Archivists, curators, & museum technicians

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Total Workforce

54.1k

Average Age

43.5

Estimated Job Growth

13.2%

10-year projection

Average Salary

$46,643

Average Male Salary

$54,238

Average Female Salary

$42,037

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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 $46,643 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Archivists, curators, & museum technicians by wage are Computer control programmers & operators, Bus & truck mechanics & diesel engine specialists, and Tire builders.

The top 3 locations that employ the most Archivists, curators, & museum technicians are . The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Archivists, curators, & museum technicians are .

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Employment

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 Religious organizations. Archivists, curators, & museum technicians are paid most in James City, York Counties, Williamsburg & Poquoson Cities PUMA, VA but are relatively concentrated in false.

Wages

Yearly Wage

$46,643

AVERAGE SALARY

± $3,334

In 2017, Archivists, curators, & museum technicians earned an average of $46,643, $5,422 less than than the average national salary of $52,065.

Tire builders make somewhat more than Archivists, curators, & museum technicians while Computer control programmers & operators make somewhat less. This chart shows the various occupations closest to Archivists, curators, & museum technicians as measured by average annual salary in the US.

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Wage Distribution

0.352

WAGE GINI

In 2017, Archivists, curators, & museum technicians had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.352, 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).

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Wage by Location

HIGHEST PAYING PUMAS

  1. James City, York Counties, Williamsburg & Poquoson Cities PUMA, VA

  2. Woodlawn, Rose Hill & Mount Vernon PUMA, VA

  3. District of Columbia (North) PUMA, DC

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

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Spatial Concentration

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

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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.

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Highest Paying

The highest paying industries for Archivists, curators, & museum technicians, by average wage, are Religious organizations, Performing arts, spectator sports & related industries, and Executive offices & legislative bodies.

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Industries by Share

54.1k

2017 Workforce

± 5,710

6.79%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 14.2%

The number of people employed as Archivists, curators, & museum technicians has been growing at a rate of 6.79%, from 50,671 people in 2016 to 54,114 people in 2017.

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  61.1%, followed by Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges with 12.4% and Libraries & archives with 4.68%.

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Diversity

Demographic information on Archivists, curators, & museum technicians in the US. The average age of male Archivists, curators, & museum technicians in the workforce is 45.3 and of female Archivists, curators, & museum technicians is 42.5, and the most common race/ethnicity for Archivists, curators, & museum technicians is White.

Gender Composition

20.4k

MALE WORKFORCE

± 3,509

33.7k

FEMALE WORKFORCE

± 4,506

62.3% 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.

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Race & Ethnicity

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

  1. White

  2. Black

  3. Asian

87% of Archivists, curators, & museum technicians are White, making that the most common race or ethnicity in the occupation. Representing 5.18% of Archivists, curators, & museum technicians, Black is the second most common race or ethnicity in this occupation. This chart shows the racial and ethnic breakdown of Archivists, curators, & museum technicians.

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Age by Gender

45.3

AVERAGE MALE AGE

± 2.51

42.5

AVERAGE FEMALE AGE

± 2.1

The median age of Archivists, curators, & museum technicians is 43.5, and Male employees are generally 2.85 years older than than their Female counterparts.

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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 History.

Majors

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

MOST COMMON MAJORS

  1. Visual & Performing Arts

  2. History

  3. Social Sciences

MOST SPECIALIZED MAJORS

  1. History

  2. Visual & Performing Arts

  3. Language & Linguistics

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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. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Archivists, curators, & museum technicians need more than the average amount of Programming, Management of Material Resources, and Management of Financial Resources.

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Growth Projections

Projections on wages and job growth for Archivists, curators, & museum technicians from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The ten-year national workforce is projected to grow 7.4%, but Archivists, curators, & museum technicians are expected to see a growth of 13.2% over the same period. This occupation is expected to grow higher than the national average.

Job Growth

13.2%

ESTIMATED GROWTH

7.4%

NATIONAL AVERAGE

This line chart shows the 10-year projected employment growth (from 2016 to 2026) for Archivists, curators, & museum technicians. This profession is expected to grow faster than 7.4%, the average rate of national job growth.

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