Career Outcomes
Interested in how you can utilize a History or Political Science degree? Take a look at jobs that are currently hiring!!
History Degree:
- Executive Director, Maine's First Ship (NEW!)
- Tasks:
- Implement strategic MFS priorities and annual goals
- Monitor financial performance and ensure MFS’s financial health and sustainability
- Oversee the Educational Director to ensure the successful development and delivery of educational programs, exhibitions, and community events
- Build partnerships with schools, businesses, community organizations, and local governments to enhance public engagement
- Oversee the production of publications, online content, and other marketing efforts to promote MFS
- Recruit, manage, and evaluate staff and volunteers, fostering a collaborative, respectful, and inclusive work environment
- Education/Experience:
- A Bachelor’s degree. (degree in History or related field preferred)
- Average Salary: $70,000-$90,000
- Location: Bath, ME
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- Tasks:
- Exhibits Manager (NEW!)
- Tasks:
- Lead the development, design, and execution of exhibits for permanent, temporary, and digital exhibits and interpretive projects
- Develop and oversee a long-term exhibit plan for two state museums
- Draft exhibit themes and text for all agency exhibits
- Collaborate with editors, marketing, and education teams for exhibit related publicity and education projects
- Manage exhibit budgets, grant application, and timelines
- Education/Experience:
- Requires a bachelor’s degree in exhibit design, art, history, museum studies, or a closely related field and three years of professional experience in managing and producing large-scale exhibits
- Average Salary: $51,456-$69,000
- Location: Bismarck, ND
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- Tasks:
- Senior Historic Preservation Planner (NEW!)
- Tasks:
- Interpret, apply, and enforce the Town Land Use Code (LUC), Design Guidelines, and Standards for Building in Telluride
- Meet with applicants to provide information and guidance on development applications, local codes, adopted plans, regulations, planning programs, and services
- Evaluate proposals and applications for compliance with the Land Use Code, Design Guidelines, and Master Plan/
- Monitor projects for compliance with approved Historic Architectural Review Commission (HARC) plans
- Develop and assist with special projects and studies that promote historic preservation goals and activities
- Education/Experience:
- At least a bachelor's degree in history or preferably beyond
- Average Salary: $80,677-$112,948
- Location: Telluride, CO
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- Tasks:
- Public Historian and Outreach Supervisor (NEW!)
- Tasks:
- Team player with ability to lead with experience supervising staff, volunteers and/or interns including teaching and assisting with technology and new processes
- A passion for archives and special collections work in a public library setting with preference for a knowledge about or interest in United States and American Western history
- Ability to demonstrate excellent interpersonal skills, positive attitude, cultural sensitivity and a sense of humor in working with customers, coworkers, donors, and community members
- Ability to use workplace technology effectively including email, calendar, internet, video conferencing, searching databases, creating spreadsheets; Google, Microsoft, and Adobe Suites
- Education/Experience:
- Master’s degree in library and information science from ALA-accredited institution of higher learning or equivalent degree in a related field as required
- Average Salary: $72,534-$96,108
- Location: Downtown Denver
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- Tasks:
- Leadership Analyst, Central Intelligence Agency
- Tasks:
- Support policymakers by producing and delivering written and oral assessments of foreign leaders and key decisionmakers
- Help U.S. policymakers understand their foreign counterparts by examining worldviews, national ambitions and constraints, and the social context for these leaders
- Opportunities for foreign or domestic travel
- Education/Experience:
- Bachelor's degree in one of the following:
- History, Political Science, Foreign Area Studies, International Affairs, Psychology, Political Psychology, Sociology, Anthropology
- Bachelor's degree in one of the following:
- Annual Salary: $66,061 - $191,900
- Location: Washington, DC
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- Tasks:
- Lawyer/Paralegal
- Tasks:
- Provide support for attorneys and law offices
- Legal research, gathering and analyzing evidence, drafting legal documents, filing briefs/appeals/court transcripts
- Interpreting laws and regulations
- Researching and analyzing legal precedents (advanced degree required)
- Average salary: $93,000
- Location: Varying states
- Tasks:
- Museum Archivist
- Tasks:
- Hands-on experience with art, artifacts, and historical documents
- Appraise and research artifacts
- Storage and preparation of artifacts
- Education/Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in Archival Science or Political Science with at least 12 semester hours in one or any combination of the following: archival science, history, American civilization, economics, political science, public administration, or government
- Combination of education and experience - at least 30 semester hours that included courses as shown above, plus appropriate experience or additional education
- Starting Salary: $63,000
- Location: Austin, TX
- Tasks:
- History Professor
- Tasks:
- Strong leadership skills and enjoyment from explaining historical events or concepts to others
- Give lectures and meet with students
- Advise students about academic progress
- Research topics (some even publish their work)
- Average Salary: $61,000
- Location: Varying states
- Tasks:
Political Science Degree:
- Business & Policy Programs Manager (NEW!)
