<p>My son loves history! He has chosen this as his field of study at a local college as he enters this fall as a junior (two years of community college). If frightens me that he will have limited job opportunities once he is out of college. I would greatly appreciate anyone who has had a similar situation with their own child in a field with limited opportunities. I know he could eventually enter the teaching field, but he struggles in the area of math and fears taking the Praxis. I really want him to do what he loves and love what he is doing, at the age of 20 I believe he (as well as myself) is not certain where this will lead him.</p>
<p>Life is uncertain. I’m 63, never lacked for employment as an English/comparative literature major, have been through a number of wonderful careers, have a new one now that takes me all around the world, and when I grow up, I want to be a pixie.</p>
<p>My D is double majoring in history and Musical theater (yeah, what a combination!). She doesn’t want to teach, so she’s aiming for something in public history, museums, living history, theater/movie consulting, etc. This summer she’s working for the National Park Service at a historical site - researching, writing tour scripts and giving tours. Apparently, the NPS employs historians as Park Rangers at most of its historical sites. She’s applying for master’s programs in public history. Just one possible option for History majors. </p>
<p>Plus, most entry level jobs don’t care what your degree is in. My nephew just got a great entry level job with a software company with a degree in Russian Literature.</p>
<p>My daughter graduated as an English major. She now works for Google.</p>
<p>My H majored in communications and poly sci, with a minor in history. He has never been unemployed, even as communications jobs have evaporated all over the place. His history background was the specific hook that got him some of his jobs. A visiting presenter at my D’s elementary school is a historian who is not a certified teacher but who goes around to schools and goes in depth on the topic of choice through story telling and research. I know of another person whose background in history and theater leads him to classrooms where the kids write and present historical plays. Your son has many options should he decide to stick with history.</p>
<p>My undergrad degree is secondary social studies, my graduate studies were in American Studies. I’ve had a very long career in publishing, have been an adjunct instructor at university, had worked in education and planning programs at a trade association and currently sell curriculum-related educational databases to schools and libraries. I have travelled extensively throughout the U.S. on business for many years for seminars and exhibiting at conferences.</p>
<p>Many undergrad history degrees are feeders for law school as well.</p>