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.