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ANZSCO 272411Updated 2026-01-29
Historian
National shortage level: Low
ANZSCO 272411OSCA 232336
Snapshot
Median pay: AUD 84k
Weekly earnings: AUD 1610
Salary range: AUD 75k-AUD 92k
Job ads trend: Not listed
Time to hire: Varies
Visa pathways: Check eligibility
State distribution
29.7%
NSW
29.1%
VIC
11.7%
ACT
Education mix
60%
Post graduate
19.9%
bachelor degree
7.4%
advanced diploma/ diploma
Role overview
Historians research the history of human activity and prepare accounts of findings.
What you do
- • 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.
Core skills
Credentials & pathway
- Recommended level: post graduate/ graduate diploma or graduate certificate (60%)
Recent job ads
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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.
Earnings
Weekly median: AUD 1610
Annual median: AUD 84k
Range: AUD 75k-AUD 92k