Also called: State Historical Marker Coordinator, Roadside Marker Historian
Reviews applications, fact-checks the history and writes the short text for the roadside markers that tell travelers what happened here.
A town wants a marker for a Civil Rights-era sit-in. You check the newspaper archives and interviews, cut 400 words of history down to 75 accurate ones, and send the final text to the foundry that casts the sign. At the unveiling, elders who were there tell you stories you will save for the archive.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. Bachelor's in history; master's in public history is common.
Ways in: 4-year college, Graduate school. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: History, Public History.
Growing about average. Small state programs; steady but few positions.
Low risk in 5 years, medium in 10. AI can draft summaries; verifying local facts, weighing community voices and writing exact marker text stay human.
Classes: AP US History, English composition, Journalism.
Official data: O*NET occupation 19-3093.
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