Every occupation the official NCES/BLS crosswalk connects to history programs, with BLS pay, the education each job usually needs, what the work involves, and where to go next.
History · CIP 54.01 series · 9 codes · 7 careers · Check one exact major, e.g. 54.0101 History, General, in the major to career finder
The official NCES/BLS crosswalk maps history programs to 7 occupations that such programs typically prepare people for, including Historian, High School Teacher and Natural Sciences Manager. BLS median pay across them runs from $51,440 (Museum Technicians and Conservators) to $167,220 (Natural Sciences Manager) in May 2025. The crosswalk describes preparation, not what graduates actually go on to do.
Data Program → related occupations: these are jobs history programs typically prepare people for (NCES/BLS crosswalk). Not a guaranteed outcome, and not a record of what graduates do.
Data Filter by the education the job usually needs or its preparation level; sort by pay or by number employed.
| Occupation | Most common education | Job Zone | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| High School Teacher | $72,040 | 1,065,210 | Bachelor's Degree | 4 |
| Natural Sciences Manager | $167,220 | 108,690 | Bachelor's Degree | 5 |
| History TeacherPostsecondary teaching | $83,820 | 18,790 | n/a | 5 |
| Museum Technicians and Conservators | $51,440 | 12,310 | n/a | 5 |
| Curator | $63,420 | 12,150 | Master's Degree | 5 |
| Archivist | $64,550 | 7,970 | Master's Degree | 5 |
| Historian | $76,750 | 3,450 | Master's Degree | 5 |
No occupations match these filters.
Data The education column shows a typical entry level only where O*NET data supports one answer. Check the typical education for High School Teacher, one of the history jobs above.
Data BLS national median annual wage, May 2025. These are pay levels of the occupations, not earnings of graduates.
Data The largest related occupations by employment (postsecondary teaching shown in the explorer).
Gather historical data from sources such as archives, court records, diaries, news files, and photographs, as well as from books, pamphlets, and periodicals.
Organize data, and analyze and interpret its authenticity and relative significance.
Reading Comprehension · Writing · Critical Thinking
Mapped from CIP 54.0101, 54.0102Prepare students for later grades by encouraging them to explore learning opportunities and to persevere with challenging tasks.
Instruct through lectures, discussions, and demonstrations in one or more subjects, such as English, mathematics, or social studies.
Instructing · Reading Comprehension · Active Listening
Mapped from CIP 54.0101, 54.0102Hire, supervise, or evaluate engineers, technicians, researchers, or other staff.
Design or coordinate successive phases of problem analysis, solution proposals, or testing.
Science · Reading Comprehension · Active Listening
Mapped from CIP 54.0104Organize archival records and develop classification systems to facilitate access to archival materials.
Provide reference services and assistance for users needing archival materials.
Reading Comprehension · Active Listening · Writing
Mapped from CIP 54.0105Plan and organize the acquisition, storage, and exhibition of collections and related materials, including the selection of exhibition themes and designs, and develop or install exhibit materials.
Develop and maintain an institution's registration, cataloging, and basic record-keeping systems, using computer databases.
Reading Comprehension · Speaking · Active Listening
Mapped from CIP 54.0105Determine whether objects need repair and choose the safest and most effective method of repair.
Specialize in particular materials or types of object, such as documents and books, paintings, decorative arts, textiles, metals, or architectural materials.
Reading Comprehension · Active Listening · Speaking
Mapped from CIP 54.0105Data Related occupations grouped by government career field, with their pay range.
Data Other programs whose crosswalk occupations overlap with these.
Data A national median for federal-aid graduates of this field: a separate measure from the BLS job pay above.
See earnings by degree level, college spread and federal debt.
The NCES/BLS crosswalk relates instructional programs (CIP 2020) to occupations (SOC 2018) when programs in the CIP category typically prepare individuals directly for jobs in the occupation. This page uses the CIP program series below and shows every non-residual occupation mapped to them that has BLS wages and O*NET data; each occupation lists the CIP codes that map to it.
Searches this page answers include “history major jobs”, “history degree jobs”, “what can you do with a history degree” (Ahrefs, U.S.).
