Archivists, curators, & museum technicians

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Total Workforce

52.3k

Average Age

44.6

Average Salary

$54,313

Average Male Salary

$59,899

Average Female Salary

$50,944

About

Archivists, curators, & museum technicians are most often employed by the Museums, art galleries, historical sites, & similar institutions industry. The average yearly wage for Archivists, curators, & museum technicians was $54,313 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Archivists, curators, & museum technicians by wage are Surface mining machine operators and earth drillers, Telecommunications line installers & repairers, and Structural iron & steel workers.

Archivists, curators, & museum technicians are part of the Education, Training, & Library Occupations, along with Postsecondary teachers, Preschool & kindergarten teachers, Elementary & middle school teachers, Secondary school teachers, Special education teachers, and 7 more.

The top 3 locations that employ the most Archivists, curators, & museum technicians are Battery Park City, Greenwich Village & Soho PUMA, NY, Columbia & Greene Counties PUMA, NY, and Arlington County (South) PUMA, VA. The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Archivists, curators, & museum technicians are Battery Park City, Greenwich Village & Soho PUMA, NY, Columbia & Greene Counties PUMA, NY, and Arlington County (South) PUMA, VA.

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Information on the businesses and industries that employ Archivists, curators, & museum technicians and on wages and locations for those in the field. Museums, art galleries, historical sites, & similar institutions is the industry that employs the most Archivists, curators, & museum technicians, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Archivists, curators, & museum technicians, by average wage, is Museums, art galleries, historical sites, & similar institutions. Archivists, curators, & museum technicians are paid most in James City, York Counties, Williamsburg & Poquoson Cities PUMA, VA but are relatively concentrated in Battery Park City, Greenwich Village & Soho PUMA, NY.

Wages

Yearly Wage

$54,313

AVERAGE SALARY

± $6,870

In 2018, Archivists, curators, & museum technicians earned an average of $54,313, $424 more than than the average national salary of $53,888.

Telecommunications line installers & repairers make somewhat more than Archivists, curators, & museum technicians while Surface mining machine operators and earth drillers make somewhat less. This chart shows the various occupations closest to Archivists, curators, & museum technicians as measured by average annual salary in the US.

Wage Distribution

0.455

WAGE GINI

In 2018, Archivists, curators, & museum technicians had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.455, which is lower than than the national average of 0.479. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Archivists, curators, & museum technicians (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

Wage by Location

HIGHEST PAYING PUMAS

This map shows the Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States shaded by average annual wage for Archivists, curators, & museum technicians.

Spatial Concentration

PUMAs with a Relatively High Concentration of Archivists, curators, & museum technicians

This map displays which Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States have a relatively high population of Archivists, curators, & museum technicians.

Industries

Most Common

The most common industries employing Archivists, curators, & museum technicians, by number of employees, are Museums, art galleries, historical sites, & similar institutions, Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges, and Libraries & archives.

Highest Paying

The highest paying industries for Archivists, curators, & museum technicians, by average wage, are Religious organizations, Museums, art galleries, historical sites, & similar institutions, Performing arts, spectator sports & related industries, Executive offices & legislative bodies, Other general government & support, and Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges.

Industries by Share

52.3k

2018 Workforce

± 5,611

-3.43%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 15.6%

The number of people employed as Archivists, curators, & museum technicians has been declining at a rate of -3.43%, from 54,114 people in 2017 to 52,257 people in 2018.

This graphic shows the share of Archivists, curators, & museum technicians employed by various industries. Museums, art galleries, historical sites, & similar institutions employs the largest share of Archivists, curators, & museum technicians at 68.6%, followed by Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges with 11% and Libraries & archives with 3.41%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Archivists, curators, & museum technicians in the US. The average age of male Archivists, curators, & museum technicians in the workforce is 46.5 and of female Archivists, curators, & museum technicians is 43.4, and the most common race/ethnicity for Archivists, curators, & museum technicians is White (Non-Hispanic).

Gender Composition

19.7k

MALE WORKFORCE

± 3,442

32.6k

FEMALE WORKFORCE

± 4,432

62.4% of Archivists, curators, & museum technicians are Female, making them the more common gender in the occupation. This chart shows the gender breakdown of Archivists, curators, & museum technicians.

Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity of Archivists, curators, & museum technicians

White (Non-Hispanic)
White (Hispanic)
Black (Non-Hispanic)

85.4% of Archivists, curators, & museum technicians are White (Non-Hispanic), making that the most common race or ethnicity in the occupation. Representing 4.99% of Archivists, curators, & museum technicians, White (Hispanic) is the second most common race or ethnicity in this occupation. This chart shows the racial and ethnic breakdown of Archivists, curators, & museum technicians.

Age by Gender

46.5

AVERAGE MALE AGE

± 2.72

43.4

AVERAGE FEMALE AGE

± 2.13

The median age of Archivists, curators, & museum technicians is 44.6, and Male employees are generally 3.14 years older than than their Female counterparts.

Education

Data on higher education choices for Archivists, curators, & museum technicians from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Archivists, curators, & museum technicians is Visual & Performing Arts but a relatively high number of Archivists, curators, & museum technicians hold a major in Visual & Performing Arts.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degree-majorss. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree-majors obtained.

MOST COMMON MAJORS

MOST SPECIALIZED MAJORS

Skills

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Archivists, curators, & museum technicians from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Archivists, curators, & museum technicians need many skills, but most especially Reading Comprehension and Writing. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Archivists, curators, & museum technicians need more than the average amount of Management of Material Resources, Management of Financial Resources, and Technology Design.