What types of jobs are there in the field of Genealogy?

What types of jobs are there in the field of Genealogy?

Nick Barratt (Genealogist) gives expert video advice on: How do I become a genealogist?; What qualifications do I need?; How many years will I have to train for? and more...

To actually qualify as a genealogist, there isn't exactly a whole range of job options available. A lot of genealogists become professional record or research agents which means they are then employed by other people who want their family trees or family histories researched. Others will take jobs in archives or libraries. So it really does depend but it isn't exactly a sort of a boom market in the job profession at the moment. You wouldn't be able to get on the job search and say, "How many vacancies do you have for genealogists in the local area?" It doesn't unfortunately work that way.