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Careers in History

“Careers in History,” from the web site of the American Historical Association at: http://www.historians.org/pubs/careers/

Career Center and Internet Resources (Portland State University) at: http://www.career.pdx.edu/majorhistory.htm

“Careers for Historians” (Stanford)

Career Information for History Majors (College of Staten Island) at:
http://scholar.library.csi.cuny.edu/dept/history/career.html

“Career Opportunities for History Majors (Allegheny College) at: http://webpub.allegheny.edu/dept/history/careers.html

Jobs for History Majors (Grinnell College)

For links to specific job opportunities, see the following:

Jobs at archives (Society of American Archivists) at: http://www.archivists.org/

Jobs in the federal government (Office of Personnel Management) at: http://www.usajobs.opm.gov/

Jobs at historical societies (American Association for State and Local History) at: http://www.aaslh.org/

Jobs for Living History Specialists (The Association for Living History, Farm and Agricultural Museums, at: http://www.alhfam.org/index.php

Jobs at Museums (The American Association of Museums, Aviso Employment ads) at: http://www.aam-us.org/

Jobs in Public History:

National Council on Public History (NCPH) at: http://www.ncph.org/

Society for History in the Federal Government at: http://www.shfg.org/

"The Humanities at Work" (Wilson Foundation) at: http://www.woodrow.org/phd/

Yvonne Tu’s online Guide to Public History at: http://www.library.csi.cuny.edu/dept/history/tu/

Jobs in state and local government at: http://www.statejobs.com/

See also, Great Jobs for History Majors, by Julie Degalan and Stephen E. Lambert (McGraw-Hill/Contemporary Books, 2001).