Also called: Digital Preservation Specialist
Preserves digital records—emails, websites, videos, old floppy disks—before they disappear.
Rescues files off a 1990s floppy disk, converts them to modern formats, and archives a city government's website before it changes.
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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 library/information science with digital preservation focus.
Ways in: 4-year college, Graduate school. Training cost: $60k – $150k.
Majors to look at: Library Science, Computer Science, History.
Growing faster than average (about 6% over 10 years). Estimate.
Medium risk for 10 years. Automation handles bulk file conversion and metadata; deciding what to keep and how to preserve it stays human.
Classes: AP Computer Science, AP US History, Computer applications.
Official data: O*NET occupation 25-4011.
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