Im currently a student in my junior year of high school, trying to figure out what career path I should take. Very much split on either law, or a career as a Historian/History Academic/History Professor. I’m a very good writer, very interested and knowledgeable about a lot of history (especially American and European), and am very much willing to always learn more about history and do my own research (something a Historian has the responsibility of doing). I’ve also taken as many advanced History and Social Studies related courses as I have been able to and i have done well in them. The only qualms I have with becoming a Historian as a career is the pay, and how difficult the path to becoming a Historian actually is. If anyone could tell me the top amount a Historian at the top of his field can make as well as the process of becoming a tenured professor/History academic is, it would be greatly appreciated.