Skills for Historians
The skills, knowledge, and tools that matter most for historians, ranked by O*NET importance — so you know what to lead with on your resume.
What to lead with
Refit analysis ·O*NET rates Reading Comprehension, Writing, Critical Thinking as the highest-importance skills here — so a resume aimed at this role should lead with evidence of those, not a generic skills list. On the tools side, O*NET flags Adobe Acrobat, ESRI ArcGIS software, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office software as in-demand technologies for this role.
Top skills (ranked by importance)
O*NET importance score in parentheses (1–5).
- 1.Reading Comprehension4.75
- 2.Writing4.12
- 3.Critical Thinking4.12
- 4.Active Listening4
- 5.Speaking4
- 6.Active Learning4
- 7.Learning Strategies3.25
- 8.Monitoring3
- 9.Science2.62
- 10.Mathematics2
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Knowledge areas
- History and Archeology
- English Language
- Sociology and Anthropology
- Geography
- Administrative
- Education and Training
- Communications and Media
- Fine Arts
Core work activities
- Getting Information
- Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
- Working with Computers
- Processing Information
- Communicating with People Outside the Organization
- Documenting/Recording Information
- Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others
- Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
- Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
- Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or People
In-demand tools & technology
- Adobe Acrobat
- ESRI ArcGIS software
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Office software
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Microsoft Word
- Adobe InDesign
- Adobe Photoshop
- Extensible markup language XML
- IBM SPSS Statistics
- Microsoft Active Server Pages ASP
- Structured query language SQL
- Adobe Dreamweaver
- Archival databases
- ArchiveGrid
- Archives Wiki