Also called: Collections Registrar
Tracks every object a museum owns or borrows: where it is, its condition, insurance, and shipping.
When a painting travels to another museum, the registrar arranges the crate, couriers, insurance, and customs paperwork. They keep detailed databases of thousands of objects. They're the reason priceless art doesn't get lost.
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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 in art history or museum studies; master's often preferred.
Ways in: 4-year college, Graduate school. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Museum Studies, Art History.
Growing faster than average (about 7% over 10 years). Follows museum worker projections.
Medium risk for 10 years. Collection databases and AI cataloging automate records; negotiating loans, insurance and shipping logistics need people.
Classes: Computer applications, AP Art History, Business.
Official data: O*NET occupation 25-4012.
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