--- title: "Jobs for History Lovers" description: "Careers working with the past: historians, archivists, curators, conservators, archaeologists and historic preservation specialists. Careers centred on…" canonical: "https://nuecareer.com/careers/jobs-for-history-lovers" last-updated: "2026-10-09T10:57:55.138Z" --- # Jobs for History Lovers Careers working with the past: historians, archivists, curators, conservators, archaeologists and historic preservation specialists. Careers centred on this field come first, then the ones that touch it, each group ranked by national median pay from BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics. Specialty careers, which BLS reports inside a broader occupation, show that occupation’s figures and are labelled on their pages. 31 occupations, in the ranked order the career bank computed. Wages are BLS OEWS, May 2025. Growth figures are BLS Employment Projections and education is the BLS "typical education needed for entry". | # | Occupation | Median annual wage | Projected growth | Typical education | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | [Anthropology and Archeology Teacher, Postsecondary](https://nuecareer.com/careers/anthropology-and-archeology-teacher-postsecondary) | $99,650 | +2.6% | Doctorate | | 2 | [History Teacher, Postsecondary](https://nuecareer.com/careers/history-teacher-postsecondary) | $83,820 | 0.0% | Doctorate | | 3 | [Architectural Historian](https://nuecareer.com/careers/architectural-historian) | $76,750 | +3.0% | Master's | | 4 | [Corporate Historian](https://nuecareer.com/careers/corporate-historian) | $76,750 | +3.0% | Master's | | 5 | [Historian](https://nuecareer.com/careers/historian) | $76,750 | +3.0% | Master's | | 6 | [Public Historian](https://nuecareer.com/careers/public-historian) | $76,750 | +3.0% | Master's | | 7 | [Anthropologist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/anthropologist) | $70,770 | +6.0% | Master's | | 8 | [Cultural Resources Specialist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/cultural-resources-specialist) | $70,770 | +6.0% | Master's | | 9 | [Maritime Archaeologist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/maritime-archaeologist) | $70,770 | +6.0% | Master's | | 10 | [Archivist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/archivist) | $64,550 | +3.4% | Master's | | 11 | [Corporate Archivist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/corporate-archivist) | $64,550 | +3.4% | Master's | | 12 | [Forensic Genealogist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/forensic-genealogist) | $64,550 | +3.4% | Bachelor's | | 13 | [Curator](https://nuecareer.com/careers/curator) | $63,420 | +4.9% | Master's | | 14 | [Exhibit Developer](https://nuecareer.com/careers/exhibit-developer) | $63,420 | +4.9% | Master's | | 15 | [Museum Educator](https://nuecareer.com/careers/museum-educator) | $51,440 | +3.6% | Bachelor's | | 16 | [Museum Technician and Conservator](https://nuecareer.com/careers/museum-technician-and-conservator) | $51,440 | +3.6% | Bachelor's | | 17 | [Chimney Sweep](https://nuecareer.com/careers/chimney-sweep) | $49,590 | +4.2% | High school | | 18 | [Special Collections Librarian](https://nuecareer.com/careers/special-collections-librarian) | $68,270 | +2.6% | Master's | | 19 | [Auction House Specialist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/auction-house-specialist) | $67,960 | +3.5% | Bachelor's | | 20 | [Watchmaker](https://nuecareer.com/careers/watchmaker) | $67,230 | -0.3% | High school | | 21 | [Paleontologist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/paleontologist) | $63,420 | +4.9% | Master's | | 22 | [Provenance Researcher](https://nuecareer.com/careers/provenance-researcher) | $63,420 | +4.9% | Master's | | 23 | [Classic Car Restorer](https://nuecareer.com/careers/classic-car-restorer) | $54,890 | +3.7% | High school | | 24 | [Art Handler](https://nuecareer.com/careers/art-handler) | $51,440 | +3.6% | Bachelor's | | 25 | [Book Conservator](https://nuecareer.com/careers/book-conservator) | $51,440 | +3.6% | Bachelor's | | 26 | [Herbarium Collections Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/herbarium-collections-manager) | $51,440 | +3.6% | Bachelor's | | 27 | [Pipe Organ Builder](https://nuecareer.com/careers/pipe-organ-builder) | $46,420 | +1.9% | High school | | 28 | [Neon Sign Bender](https://nuecareer.com/careers/neon-sign-bender) | $46,170 | +5.8% | High school | | 29 | [Stained Glass Artisan](https://nuecareer.com/careers/stained-glass-artisan) | $46,080 | +2.0% | No formal credential | | 30 | [Milliner](https://nuecareer.com/careers/milliner) | $41,640 | -8.8% | No formal credential | | 31 | [Tour Guide and Escort](https://nuecareer.com/careers/tour-guide-and-escort) | $38,120 | +6.3% | High school | Full record for any row, including wage percentiles and state-level pay: https://nuecareer.com/careers/{slug} or https://nuecareer.com/api/v1/careers/{slug}. --- This bank includes information from the O\*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). O\*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. NueCareer has transformed the data by joining it to BLS wage and projection data and deriving facet, personality-fit and AI-resilience scores. BLS and BEA data are public domain (17 U.S.C. §105). O\*NET content is used under [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). How these figures are sourced and derived: https://nuecareer.com/careers/methodology JSON representation of this page: https://nuecareer.com/api/v1/collections/jobs-for-history-lovers