Museum Technicians & Conservators

Also Called: Conservator, Objects Conservator, Paintings Conservator, Preparator

Master's Degree

usually needed

Not Available
(Students Only)
Match Percentage

$30,730

Entry Salary

Bright

Job outlook

What Museum Technicians & 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.

  • 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.
Industry Areas:

Renewable Resources and Energy • Retail Sales and Services

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Work Context

  • Freedom to Make Decisions
  • Face-to-Face Discussions
  • Structured versus Unstructured Work
  • Importance of Being Exact or Accurate
  • Electronic Mail

Tools

  • Stripping tools
  • Photocopiers
  • Micrometers
  • Scanners
  • Infrared imagers

Technology

Graphics or photo imaging software
Adobe Systems Adobe Illustrator
Adobe Systems Adobe Photoshop
Presentation software
Microsoft PowerPoint
Data base user interface and query software
Gallery Systems EmbARK
Questor Systems QScan32

The Education & Training You Need

Skills

  • Active Listening
  • Reading Comprehension
  • Speaking
  • Critical Thinking
  • Writing

Knowledge

Arts and Humanities
music, dance, visual arts, drama, or sculpture
English language
Safety and Government
public safety and security
Business
management
Math and Science
chemistry

Education

  • 41% Master's degree
  • 24% Bachelor's degree
  • 20% Post-secondary certificate

Experience

A considerable amount of work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, an accountant must complete four years of college and work for several years in accounting to be considered qualified.

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Museum Technicians & Conservators Currently Selected

Educational Level

Advanced Degree

What are your training options on the pathway to this occupation?

Advanced Training

There are currently no advanced training opportunities for this career.

ACT & College

  • Adelphi University

    Garden City, NY

  • Agnes Scott College

    Decatur, GA

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Are You a Good Fit?

Occupation Traits

    • Artistic (Creator)
    • Realistic (Doer)

Work Styles

  • Attention to Detail
  • Dependability
  • Cooperation
  • Integrity
  • Analytical Thinking
  • Initiative

Values

  • Achievement
  • Relationships
  • Independence

Abilities

  • Verbal
  • Ideas and Logic
  • Hand and Finger Use

This is what Museum Technicians & Conservators across the country typically make.

$14.77 / hour
$30,730 /year

Entry Level

$23.40 / hour
$48,670 /year

Median Level

$40.58 / hour
$84,400 /year

Experienced Level

Income information reflects a regional average.
Income information reflects a national average.

This career’s National Job Outlook is

Bright

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