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Sample job titles of Davidson alums who majored in Classics:
Art Restorer ’60
Attorney ‘92
Buyer ’92
Coast Guard Officer '98
Dean of Foreign Affairs '03
EMT '02
Hazardous Material Agent '01
Investment Banker '03
Latin Teacher ‘96
Law Clerk '03
Legal Assistant '01
Librarian '00
Ophthalmologist ’92
Online Magazine Publisher '99
Paralegal '03
Physician ’90
Platoon Leader '99
Political Assistant ’96
Press & Marketing Writer '00
Priest ’90
Professional Athlete ‘92
Sales Representative ’97
Software Design Engineer ’95
US District Judge ’70

Other job titles for Classics majors:
Archaeologist
Clergy member
College Administrator
Foreign Correspondent
Foreign Service Officer
International Relations Specialist
Linguist
Lobbyist
Paralegal
Professor
Museum Administrator
Researcher
Teacher
Translator
Travel Guide
Writer

Types of employers:
Academic & Professional Journals
Airlines
Archives
Art Galleries
Business and Industry
Educational Institutions
Film Companies
Government Agencies
Historical Societies
Import/Export Companies
Libraries
Magazines & Newspapers
Museums
Publishers
Religious Organizations
Travel Agencies


Resources in the Career Services Library: 
Over 1200 books, pamphlets, and periodicals are available in the Careers Library to help you with self-assessment, career exploration, the job search, and graduate school planning.  Some good library resources for Classics majors looking for career information include  
Careers for Bookworms & Other Literary Types
Careers for Foreign Language Aficionados
Careers for History Buffs 
Careers for Writers & Others Who Have a Way With  
            Words
Great Jobs for History Majors
Great Jobs for Liberal Arts Majors 
History Internship Book  

Other sources of information:  Career counselors, alumni, and faculty members are great resources.  Visit the Careers Office early and often, and talk to professors in your major and related fields.  Ask at the Careers Office for help locating Davidson alums in career fields that interest you and set up informational interviews with them.  Professional associations are excellent sources of career and employment information, and many of them have websites.  Surf the internet, keeping in mind that many colleges and universities have websites for their Career Centers and for each academic major.  Many of these sites include career and employment information as well as links to professional associations and other useful websites. Contact the following organizations and websites for more information:

American Classical League
http://www.aclclassics.org

American Philological Association
http://www.apaclassics.org/APA-MENU.html

Archaeological Institute of America
http://www.archaeological.org/   

Davidson College Classics Dept.
http://www.davidson.edu/academic/classics/classics.html

Dickinson College Online Liberal Arts Career Center
http://www.dickinson.edu/career/student/classicalstudies.html

Princeton Review, Find a Major
http://www.review.com/college/colMajorSC.cfm

Skidmore College, Majors and Careers
http://www.skidmore.edu/administration/career/majors/
     

(Current as of 12/05)