Group
Occupation
232336 Historian
Latest release
Consultation draft: Occupation Standard Classification for Australia (OSCA)
Reference period
August 2026
Released
17/08/2026
First release
232336 Historian
Researches, collects and analyses information about the history of human activity, events, cultures and eras, and prepares accounts of findings.
Specialisations
- Academic Historian
- Professional Historian
Skill level: 1
Main tasks
- Assembles historical data by consulting sources of information such as historical indexes and catalogues, archives, court records, diaries, newspaper files and other materials
- Organises, authenticates, evaluates and interprets historical, political, sociological, anthropological and linguistic data
- Undertakes historical and cultural research into human activity, and prepares and presents research findings
- Writes articles to be published in academic publications such as journals
- Analyses and interprets historical information to determine its authenticity