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 $54,161 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Archivists, curators, & museum technicians by wage are Interior designers, Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters, and Supervisors of transportation & material moving 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 District of Columbia (Central) PUMA, DC, Bedford-Stuyvesant PUMA, NY, and Allston, Brighton & Fenway PUMA, MA. The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Archivists, curators, & museum technicians are Bedford-Stuyvesant PUMA, NY, District of Columbia (Central) PUMA, DC, and Allston, Brighton & Fenway PUMA, MA.