What it pays
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Half of all History Teachers, Postsecondary in the U.S. earn more than $83,820 a year — the middle 80% land between $48,410 and $162,160. About 18,790 people in the U.S. do this work. Figures are for the U.S. occupation group “History Teachers, Postsecondary”. (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics survey, published 2025.) In India, Professionals earn about ₹38,298 a month on average — around ₹4.6 lakh a year (government PLFS survey via ILOSTAT, occupation-family figure).
$83,820typical pay / year
18,790people in this work
$162,160+top 10% earn
₹4.6 lakha year in India (family avg)
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These are the real jobs-to-be-done, not a wish list. Each task shows where we found it, and the prompt underneath is written for that exact task.
Keeping the record4
Facilitate and moderate classroom discussions
+Lead tomorrow's second-year seminar on the 19th-century labour movement, open with two 10-minute student-led…
Facilitate and moderate classroom discussions
+Lead tomorrow's second-year seminar on the 19th-century labour movement, open with two 10-minute student-led readings, enforce a one-speaker rule, call on quieter students by name, note off-topic threads for a short follow-up email to Sarah in student support.
The tools that do the workCollaborative editingCourse management systemjob descriptionsO*NET
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Develop, maintain, and teach online courses.
+Draft the online module for Week 4 on industrialization, upload the lecture video, post three graded…
Develop, maintain, and teach online courses.
+Draft the online module for Week 4 on industrialization, upload the lecture video, post three graded discussion prompts with rubrics, schedule the live seminar for Thursday evening, and notify students of expectations and office hours.
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Perform administrative duties, such as serving as department head.
+Prepare the departmental meeting agenda, circulate last semester's minutes and budget summary, solicit agenda…
Perform administrative duties, such as serving as department head.
+Prepare the departmental meeting agenda, circulate last semester's minutes and budget summary, solicit agenda items from faculty by Tuesday, record decisions during the meeting, and file the approved minutes with college administration.
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Grade papers and exams
+Grade this batch of midterm essays against the rubric: record scores and qualitative feedback, flag four…
Grade papers and exams
+Grade this batch of midterm essays against the rubric: record scores and qualitative feedback, flag four students at risk for follow-up with support services, return annotated papers within one week, and upload final grades to the gradebook.
The tools that do the workCourse management systemESCOO*NET
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Learning2
Stay updated with developments in the field
+Compile a two-page literature brief on recent scholarship in Atlantic slavery, identify five articles for the…
Stay updated with developments in the field
+Compile a two-page literature brief on recent scholarship in Atlantic slavery, identify five articles for the reading list, summarise implications for my seminar, and email the bibliography to colleagues by Friday.
The tools that do the workGoogle Docsjob descriptionsO*NET
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Teach courses in human history and historiography
+Design the syllabus and week-by-week schedule for Introduction to Historiography, plan lecture topics,…
Teach courses in human history and historiography
+Design the syllabus and week-by-week schedule for Introduction to Historiography, plan lecture topics, primary-source seminars, assessment dates, and learning outcomes, then publish the course outline and reading list before registration opens.
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The daily work14
Write work-related reports
+Draft the department annual review summarising my research outputs, undergraduate and postgraduate teaching…
Write work-related reports
+Draft the department annual review summarising my research outputs, undergraduate and postgraduate teaching load, outreach activities, and required equipment requests, then circulate the completed report to Department Chair Mark Ellis and Finance Officer Aisha Khan by next Tuesday.
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Assess students
+Prepare end-of-term assessment feedback for Emily Santos, Jamal Reed and Priya Kapoor with individual grades,…
Assess students
+Prepare end-of-term assessment feedback for Emily Santos, Jamal Reed and Priya Kapoor with individual grades, a one-paragraph strengths and next-steps comment for each, and submit the grades and feedback to Student Services by Friday afternoon.
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Publish research findings in journals, books, or media
+Prepare the article manuscript of my latest research on rural caste networks, format it to the journal's…
Publish research findings in journals, books, or media
+Prepare the article manuscript of my latest research on rural caste networks, format it to the journal's submission guidelines, attach the anonymised data appendix, draft a 200-word cover letter to Editor Priya Sharma, and submit by next Wednesday after I proofread.
