What are the prospects for a career as a historian?
Employment prospects for historian jobs are projected to grow at an average rate for all industries. In 2006, 3,400 people were employed as historians, and in 2016, that number should reach 3,700. Some of the specialized opportunities for historians involve consulting at historically significant sites, studying records at educational institutions and government agencies, as well as preservation societies. (1) Click here for a list of online history degrees.