Archivists, curators, & museum technicians

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2023 Workforce

80.5k

Average Age

43.5

Average Salary

$63,203

Average Male Salary

$67,142

Average Female Salary

$60,371

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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 $63,203 in 2023.

The locations that employ the most Archivists, curators, & museum technicians are NYC-Manhattan Community Districts 1 & 2--Financial District & Greenwich Village PUMA, NY, Alexandria City PUMA, VA, and Philadelphia City (Central) PUMA, PA. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Archivists, curators, & museum technicians are San Francisco County (Southwest)--Central & Bernal Heights PUMA, CA, Philadelphia City (Central) PUMA, PA, and NYC-Manhattan Community Districts 1 & 2--Financial District & Greenwich Village PUMA, NY.

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Employment

Employment and salary information for the Archivists, curators, & museum technicians workforce. Archivists, curators, & museum technicians workforce in 2023 was 80,491 people, of which 58.2% were women and 41.8% were men. Archivists, curators, & museum technicians are paid most in Atlanta Regional Commission--Fulton County (Central)--Atlanta City (North) PUMA, GA but are relatively concentrated in San Francisco County (Southwest)--Central & Bernal Heights PUMA, CA.

Employment Over Time

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Grouping

33,669

Male Workforce

± 4.5k

46,822

Female Workforce

± 5.31k

The Archivists, curators, & museum technicians workforce in 2023 was 80,491 people (58.2% women and 41.8% men). This implies an average annual growth of 77.5% between 2014 (45,357) and 2023 (80,491).

Employment by Location

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This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Archivists, curators, & museum technicians.

During 2023, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were District of Columbia ($101,555), Virginia ($78,236), and New York ($77,977).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$63,203

AVERAGE WAGE

#232 in the ranking (2023)

$67,727

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2023, Archivists, curators, & museum technicians earned an average of $63,203, $4,524 less than the average national salary of $67,727

The graph shows the ranking of Archivists, curators, & museum technicians in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2023.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.39

WAGE GINI

In 2023, Archivists, curators, & museum technicians had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.39, which is lower than the national average of 0.476. 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).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Archivists, curators, & museum technicians compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Industry

Information on the industries that employ Archivists, curators, & museum technicians and on wages 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 Scientific research & development services ($98,684).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

80.5k

2023 Workforce

± 6,964

11%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 11.3%

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 78.6%, followed by Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges with 11.6% and uninformed with 7.6%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Archivists, curators, & museum technicians in the US. The workforce of Archivists, curators, & museum technicians in 2023 was 80,491 people, with 58.2% woman, and 41.8% men. The average age of male Archivists, curators, & museum technicians in the workforce is 44.5 and of female Archivists, curators, & museum technicians is 42.8, and the most common race/ethnicity for Archivists, curators, & museum technicians is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Archivists, curators, & museum technicians in 2023 was 80,491 people, with 58.2% woman, and 41.8% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 30 to 34 years (10,295 people), 35 to 39 years (9,574 people), and 40 to 44 years (8,643 people). Among them they concentrated 35.5% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2023, 10.1% of Archivists, curators, & museum technicians workers were Hispanic and 89.9% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (51.2%), Puerto Rican (14.8)%, and All Other Spanish/Hispanic/Latino (7.92)%

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Races

In 2023, 79.9% of the Archivists, curators, & museum technicians workforce were White, of which 59.5% were women and 40.5% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Two or More Races (8.22%) and Black (4.66%).

Education & Skills

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 the most specialized major according to RCA in 2023 were Library Science.

Among the necessary skills for Archivists, curators, & museum technicians, Reading Comprehension stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Archivists, curators, & museum technicians need more than the average amount of Writing.

Majors

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

Type of Majors

Degree

The most common majors achieved by Archivists, curators, & museum technicians in 2023 (counting all academic degrees) were Visual & Performing Arts (13,730 people), History (9,143 people), and Social Sciences (5,812 people).

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Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Archivists, curators, & museum technicians workers were Graduate Degree (31,822 people), Bachelors Degree (29,274 people), and Some college (9,266 people).

The graphic shows the Archivists, curators, & museum technicians workforce by gender and educational level.

Skills

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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, Writing, Active Listening.