Researches and documents the history of buildings and decides which are historically significant.
You photograph a 1950s neighborhood street by street, research who designed each house, and write a report arguing it should be a historic district.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Master's degree, about 6 years after high school. Master's in architectural history or historic preservation.
Ways in: 4-year college, Graduate school. Training cost: $60k – $150k.
Majors to look at: Architectural History, Historic Preservation, Art History.
Growing about average. No separate BLS projection for this specialty; rating is an estimate based on industry trends.
Medium risk for 10 years. AI speeds archive searches and drafts reports; field surveys and judging significance stay human.
Classes: AP US History, AP Art History, English composition.
Official data: O*NET occupation 19-3093.
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