Also called: Historical Consultant
Brings history to the public through exhibits, walking tours, podcasts, and historic sites.
Researches a neighborhood's history, interviews longtime residents, and designs historical markers and a walking-tour app.
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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 in public history.
Ways in: 4-year college, Graduate school. Training cost: $60k – $150k.
Majors to look at: History, Public History, Museum Studies.
Growing about average (about 3% over 10 years). Estimate.
Low risk in 5 years, medium in 10. AI helps research and draft text; interviewing residents and building tours and exhibits for a community stay human.
Classes: AP US History, AP English Language, Speech.
Official data: O*NET occupation 19-3093.
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