Also called: Monument Conservator
Cleans, repairs, and protects bronze statues, stone monuments, and public art exposed to weather.
A monument conservator climbs scaffolding to wash a bronze statue, removes green corrosion and graffiti, and applies a hot wax coating to protect it. Summers are busy with outdoor work in parks and cemeteries.
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Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Master's degree, about 6 years after high school. Master's in conservation or apprenticeship with firms.
Ways in: Graduate school, Apprenticeship. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Art Conservation.
Growing about average. Steady with public art.
Low risk for 10 years. Cleaning, waxing and repairing bronze and stone outdoors is hands-on work in the weather.
Classes: Chemistry, Art 3-D Design, Welding or metals CTE.
Official data: O*NET occupation 25-4013.
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