Hello. As someone who completed degrees in history up to Master’s Level, there’s a range of career opportunities available to you but you have to think laterally about employability opportunities if you wish to broaden the scope of the careers you could pursue.

History degrees give you a range of very important transferable skills that are highly valued by employers and particularly with graduate schemes that many companies run (at least that’s what they’re called in the UK, not sure what the equivalency is called elsewhere).

What I’d suggest is if you’re interested in studying history then consider the types of careers you’d be interested in pursuing. It doesn’t have to be incredibly specific just yet but you want a clear enough path that you can see directly where to go once the degree is over. To make yourself more employable in those fields undertake other studies alongside your degree to help your employability in that field once you graduate. For example I have gone into teaching and so during my degree I volunteered for teaching programmes run by my university, shadowed a range of teachers at different schools etc. - so that when I completed my degree I was able to walk into a range of teaching jobs. But if I wanted to I could comfortably pursue a career say in marketing with the transferable skills I developed during my degree and with my extra vocational experiences. It’s about keeping your options open and seizing on employability opportunities when they arise, but they won’t fall into your lap you’ve got to actively pursue them.

Let’s say for the sake of an example you’re interested in becoming a political analyst, see if you can take any credits in political science modules to complement your historical studies, or volunteer in local political bodies, or shadow other individuals with similar jobs etc. - this will help make you more employable once you graduate.

I know from personal experience and from advice on similar questions in this subreddit that many advise against history degrees in favour of more vocational studies. But if your passion really lies in History then I always say to go for it, but have a clear path set out for yourself of where you want to go after your degree, and take extra steps to make yourself employable in this area alongside your studies.

Here’s a website (from the UK but the advice will still be applicable) that suggests the types of careers you could pursue, though the list is not exhaustive it might give you a good start!

https://www.prospects.ac.uk/careers-advice/what-can-i-do-with-my-degree/history