These are the very skills for which a history major prepares you. A history major, then, by preparing you to think, to ask questions, to find answers, to see relationships, and particularly to communicate your findings to others, open many career doors part way. You will have to assert yourself and use some imagination to push the door you choose all the way open. But you will have many choices, and those options will remain available to you throughout your lifetime. It is no accident that a high proportion of corporate chief executive officers were liberal arts and particularly history majors.
History is an excellent preparation for a career in business and management, banking, and insurance.
For general business careers, a business major often has an easier time finding a job, but the skills you learn as a history major are readily converted once a job is found. MBA programs train people for top executive positions, jobs that require the communications skills and creativity that a history major fosters. A history major is also excellent preparation for a career in government. It is one of the best means to achieve a career in print or broadcast journalism or in publishing. It provides an excellent background for law school or seminary.