Researches and writes the history of wars, battles, and military units—often for the armed forces themselves.
Interviews soldiers returning from deployment, studies battle maps, and writes a chapter of an official unit history.
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Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Master's degree, about 6 years after high school. Master's or PhD in history; some serve as uniformed officers.
Ways in: 4-year college, Graduate school, Military. Training cost: $60k – $150k.
Majors to look at: History, Military Science.
Growing slowly (about 1% over 10 years). Estimate.
Medium risk for 10 years. AI speeds research in records and maps; interviewing soldiers and writing official histories stay human.
Classes: AP US History, AP World History, AP English Language.
Official data: O*NET occupation 19-3093.
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