I ended up in the Title (real property, land) industry as Title Examiner. I research deeds and the like. I use the research and analysis skills I learned in college daily. They generally like to hire from banking/real estate agencies, buy I'm convinced that highlighting those skills on my resume (as opposed to eras of study) helped get me the interview.

I definitely do not regret Majoring in History, and feel it was worth it (recorved a B.S. if that's relevant).

I did History as an undergraduate in the UK and I'm now an investment banker at one of the top American banks in London. Most of my friends who studied history have gone on to join anything from finance to management consulting to accounting to teaching to politics, so it's a really mixed bag.

I feel I use a lot of my degree in my job. Primarily, the ability to read a lot of things very quickly and summarise the important parts. This is a skill very few people actually possess in this industry and goes a long way to make your life much easier.

I have a bachelor's and master's in history and live in the Northeast USA. The job market is kind of tough around here and history majors are often relegated to adjunct instructor work if they can't score a job with an archive or historic/preservation society. I still highly recommend it as a field. It's incredibly rewarding, you'll meet great people, and we desperately need young insightful historians these days. Make sure that as you progress in your education you present your work at academic conferences and try to get your work published in journals- it's a competitive field and these things will separate you from your peers.