Certified Heritage Interpreter

Median Annual Income

$63,800

Projected Job Growth

+8 %

Career Cluster(s)

Public Service & Safety

Most Common Education Level

Master's degree

Study the origin, development, and behavior of human beings. May study the way of life, language, or physical characteristics of people in various parts of the world. May engage in systematic recovery and examination of material evidence, such as tools or pottery remaining from past human cultures, in order to determine the history, customs, and living habits of earlier civilizations.

Median Annual Income

$72,890

Projected Job Growth

+6 %

Career Cluster(s)

Healthcare & Human Services

Most Common Education Level

Master's degree

Research, analyze, record, and interpret the past as recorded in sources, such as government and institutional records, newspapers and other periodicals, photographs, interviews, films, electronic media, and unpublished manuscripts, such as personal diaries and letters.

Median Annual Income

$93,650

Projected Job Growth

+4 %

Career Cluster(s)

Education

Most Common Education Level

Doctoral or professional degree

Teach courses in anthropology or archeology. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

Median Annual Income

$80,310

Projected Job Growth

+4 %

Career Cluster(s)

Education

Most Common Education Level

Doctoral or professional degree

Teach courses in library science. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

Median Annual Income

$82,140

Projected Job Growth

+1 %

Career Cluster(s)

Education

Most Common Education Level

Doctoral or professional degree

Teach courses in human history and historiography. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

Median Annual Income

$59,910

Projected Job Growth

+8 %

Career Cluster(s)

Public Service & Safety

Most Common Education Level

Master's degree

Appraise, edit, and direct safekeeping of permanent records and historically valuable documents. Participate in research activities based on archival materials.

Median Annual Income

$48,670

Projected Job Growth

+11 %

Career Cluster(s)

Hospitality, Events, & Tourism

Most Common Education Level

Bachelor's degree

Restore, maintain, or prepare objects in museum collections for storage, research, or exhibit. May work with specimens such as fossils, skeletal parts, or botanicals; or artifacts, textiles, or art. May identify and record objects or install and arrange them in exhibits. Includes book or document conservators.

Median Annual Income

$64,370

Projected Job Growth

+3 %

Career Cluster(s)

Education

Most Common Education Level

Master's degree

Administer and maintain libraries or collections of information, for public or private access through reference or borrowing. Work in a variety of settings, such as educational institutions, museums, and corporations, and with various types of informational materials, such as books, periodicals, recordings, films, and databases. Tasks may include acquiring, cataloging, and circulating library materials, and user services such as locating and organizing information, providing instruction on how to access information, and setting up and operating a library's media equipment.

Median Annual Income

$106,500

Projected Job Growth

+5 %

Career Cluster(s)

Arts, Entertainment, & Design

Most Common Education Level

Bachelor's degree

Formulate design concepts and presentation approaches for visual productions and media, such as print, broadcasting, video, and film. Direct workers engaged in artwork or layout design.

Median Annual Income

$59,490

Projected Job Growth

+5 %

Career Cluster(s)

Arts, Entertainment, & Design

Most Common Education Level

Bachelor's degree

Design special exhibits and sets for film, video, television, and theater productions. May study scripts, confer with directors, and conduct research to determine appropriate architectural styles.