- Tasks:
- Handle general meeting and program logistics and preparation
- Assist team with proper protocol for VIPs, dignitaries, and visiting diplomats
- Draft remarks and talking points for senior staff and board members
- Write post-program reports and synopses for local and global dissemination
- Education/Experience:
- Bachelor’s or Master’s in business, international affairs, political science, public policy, or related field (Master’s is a plus, not required)
- Average Salary: $42,500-$50,000 annually
- Location: Houston, TX
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- Tasks:
- Senior Director of Policy (NEW!)
- Tasks:
- Collaborate with executive leadership toward achievement of ECHO’s strategic plan, related to leading policy and system change efforts that impact the Homelessness Response System
- Identifying the primary public policy issues relevant to ECHO’s mission
- Developing strategies to address those issues and working with policymakers to enact resulting strategies
- Stay up to date on the latest research and best practices in relevant public policy initiatives, as well as research and evaluation
- Education/Experience:
- Minimum 10 years of combined education, work experience in the housing public policy, nonprofit research, evaluation, and/or public policy sector, and/or lived experience of homelessness.
- Average Salary: $100,000-$110,000 annually
- Location: Austin, TX
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- Tasks:
- Executive Protective Agent for the CIA
- Tasks:
- Provide armed protection for Intelligence Community leaders
- Analyze threats in order to modify protective profiles, and utilize issued weapons and equipment
- Frequent travel both domestic and overseas
- Education/Experience:
- Candidates must be in good physical, mental, and emotional health because of the strenuous demands of the assignment
- Bachelor's or advanced degree (no preferred major)
- Ability to meet minimum requirements for joining CIA
- Average Salary: $70,189-$128,956
- Location: Washington D.C.
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- Tasks:
- Policy Analyst for the CIA
- Tasks:
- Support policymakers by producting and delivering written and oral assessments of domestic politics, foreign policy, stability, and social issues of foreign governments and entities
- Examine actors' goals, motivations, culture, values, history, society, decision-making processes, and ideologies in context of how those elements affects U.S. interests and national security
- Foreign and domestic travel, language training, analytic tradecraft and management training
- Education/Experience:
- Bachelor's or master's in Political Science or International Affairs
- Ability to meet minimum requirements for joining the CIA
- Average Salary: $66,061-$191,900
- Location: Washington D.C
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- Tasks:
- Legislative Assistant/Legal Writer
- Tasks:
- Write, edit, and research evidence for bills, proposals, and other legislation
- Brainstorm legislation ideas, provide revisions and recommendations,
- Answer questions for the media and other legislators
- Typically work for government officials or agencies, political advocacy groups, or non-profit orgs
- Average Salary: $55,000
- Location: Varying states
- Tasks:
- Campaign Manager
- Tasks:
- Manage all operations of a political campaign
- Collaborate with the candidate on goals and strategies
- Lead a team of political staffers to conduct public relations, social media communication, event planning, budget monitoring, fundraising efforts, and voter support initiatives
- Education:
- Some employers may prefer a bachelor’s and master’s degree
- Average Salary: $67,000
- Location: Varying states
- Tasks:
- Political Affairs Officer
- Tasks:
- Monitor a region's cultural and political climates to provide intelligence to their employing nation’s government
- Conduct research, write reports, and consult with local people
- Goal is to keep government informed of any sudden or potential shifts that could affect the safety of the country’s citizens or partnership between two nations
- Education:
- Many employers require a master’s degree
- Average Salary: $77,500
- Location: Varying states
- Tasks:
(Updated on 2/10/2024)
