Records and preserves people's spoken memories of history.
Sits with a 95-year-old veteran, records two hours of his memories, and archives the interview with a transcript.
Estimate; often project-based.
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 history or oral history.
Ways in: 4-year college, Graduate school. Training cost: $60k – $150k.
Majors to look at: History, Anthropology, Journalism.
Growing about average (about 2% over 10 years). Estimate.
Low risk in 5 years, medium in 10. AI transcribes and indexes interviews instantly; sitting with elders and drawing out their memories stays deeply human.
Classes: AP US History, Speech, A second language.
Official data: O*NET occupation 19-3093.
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