Community Colleges, Colleges, and Universities, teaching history, general humanities, or interdisciplinary programs such as African American Studies, Women's Studies, or Science, Technology, and Society Studies. Advanced degrees are required for almost all of these positions. Government Education Agencies, including local, state, and federal departments of education. Private Foundations involved in promoting education, analyzing trends, or developing curriculum materials. This includes both historical research work and administration of archives, museums, and historic sites and parks.
Cultural agencies require administration of historic artifacts and documents, exhibits, and parks.
Many of these public history agencies publish historical research, documents, and guides, requiring writers and editors. Planning Agencies, such as urban planning and environmental management, require historical research and analysis of land-use and policies, historical preservation studies, and supervision of compliance with regulatory guidelines on artifacts and historic sites. Public Archives and Libraries at state, local, and federal level, requiring skills in acquisition, preservation, management, and public display of documents and artifacts. Military Services, including institutional history centers, archives and records projects, and museums. Judicial Branch and Regulatory Agencies and commissions also require historical research into policies and legislation, and management of archives and historical offices.