History
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Descriptive Career Information
American Historical Association (AHA) - Data on the Historical Profession
Data on the academic job market for History PhDs, salaries, and trends, from the American Historical Association.
http://www.historians.org/info/AHA_Data.cfm
Archivists, Curators, and Museum Technicians Career Information
Overview from the Occupational Outlook Handbook of the U.S. Department of Labor. Includes information about the general nature of the work, working conditions, employment, training and qualifications, job outlook, earnings, and related occupations.
http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos065.htm
Careers in History
Guide to the many possible careers paths for history majors from the American Historical Association.
http://www.historians.org/pubs/Free/careers/Index.htm
History: What can I do with this degree?
Handy list of possible fields, employers and strategies for history majors.
http://cohesion.rice.edu/Administration/CareerServices/emplibrary/history.pdf
Social Scientists Career Information
Overview from the Occupational Outlook Handbook of the U.S. Department of Labor. Includes information about the general nature of the work, working conditions, employment, training and qualifications, job outlook, earnings, and related occupations.
http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos054.htm
Job Banks and Searching Advice
Organization of American Historians' Professional Opportunities
Most of these are professional positions, but the site also includes links to other career centers.
http://www.oah.org/announce/jobs.html
Associations
American Historical Association (AHA)
http://www.historians.org/
Organization of American Historians (OAH)
http://www.oah.org/
Graduate School Information
History Doctoral Programs in the United States
Vital statistics on History PhD programs in the United States, provided by the American Historical Association, and advice for applicants.
http://www.historians.org/projects/cge/PhD/intro.cfm
MassCIS
The Massachusetts Career Information System (MassCIS) is available to Massachusetts residents and includes an Education & Training section. Click on "Graduate School Sort" to create a list of schools matching your preferences. From the Mass. Division of Career Services (DCS).
http://masscis.intocareers.org/
Peterson's Online Graduate Program Resource
Peterson's online searchable graduate program database. Users can search graduate programs nationally by keyword, location, etc.
http://www.petersons.com/Default.asp?ShowTab=gr
Market Trends
American Historical Association
Recent job market trends for history education in Primary and Secondary Schools, Colleges and Universities.
http://www.historians.org/pubs/careers/chapter1.htm
"Historians' Rocky Job Market"
This is an examination of the historian's job market in the 21st century. Some challenges general to the field of higher education are given as well as some changing conditions of the history field since the 1950s. Written by Anthony Grafton, and Robert Townsend for Chronicle of Higher Education; 7/11/2008, Vol. 54 Issue 44, pB10-B11.
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"Images and the History Lecture: Teaching the History Channel Generation"
This article discusses the value of using images in the history lecture. In addition, it looks at the trends in educational technologies available for aiding lectures. Written by Joseph Coohill for History Teacher; Aug2006, Vol. 39 Issue 4, p455-465.
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