Also called: Art Specialist, Department Specialist
Becomes the expert on a category (like Impressionist paintings, sneakers, or rare watches) at an auction house and brings in consignments.
They visit collectors' homes to evaluate items, research their history, write catalog entries, and estimate prices. On auction day they work phones with bidders. Some become auctioneers on the podium.
Estimate; senior specialists at major auction houses earn far more.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 6 years after high school. Bachelor's or master's in art history; many start as cataloguers.
Ways in: 4-year college, Graduate school, On-the-job training. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Art History, Business, Decorative Arts.
Growing about average. Online auctions are expanding categories like sneakers, comics, and cards.
Medium risk for 10 years. AI pricing and image tools help value lots; deep category expertise and winning consignments from collectors remain key.
Classes: AP Art History, Economics, Speech and debate.
Official data: O*NET occupation 41-9099.
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