Historians advance in proportion to their level of education, experience, and personal skills as writers, researchers, or teachers. University teachers usually begin as instructors. The next step is assistant professor, then associate professor, and finally full rank as a professor.
Historians in noneducational settings advance as they gain experience and contribute to their work. Historians who have earned a doctorate already have a competitive edge over workers with lesser degrees and, therefore, enjoy stronger advancement opportunities.
- Anthropologists
- Arborists
- Archaeologists
- Archivists
- Artists
- Book Conservators
- Botanists
- Civil Engineers
- Conservators and Conservation Technicians
- Demographers
- Ecologists
- Economists
- Education Directors and Museum Teachers
- Environmental Education Program Directors
- Environmental Lawyers
- Environmental Planners
- Environmental Restoration Planners
- Environmental Scientists
- EPA Special Agents
- Ethnoscientists
- Exhibit Designers
- Fish and Game Wardens
- Foresters
- Forestry Technicians
- Futurists
- Gallery Owners and Directors
- Genealogical Researchers
- Genealogists
- Geographers
- Geological Technicians
- Geologists
- Geophysicists
- Grant Coordinators and Writers
- Grounds Managers
- Historic Preservationists
- Land Acquisition Professionals
- Land Trust or Preserve Managers
- Landscapers
- Lexicographers
- Linguists
- Marine Biologists
- Medical Ethicists
- Museum Attendants
- Museum Directors and Curators
- Museum Technicians
- National Park Service Employees
- Naturalists
- Occupational Safety and Health Workers
- Park Rangers
- Political Scientists
- Range Managers
- Recreation Workers
- Rewilders
- Sociologists
- Soil Conservationists and Technicians
- Soil Scientists
- Statisticians
- Taxidermists
- Tour Guides
- Wildland Firefighters
- Zoo and Aquarium Curators and Directors
- Zookeepers
- Zoologists