Corporate Archivist

Also called: Brand Heritage Manager

Keeps a company's history—old ads, product designs, founders' papers—and uses it for marketing and legal needs.

A day in the life

Pulls vintage 1950s packaging designs for a retro marketing campaign, answers a lawyer's question about a trademark's history, and catalogs new donations.

Pay over a career

Starting
$55k
Typical
$75k
High
$110k

Estimate.

Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.

Training

Master's degree, about 6 years after high school. Master's in library science or history.

Ways in: 4-year college, Graduate school. Training cost: $60k – $150k.

Majors to look at: History, Library Science.

Outlook

Growing faster than average (about 5% over 10 years). Estimate.

Will it last? Our AI estimate

Medium risk for 10 years. AI search and tagging speed retrieval; curating a brand's history for marketing and legal needs stays human.

Start now, in high school

Classes: AP US History, Business CTE class, Computer applications.

Official data: O*NET occupation 25-4011.

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