Careers in History

"What do the Director of a Global Investment firm worth billions, a rising star at Twitter, a successful entrepreneur and decorated Iraq war veteran, an associate at one of Washington’s most prestigious law firms, and a federal prosecutor all have in common? They were all undergraduate history majors..."(see information from Vanderbilt University below)

What I Do: Historians Talk about Their Work is a web video series that answers some of the questions people have about where historians work and what they do. Each month, a different professional with a PhD in history sits down to talk about what they do, how they got their job, what makes their job interesting or challenging, and what they love about their work.

The American Historical Association has a lot of resources about careers for history majors, including a good article "What Can You Do with that History Major?" The two graphics below represent the information from this web site: 1) Career Fields of History Majors, and 2) a Wordle of career fields of History PhDs.

Here are some other interesting links about what people can do with a history major:

Common Career Paths for History Majors from UC Davis

What To Do With a BA in History from Case Western Reserve

History BA Alums Share Their Stories from Vanderbilt University

Career Center for history majors from University of North Carolina at Wilmington