Opportunities abound for students who graduate with a major in history. Historians work in schools, at museums, with the media, in politics and law and in business settings. A partial list of possible occupations includes the following:

• Advertising Executive
• Analyst
• Archivist
• Broadcaster
• Business Executive
• Campaign Worker
• Consultant
• Congressional Aide
• Contract Historian
• Corporate Historian
• Cultural Resource Mgr
• Documentary Producer
• Editor
• Foreign Service Officer
• Foundation Staffer
• Historic Preservationist
• Information Specialist
• Intelligence Agent
• Journalist
• Legal Assistant
• Legislative Aide
• Librarian
• Lobbyist
• Multimedia Creator
• Non-profit Advocate
• Museum Docent
• Non-profit Advocate
• Personnel Manager
• Public Relations Staffer
• Records Manager
• Researcher
• Teacher
• Think Tank Specialist
• Writer

For more information on careers available in history, visit the American Historical Association Online Career Resource Center.

Historians work in schools, at museums, with the media, in politics and law and in business settings.