resources:

American Studies Web:  Historical & Archival Resources* http://www.georgetown.edu/crossroads/asw/archives.html

Index of Resources for Historians http://www.ukans.edu/history/VL

National Archives* http:www.nara.gov/

Yahoo! - Computers and Internet: History http://www.yahoo.com/Computers_and_Internet/History/

The History Channel http://www.historychannel.com/

Sports History http://www.yahoo.com/Recreation/Sports/History/

Historical Text Archives http://www.geocities.com/djmabry/index.html 

The History Net* http://www.TheHistoryNet.com

Websites for the History Profession* http://www.oah.org/announce/links.html

History Departments Around the World* http://chnm.gmu.edu/history/depts/

Resources for Archivists and Record Managers* http://www.fis.utoronto.ca/internet/

The Costume Page http://members.aol.com/nebula5/costume.html

Library of Congress http://lcweb2.loc.gov/amhome.html

Library of Congress http://lcweb.loc.gov/

History Links* http://www.chicagohs.org/HISTORYWEBSITES.html

The George Mason University Center for History and News Media
http://web.gmu.edu/departments/history/faculty/rrosenzw/websts.html
 
American Studio Web: Historical & Archival Resource http://www.georgetown.edu/crossroads/asw/archives.htm