Academia Institutional Research, Study Abroad, Admissions, Registrar, Grants Management, Community Relations, Conferences/Events Planning, Human Resources, Alumni Office	Journalism/Broadcasting Fact checkers, reporters, PBS, History Channel, documentaries
Archives/Museums Cataloging, document preservation, curating, research, tours	Politics Lobbyists, political parties
Business Advertising, marketing, corporate history, sales, insurance, real estate, banking, utility companies, Wall Street	Law Lawyers, paralegals, research for litigation support, title research on property
Non Profits/Think Tanks Grants management, administration, World Affairs Council, Rand Corporation, Brookings Institution, American Foreign Policy Council	Publishing Technical writing, book representatives, editors, Sales, marketing
Government Agency historians, Census Bureau, CIA/FBI, Congressional aides, Foreign Service, National Park Service	Tourism Tour guide, travel agent

Concordia University leaflet site on history careers. Contains detailed job titles.

Christopher Brooks, "Why a History Degree is Useful in the Business World," Perspectives on History 53:2 (Feburary 2015): 44-45.
Where Historians Work: An Interactive Database of History PhD Career Outcomes

Lilli Research Group: Resource for Graduate Students and PhDs Interested in Non-Faculty Careers

Information and links to history programs, offices, and careers in the federal government.

US Department of Labor site listing employment statistics, projected job growth, salary figures, educational requirements, and prospects for advancement by fields. Historians are analyzed along with other social scientists.

Presidential Management Fellowship
Provides additional paid training and an entry to employment with the federal government.

Brookins, Julia and Sarah Fenton. Careers for History Majors. Washington DC: American Historical

Corfield, Penelope and Tim Hitchcock. Becoming a Historian: An Informal Guide. London: University of London Press, 2022

DeGalan, Julie and Stephen Lambert. Great Jobs for History Majors. 3rd ed. NY: McGraw Hill, 2008.

Gustafson, Melanie. Becoming A Historian: A Survival Manual. Washington, DC: American

Blythe Camenson Careers for History Buffs and Others Who Learn from the Past. NY: McGraw

Schulz, Constance et al. Careers for Students of History. Washington, DC: American Historical

academia (click link in top right corner). Readers may also want to check out the various online forums for career advice.

H-Net Job Guide has database of job listings, most of which require the PhD or other terminal degree.

US diplomatic corps. Members staff US Embassies and Consulates around the globe. Perks include frequent travel, excellent pay, free housing, and student

Arts and Entertainment
Sean Astin	Actor (Sam Gamgee in the Lord of the Rings)
Ellen Barkin	Actor
Jimmy Buffett	Musician
Dean Cain	Actor (Lois & Clark)
Steve Carrell	Actor/Comedian (US version of The Office)
Stockard Channing	Actor (Grease, West Wing)
Julia Child	Chef, author, television personnality
Sacha Baran Cohen	Actor/Comedian (Borat)
Larry David	Actor, writer, producer, director, co-creator of Seinfeld and Curb Your Enthusiasm
Brian Dennehy	Actor
Will Forte	Actor/Comedian (SNL)
Janeane Garofalo	Actor/Comedian
Katherine Hepburn	Actor
Lauryn Hill	Musician
John Lithgow	Actor
Chris Martin	Musician (lead singer from Coldplay)
Christopher Meloni	Actor, star of Law and Order: SVU and Oz
Edward Norton	Actor
Conan O’Brien	Comedian and talk show host
Michael Palin	Actor/Comedian (Monty Python)
Athletes
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	NBA Hall of Famer and public intellectual
Bill Bradley	NBA Hall of Famer and US Senate
Andrew DeClerq	NBA
Ken Dryden	National Hockey League
Adonal Foyle	NBA
Jackie Joyner-Kersee	Olympic sprinter
Grant Hill	NBA
Marv Levy	NFL Coach; MA in history from Harvard
Johanes Maliza	Major League Soccer
Business
Conrad Black	Media Mogul
Lloyd Blankfein	CEO, Goldman Sachs
Richard S. Braddock	CEO Priceline
Kenneth Chenault	CEO and Chairman, American Express
Carly Fiorina	CEO, Hewlett-Packard
Richard Fisher	Chairman, Morgan Stanley
Chris Hughes	Co-founder Facebook
Lee Iacocca	CEO Chrysler
Robert L. Johnson	CEO BET TV
James Kilts	CEO, Gillette
Brian Moynihan	CEO, Bank of America
Alexis Ohanian	Co-founder and Chairman, Reddit
Samuel Palmisano	CEO IBM
John Pepper	CEO and Chairman, Proctor and Gamble
Patricia Russo	CEO, Lucent Technologies
Ben Silverman	Co-Chair, NBC
Howard Stringer	Chairman, Sony Corp
Martha Stewart	Former Stockbroker & CEO, Martha Stewart Living
Susan Diane Wojcicki	CEO, YouTube
Law
Eric Holder	US Attorney General
Elena Kagan	US Supreme Court
Brett Kavanaugh	US Supreme Court
Anthony Kennedy	US Supreme Court
John Roberts	US Supreme Court
Antonin Scalia	US Supreme Court
Soni Sotomayor	US Supreme Court
Media
Chris Berman	ESPN Sportscaster
Wolf Blitzer	CNN Anchor
Charles Kuralt	CBS Travel/News Correspondent
Bill O’Reilly	Fox Commentator
Charlie Rose	Journalist and PBS Talk Show Host
Politicians
John Baldacci	Governor of Maine
Joe Biden	US President
Corey Booker	US Senator
Gordon Brown	British Prime Minister
George W. Bush	US President
Max Cleland	US Senator and Secretary for Veterans Affairs
Dwight Eisenhower	US President and Supreme Allied Commander in WW II
Robert Gates	US Secretary of Defense
Newt Gingrich	US Congressman and Speaker of the House
Orrin Hatch	US Senator
John F. Kennedy	US President
George McGovern	US Senator
George Mitchell	US Senator
Richard Nixon	US President
Susan Rice	US Ambassador to the United Nations, National Security Advisor
Theodore Roosevelt	US President
Franklin D. Roosevelt	US President
Woodrow Wilson	US President
Writers
Sarah Paretsky	Novelist
Salman Rushdie	Novelist
Annie Proulx	Novelist and Journalist
Other
Prince Edward	Documentary maker and member British royal family
Robert Fogel	1993 Nobel Prize in Economics
Eric Kendel	2000 Nobel Prize in Physiology
Christa McAuliffe	Teacher in Space Program; died in Challenger explosion