Cares for and catalogs millions of preserved animals, plants, or fossils in a museum.
Monitors humidity in the bird collection, updates database records, ships specimens on loan to a scientist in Brazil, and battles insect pests that eat specimens.
Estimate.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Master's degree, about 6 years after high school. Bachelor's or master's in biology or museum studies.
Ways in: 4-year college, Graduate school. Training cost: $60k – $150k.
Majors to look at: Biology, Museum Studies.
Growing faster than average (about 6% over 10 years). Estimate.
Medium risk for 10 years. AI reads old labels and fills databases; caring for physical specimens, loans and pest control stay human.
Classes: Biology, Computer applications, World history.
Official data: O*NET occupation 25-4013.
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