CAPABILITY CARD · Science & Research

The Historians capability card.

One link that proves what you do — the work, the tools, the market, and the path to better contracts.

There are 3,450 historians in the U.S. The ones who win the work a buyer actually budgets for don't hand over a flat PDF — they send a living capability card. Built and maintained by our New Jersey team.

3,450
working nationally
$76,750
Median / year
8
Core duties mapped
$43.1B
Federal market
Tools that signal you're current

The systems you actually run — on the record.

Listing the software and platforms you work with is a quiet credibility signal buyers notice. These are the hot and in-demand technologies O*NET associates with historians (★ = flagged hot technology). Your card shows the ones that fit your shop.

Adobe Acrobat ★Adobe InDesign ★Adobe Photoshop ★ESRI ArcGIS software ★Extensible markup language XML ★IBM SPSS Statistics ★Microsoft Access ★Microsoft Active Server Pages ASP ★Microsoft Excel ★Microsoft Office software ★Microsoft PowerPoint ★Microsoft SharePoint ★
What your card proves

The work a buyer needs to see at a glance.

A client or contracting officer scanning ten historians wants fast proof you actually do the work. These are the core duties O*NET ties to your field — your capability card turns them into scannable proof points instead of a wall of text.

Duty 01
Gather historical data from sources such as archives, court records, diaries, news files, and photographs, as well as from books, pamphlets, and periodicals.
Duty 02
Organize data, and analyze and interpret its authenticity and relative significance.
Duty 03
Prepare publications and exhibits, or review those prepared by others, to ensure their historical accuracy.
Duty 04
Organize information for publication and for other means of dissemination, such as via storage media or the Internet.
Duty 05
Conduct historical research as a basis for the identification, conservation, and reconstruction of historic places and materials.
Duty 06
Conserve and preserve manuscripts, records, and other artifacts.
Your expertise, named

The knowledge that makes the work credible.

These are the expertise areas O*NET ranks highest for historians. On a capability card they read as depth — not buzzwords.

  • History and Archeology
  • English Language
  • Sociology and Anthropology
  • Geography
  • Administrative
  • Education and Training
Where you stand

A real market — compete on proof, not price.

Nationally, 3,450 historians earn a median of $76,750 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2024). In a market that size, the businesses that win the better work don't lead with the lowest number — they lead with a credible, current capability card. That's exactly what we build.

$76,750
Median pay / year
$37
Median / hour
3,450
Working nationally
The government-contracting edge

Where the steady budgets actually are.

Federal agencies obligated $43.1B in Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) contracts in FY2024 (USAspending.gov). When a contracting officer or prime sizes up a small business, a living capability card — cert status, NAICS coverage, SAM registration, core offerings, all current — is exactly what they expect to see. We build yours to land in that lane.

Make yours

One link that does the proving for you.

The P4 Procurement Card is a live capability statement for credentialed small businesses — your work, tools, certs, and offerings on one always-current URL, with a downloadable PDF. $299 setup + $39/month. Premium (NFC + Wallet) and per-prospect Pitch cards too.

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