Undoubtedly the best profession, if you ask us! In all seriousness, this is one of the careers where you will have direct connection to History, by learning it and teaching it to your students. History teachers are expected to educate our students as they learn about the changes throughout various changes throughout time in our country as well as the world. We try to teach you that History is important because it informs us of how the past influences the present, and how it will change the future. We try to teach you that History is a part of every single subject you learn, anything that has happened is History. We try to teach you that you wouldn’t live the in society you live in if it wasn’t for those events that we learn about!

History professors teach students at colleges, universities and other post-secondary schools how to interpret and understand past eras and events through a variety of sources including books, private and official documents, photographs, film and other cultural artifacts. More often than not, History professors usually specialise in one subject - that may be women's rights in the 1970s, or civil rights in the 1960s. It allows people to study and teach the areas of the subject that they truly love, and engage pupils/students into their specialism.

As a heritage manager, you'll be responsible for the conservation and management of heritage sites like historic buildings, landscapes, museums, ancient monuments and other properties. Some you may recognise are Ormesby Hall in Middlesbrough, Beamish in Durham, Rievaulx Abbey in North Yorkshire, Fountains Abbey near Ripon and Brodsworth Hall near Barnsley. You'll have a broad responsibility, with tasks ranging from the preservation of important sites, through to developing plans to maintain a community's culture or a region's industrial legacy. Your aim will be to balance the preservation of a site!

As an academic researcher you'll apply your expertise and skills developed through study and research. You'll aim to publish papers on your work in peer-reviewed, well-respected journals and will write reports, books or chapters of books on your specialist area of knowledge. You're also likely to be involved in the teaching and supervision of university students and speaking at conferences. A significant amount of your time will be spent on planning research, attending meetings with colleagues and contributing to the strategic direction of your department or group.

As a museum/gallery exhibitions officer you'll be responsible for the planning, delivery and installation of individual, permanent or travelling exhibitions. In larger museums and galleries, you may work as a specialist alongside a team of curatorial, educational and marketing professionals. In smaller galleries and museums, you may be directly involved in a variety of activities, including fulfilling a curatorial role. You may specifically be involved in: event organisation and operations, public relations (PR) and marketing, logistics, production of publications. Such an interesting job where you get to work alongside some amazing people and exhibitions.

Sometimes the best careers come buried under the surface. Mainly, next to ancient bits of bone and forgotten fragments of pottery. For those with a historical background, Archaeology can be one of the most rewarding career paths. Archaeologists take part in digs to uncover historical artifacts and remains, which may help us learn about the past. It involves investigation, excavation, exploration, and lots of other words that end with the suffix ‘ation’.

If you’ve never contemplated your great-great-great-great-great-great grandmother, then what have you been doing during all those study periods? A genealogist spends their time doing just that, exploring ancestors and the backgrounds of families using birth/marriage certificates, court records, obituaries and more. If you’re a history buff with a thirst for puzzle solving or a good mystery, this one’s for you. Think Who Do You Think You Are?, the programme on BBC where people trace their family history.

History and politics are very tightly interwoven and although a ‘less typical’ career path for history graduates, politics careers are very well-suited to history scholars, especially those who’ve chosen to focus on analysing key political events, the historical development of governmental systems, and the complex set of factors involved in political leadership and opposition. Unlike many research and heritage roles, careers in politics will allow you to use your knowledge for political development and change.

Careers in media can include journalism, writing, editing, broadcasting and all things media-related, with jobs as wide-ranging as TV scheduling or radio DJing. Media roles are surprisingly popular careers for history graduates and this is often due to the role that media plays in disseminating information and news to large audiences. Knowledge of history in these roles will give you cultural understanding and sensitivity and will also inform your knowledge of current political and social issues.

History graduates are highly valued within the legal profession due to strong skills in analytical and critical reasoning. Many roles will require further qualifications but history graduates may be suitable for administration and office roles in the legal sector. If you want to do a History degree but become a lawyer, you can do something called a Conversion Degree, to give you qualifications in Law, too!

Public Relations Manager (PR Manager) is a media and public relation professional responsible for planning and directing the creation of material that will maintain or enhance the public image of their employer or client. This is not one of the usual jobs you typically think about when you think of a history degree, but it requires you to be an effective communicator. Your ability to research gives you the skills to identify audiences according to client needs and budget.