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Conduct research in a specific field of knowledge
+Map sources and unanswered questions for my study of nineteenth-century urban migration, pull relevant…
Conduct research in a specific field of knowledge
+Map sources and unanswered questions for my study of nineteenth-century urban migration, pull relevant archival citations, outline methodology and a three-year research plan, and produce a two-page prospectus for circulation to potential collaborators by Friday.
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Act as advisers to student organizations.
+Draft the guidance email and a one-page risk and supervision plan for the History Society, confirm faculty…
Act as advisers to student organizations.
+Draft the guidance email and a one-page risk and supervision plan for the History Society, confirm faculty advisor responsibilities, attach the event budget and constitution, and send to student president James Patel with a request for response within five days.
The tools that do the workMicrosoft OutlookO*NET
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Write grant proposals to procure external research funding.
+Write the research grant proposal for the National History Fund: state objectives, literature gap, methods,…
Write grant proposals to procure external research funding.
+Write the research grant proposal for the National History Fund: state objectives, literature gap, methods, workplan and a detailed year-one budget, include CV and letters of support from Dr. Laura Kim, and email the completed PDF to the department research office two weeks before the deadline.
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Compile bibliographies of specialized materials for outside reading assignments.
+Compile a week-long annotated bibliography on wartime propaganda for the advanced readings list, include full…
Compile bibliographies of specialized materials for outside reading assignments.
+Compile a week-long annotated bibliography on wartime propaganda for the advanced readings list, include full citations, one-sentence annotations and stable access links, export as a printable reading packet and upload to the course page by Monday morning.
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Participate in campus and community events.
+Confirm my availability and prepare a short talk outline and two handouts for Saturday's community history…
Participate in campus and community events.
+Confirm my availability and prepare a short talk outline and two handouts for Saturday's community history fair, draft the blurb for the program, arrange table materials list, and notify the public events office and volunteer steward by Thursday.
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Provide professional consulting services to government, educational institutions, or industry.
+Draft a scoped consultancy agreement for the Department of Education to evaluate regional heritage curriculum…
Provide professional consulting services to government, educational institutions, or industry.
+Draft a scoped consultancy agreement for the Department of Education to evaluate regional heritage curriculum uptake, include deliverables, milestones, a fixed fee of 18,000 pounds, and a four-week review clause — send to Helen Carter in contracts for signature by Friday.
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Instruct students in their own specialised field of study
+Design the second-year seminar syllabus on early modern political culture, include weekly readings, three…
Instruct students in their own specialised field of study
+Design the second-year seminar syllabus on early modern political culture, include weekly readings, three assessment tasks with rubrics, and a clear attendance and safety policy, then upload the finalized syllabus to the course site before term start.
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Lead review and feedback sessions for students
+Run a two-hour review session for dissertation candidates on Tuesday with individual 15-minute feedback…
Lead review and feedback sessions for students
+Run a two-hour review session for dissertation candidates on Tuesday with individual 15-minute feedback slots, circulate annotated draft notes beforehand, and record agreed action points in the student file after each meeting.
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Publish research findings
+Prepare the journal article submission on urban labour networks: revise the methods section to address…
Publish research findings
+Prepare the journal article submission on urban labour networks: revise the methods section to address reviewer three, update references to include recent archives, format to the journal’s word limit, and submit by next Wednesday with myself as corresponding author.
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Liaise with other university colleagues
+Set up a one-hour colleagues’ meeting next Monday to coordinate module overlaps, circulate a short agenda…
Liaise with other university colleagues
+Set up a one-hour colleagues’ meeting next Monday to coordinate module overlaps, circulate a short agenda noting assessment dates and shared resources, and record agreed adjustments to avoid student workload clashes.
The tools that do the workMicrosoft OutlookESCO
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Apply teaching strategies
+Revise the active-learning plan for the survey course to add two oral-source workshops, map learning outcomes…
Apply teaching strategies
+Revise the active-learning plan for the survey course to add two oral-source workshops, map learning outcomes to each session, include safety guidance for mixed-site field work, and post the updated plan to the course page before Friday.
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