{"id":1003,"date":"2015-08-17T12:14:30","date_gmt":"2015-08-17T19:14:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wou.edu\/new-history\/?page_id=1003"},"modified":"2025-10-17T10:17:41","modified_gmt":"2025-10-17T17:17:41","slug":"what-to-do-with-history-degree","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/history\/what-to-do-with-history-degree\/","title":{"rendered":"Jobs For Historians: What Do You Do With Your History Degree?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;row&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h2>What kinds of careers are available to history majors?<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cCareers for Students of History\u201d is published by the American Historical Association with ideas and advice for history majors about careers. 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History&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/whatcanidowiththismajor.com\/major\/history\/\">https:\/\/whatcanidowiththismajor.com\/major\/history\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Exploring Your Possibilities<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wou.edu\/slcd\/students\/exploring-your-possibilities\/\">https:\/\/wou.edu\/slcd\/students\/exploring-your-possibilities\/<\/a><\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2>After you\u2019ve considered these ideas and advice check out specific job-related sites<\/h2>\n<p>Teach for America: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.teachforamerica.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/www.teachforamerica.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Chronicle of Higher Education Job Listings: <a href=\"http:\/\/chronicle.com\/section\/Jobs\/61\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/chronicle.com\/section\/Jobs\/61\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>State of Oregon Jobs Page: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.oregonjobs.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/www.oregonjobs.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>State of Oregon Employment Department Website with Job Seeking Tools: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.employment.oregon.gov\/EMPLOY\/ES\/SEEKER\/index.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/www.employment.oregon.gov\/EMPLOY\/ES\/SEEKER\/index.shtml<\/a><\/p>\n<p>USA JOBS: official job site of the United States Federal Government: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.usajobs.gov\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/www.usajobs.gov<\/a>\/<\/p>\n<p>Nonprofit Job Listing and Information at Chronicle of Philanthropy: <a href=\"http:\/\/philanthropy.com\/section\/Jobs\/224\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/philanthropy.com\/section\/Jobs\/224\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Nonprofit Career Network: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nonprofitcareer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/www.nonprofitcareer.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>University of Northern Iowa, Overseas Placement Service for Educators: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.uni.edu\/placement\/overseas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/www.uni.edu\/placement\/overseas\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What kinds of careers are available to history&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":471,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"<h2>What kinds of careers are available to history majors?<\/h2>\r\n\u201cCareers for Students of History\u201d is published by the American Historical Association with ideas and advice for history majors about careers. 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