Public historians pursue a wide variety of tasks: researching and writing community, government, and corporate histories; establishing and operating archives, records management systems, museums, and historical agencies; conducting historic site interpretation and preservation endeavors; editing historical manuscripts; producing historical documentaries and other media projects; conducting oral history interviews; serving as independent consultants; working in government agencies; and participating in policy analysis and planning, among many others.
AHA Careers for Students of History: Historians in Museums
Public History Careers
The National Park Service's History and Culture
National Council on Public History
Historic Preservationand Public History Job Link
American Association of Museums
The United States Office of Personnel Management's official listings of government job openings
US Bureau of Labor Statistics'Archivists and Curators Job Outlook