In 2025, no single comprehensive job board exists for historic preservation and cultural resources—you'll need to check multiple sites.
Job Searching Tip: Set up job email alerts to automate your search! Apply within two weeks of posting for best chances of an interview when no deadline is specified.
Governmentjobs.com is good for state or local government jobs. Good search terms include historian, preservation, museum, curator, historic, archeology.
Idealist is good for nonprofit organizations across the United States. Can set-up job alerts by company or search term.
LinkedIn is good for private companies and some nonprofit organizations. Can set-up job alerts. Good search terms include job titles such as archeologist and architectural historian.
National Council on Public History
American Cultural Resources Association
Museum and History Jobs - AASLH Career Center
Shovel Bums listserv (archeology postings)
Job Board Tip: The job boards above cover most preservation, public history, and cultural resources positions with posted salaries. Some private companies still don't share salary information. Consider setting up company-specific alerts for those employers.
Exhaustive Reddit Thread related to Museum work. Links organized by state, updated in the spring of 2024.
Are you a current or recently former federal employee? There are many resources available to federal employees to navigate this period of time.
FedsForward. Includes tips of how to leave unexpectedly, navigating a career transition, and more!
You Are Not Alone: A Resource Guide for Civil Servants Affected by the Supreme Court’s RIF Decision
State-by-State Guide: Unemployment Benefits & Other Resources for Former Federal Employees
Federal Workers Legal Defense Network
FedSupport Hub. Includes a resource library, FAQ, and free Career Pivot Bootcamp.
WellFed | Nourish Your Next Chapter. Support for transitioning federal employees, including workshops.
Coaching Collaborative. Free/low-cost coaching available to former federal employees, contractors, implementing partners, as well as staff from multilateral agencies, universities, and non-profits who have been recently furloughed, laid off, put on administrative leave, are otherwise unemployed as a result of executive action and federal workforce reductions, and individuals who are concerned that they may fall into these categories in the near future.
Have some time on your hands? Need to brush up on some skills or explore new options? There are many places to get training in all aspects of Historic Preservation and Cultural Resource Management. Here are some places to start:
Advisory Council on Historic Preservation
National Trust for Historic Preservation
National Preservation Institute
National Park Service
National Center for Preservation Technology and Training
Historic Preservation Training Center
Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act
Technical Preservation Services
American Association for State and Local History
The American Institute of Architects
American Institute for Conservation