Curators
Education & Training · Professional Support Services
Pay and outlook shown for
New workers start near $35,940; experienced workers reach $97,510. About 50 people do this job in San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX.
Job outlook
Alamo region (San Antonio and 12 surrounding counties), Texas Workforce Commission projection 2024 to 2034; U.S. figures from the BLS.
- Employment change
- +17.4%
- Openings a year
- 9
- Employed in 2024
- 69
Typical entry education: Master's degree
Alamo Colleges programs that lead here
1 program, with the college that teaches each.
Skills this career uses
The skills O*NET rates most important for the job, with how much of each the work needs on a 1 to 7 scale.
- Reading Comprehension4.6
- Speaking4.1
- Writing4.6
- Active Listening4.3
- Critical Thinking4.4
- Complex Problem Solving3.6
- Active Learning4.1
- Judgment and Decision Making3.9
What the work is
Administer collections, such as artwork, collectibles, historic items, or scientific specimens of museums or other institutions. May conduct instructional, research, or public service activities of institution.
- Develop and maintain an institution's registration, cataloging, and basic record-keeping systems, using computer databases.
- Provide information from the institution's holdings to other curators and to the public.
- Inspect premises to assess the need for repairs and to ensure that climate and pest control issues are addressed.
- Train and supervise curatorial, fiscal, technical, research, and clerical staff, as well as volunteers or interns.
- Negotiate and authorize purchase, sale, exchange, or loan of collections.
- Plan and conduct special research projects in area of interest or expertise.
Education people in this job have
Share of workers by highest education, from O*NET surveys. It shows what others did, not what you must do.
- Some college3%
- Associate degree1%
- Bachelor's degree14%
- Master's degree44%
- Doctoral or professional37%
Job zone 5, extensive preparation: A graduate or professional degree, usually after a bachelor's.
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