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AP U.S. History jobs, salary benchmarks, and career pathways
APUSH is a high school exam whose direct payoff is college credit and placement. The benchmark below is the most literal professional destination for the discipline.
Updated August 11, 2026
Where this exam tends to lead
This cluster is oriented around student pathways and tutoring roles. The role targets below are the main search patterns this jobs page is built around.
For academic exams, this page emphasizes tutoring, coaching, and adjacent education roles rather than a direct post-certification job market.
Where the history track leads
APUSH is a high school exam whose direct payoff is college credit and placement. The benchmark below is the most literal professional destination for the discipline.
| Role / benchmark | Pay | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|
| Historians | $74,050 median annual wage | 2024 figure; a small field of about 3,400 jobs, projected to grow 2% from 2024 to 2034 BLS Historians |
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Official AP U.S. History exam facts
| Fact | Current detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Total exam length | 3 hours 15 minutes | College Board AP U.S. History assessment |
| Section IA — Multiple Choice | 55 questions, 55 minutes, 40% of score | College Board AP U.S. History assessment |
| Section IB — Short Answer | 3 questions, 40 minutes, 20% of score | College Board AP U.S. History assessment |
| Section II — Free Response | 2 questions, 1 hour 40 minutes, 40% of score | College Board AP U.S. History assessment |
| Document-based question | Recommended 60 minutes, worth 25% of the exam score — the single most valuable task on the paper | College Board AP U.S. History assessment |
| Long essay question | 40 minutes, worth 15% of the exam score | College Board AP U.S. History assessment |
| Delivery | All responses are completed through the Bluebook testing app and submitted automatically at the end | College Board AP U.S. History assessment |
| 2026 exam date | Friday, May 8, 2026, 8 AM local time | College Board AP U.S. History assessment |
| Exam fee | $99 in the U.S., U.S. territories, Canada, and DoDEA schools; $129 outside the U.S. | College Board AP exam fees |
Fetched job listings
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6 listings captured
The Muse
Custom Circuits Design Engineer
Apple
Beaverton, OR
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Licensed Insurance Sales Representative (Remote / Home-Based)
Allstate
Flexible / Remote
The Muse
Store Associate
CVS Health
Litchfield, CT
The Muse
Café Associate
Walmart
Clive, IA
The Muse
Maintenance Custodian Associate
Walmart
Ellicott City, MD
The Muse
Retail Customer Service Associate
Walmart
El Paso, TX
Official resources
Section-by-section structure, timing, and the weighting of each response type.
Base fee, out-of-country fee, late-order and unused-exam fees, and the fee reduction.
The 1–5 scale and how colleges apply it to credit and placement.
External resources and benchmarks
Wage and employment outlook for the discipline itself.
Questions people ask before choosing this path
How much is the DBQ worth on APUSH?
25% of the total exam score, with a recommended 60 minutes to write it. That makes it the highest-value single task on the paper — worth more than the three short-answer questions combined.
How is the rest of the exam weighted?
Multiple choice is 40%, short answer is 20%, and the free-response section is 40% — split as 25% for the DBQ and 15% for the long essay.
Is AP U.S. History taken on paper or on a computer?
All responses are completed through the Bluebook testing app and submitted automatically when the exam ends.
When is the 2026 exam?
Friday, May 8, 2026, at 8 AM local time.