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Museum Technicians and Conservators

Role Overview

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.

Recommended Majors

Museology/Museum Studies. Art History, Criticism and Conservation. Public/Applied History.

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Salary by State (top paying)

State	Median salary
District of Columbia	$74,300
Maryland	$72,950
Connecticut	$66,070
New York	$64,680
Alaska	$63,490
Massachusetts	$59,130
California	$58,960
Washington	$58,470
Rhode Island	$54,230
Colorado	$51,780
New Mexico	$51,170
Florida	$49,740
Wyoming	$49,250
Indiana	$49,240
Virginia	$48,640

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Median Annual Salary

$47,460

Projected Growth (10yr)

+5.4%

Avg. annual openings

1.9k

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