Also called: Collections Specialist
Cares for and organizes a museum's stored collection.
They plan storage, monitor temperature and humidity, track pest problems, and supervise moving objects. They know where every one of 50,000 objects is. Natural history and art museums both employ them.
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Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 5 years after high school. Bachelor's plus museum studies; master's common.
Ways in: 4-year college, Graduate school. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Museum Studies, Art History, Anthropology.
Growing faster than average (about 7% over 10 years). Follows museum worker projections.
Low risk in 5 years, medium in 10. Databases and environmental sensors automate tracking; hands-on care, storage and handling of objects remain.
Classes: Chemistry, AP Art History, Computer applications.
Official data: O*NET occupation 25-4012.
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