Resources for Historians

EDINBORO UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY AND ANTHROPOLOGY
LINKS TO INFORMATION ON JOBS FOR HISTORIANS AND OTHERS

The Department's Jobs & Internships page.
A guide from the the American Historical Association
From the Career Services Office at the University of North Carolina- Wilmington.
Includes a "representative sample of job titles" of UNC-Wilmington history alumni.
From the University of Pennsylvania, see a list of "JOBS TAKEN BY HISTORY MAJORS" since 1990.
From North Carolina State University, see Just the FAQs: WHAT CAN YOU DO WITH A DEGREE IN HISTORY?
The Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation provides information about history employment.
Politix Group: "an independently run private organization whose purpose is to increase knowledge and understanding of the political process with the purpose of inspiring early involvement and activism at the local, state and federal levels of government."
Search History Departments around the world.

For U.S. government jobs, see the U.S. Government's official site for jobs and employment information provided by the
United States Office of Personnel Management: USA JOBS. Be sure to search for history positions under the "historian" classification.
For seasonal jobs with the National Park Service, see: NPS site.
For State government jobs, consult
- Pennsylvania's Civil Service Commission site.
- The Commonwealth's Bureau of State Employment site
- State jobs in all 50 states.
The National Council on Public History
Members of NCPH specialize in history outside of colleges and universities.
The NCPH home page contains a link to jobs sites.
The Society for History in the Federal Government also posts employment notices.
America's Job Bank site.
Colonial Williamsburg Foundation.

American Association for State and Local History provides leadership, service, and support for its members, who preserve and interpret state and local history in order to make the past more meaningful in American Society.
American Association of Museums
American Historical Association , one of the major natioanl associations for historians.
Organization of American Historians , the largest learned society devoted to the study of American history.
Society of American Archivists
Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania
"Job Market Report 2005"--a report , courtesy of the AHA, explaining the demographics of the profession.

The Center for Career Services of Edinboro University of Pennsylvania

EUP History and Anthropology Department's Jobs & Internships page.

Department Home Page.