Suggested Path
Bachelor
History, minor in Religious Studies
Graduate
History
CAREER
Museum Technicians and Conservators
Overview
Salary Median (2020)
$47,630
Projected Job Growth (2019-2029)
+12.7% (faster than the average)
Career
Roadtrip Nation Leaders in This Career
What Museum Technicians and Conservators Do
Restore, maintain, or prepare objects in museum collections for storage, research, or exhibit. May work with specimens such as fossils, skeletal parts, or botanicals; or artifacts, textiles, or art. May identify and record objects or install and arrange them in exhibits. Includes book or document conservators.
Other Job Titles Museum Technicians and Conservators May Have
Conservator, Objects Conservator, Paintings Conservator, Preparator
Tasks & Responsibilities May Include
- Install, arrange, assemble, and prepare artifacts for exhibition, ensuring the artifacts' safety, reporting their status and condition, and identifying and correcting any problems with the set up.
- Repair, restore, and reassemble artifacts, designing and fabricating missing or broken parts, to restore them to their original appearance and prevent deterioration.
- Clean objects, such as paper, textiles, wood, metal, glass, rock, pottery, and furniture, using cleansers, solvents, soap solutions, and polishes.
- Photograph objects for documentation.
- Determine whether objects need repair and choose the safest and most effective method of repair.
Education
Level of Education Attained by Museum Technicians and Conservators
Most common level of education among people in
this career: Master's degree (41%)
Bachelor's degree
Master's degree
Post-secondary certificate
Majors Related to Career
Educational Paths Suggested by Leaders
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