HISTORY JOBS OUTSIDE ACADEMIA

Employment opportunities for people interested in "doing history" exist outside of the educational system.  To find some of them, consult the following web sites.

Museum jobs:  The American Association of Museums
http://www.aam-us.org

Jobs at historical societies:  The American Association for State and Local History
http://www.aaslh.org

Jobs in the federal government:  Office of personnel Management
http://www.usajobs.opm.gov

Jobs in state and local government:  Check the web sites of individual states and cities.  A list of links can be found at:
http://www.statejobs.com

Archives jobs:  Society of American Archivists
http://www.archivists.org

Employment advertisements are also posted on:

The National Council on Public History (NCPH):
http://www.ncph.org

and

Society for History in the Federal Government:
http://www.shfg.org