Description
A historian researches, analyzes, records, and interprets the past using primary and secondary sources, including government and institutional records, newspapers, periodicals, photographs, interviews, films, digital media, and unpublished manuscripts such as diaries and letters, and disseminates findings through publications, teaching, and public programs.
Knowledge
Business and Management
- • Administrative
- • Customer and Personal Service
Mathematics and Science
- • Sociology and Anthropology
- • Geography
Arts and Humanities
- • English Language
- • History and Archeology
Communications
- • Communications and Media
Abilities
Verbal Abilities
- • Oral Comprehension
- • Written Comprehension
- • Oral Expression
- • Written Expression
Idea Generation and Reasoning Abilities
- • Fluency of Ideas
- • Originality
- • Problem Sensitivity
- • Deductive Reasoning
- • Inductive Reasoning
- • Information Ordering
- • Category Flexibility
Attentiveness
- • Selective Attention
Visual Abilities
- • Near Vision
Auditory and Speech Abilities
- • Speech Recognition
- • Speech Clarity
Skills
Content
- • Reading Comprehension
- • Active Listening
- • Writing
- • Speaking
Process
- • Critical Thinking
- • Active Learning
- • Learning Strategies
- • Monitoring
Social Skills
- • Social Perceptiveness
- • Coordination
- • Instructing
Complex Problem Solving Skills
- • Complex Problem Solving
Systems Skills
- • Judgment and Decision Making
Related specializations
Interview options
Interview options
Interviewee gender
Interviewee accent
Interview time
Related Pathways
Source
Tasks & skills:
O*NET occupational data (work activities, skills, knowledge).
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Last reviewed: Jan 2026
