Archivists

Also called: Archivist, Records Manager, Registrar

Career Cluster: Education & Training
What they do:
Appraise, edit, and direct safekeeping of permanent records and historically valuable documents. Participate in research activities based on archival materials.
On the job, you would:
  • Organize archival records and develop classification systems to facilitate access to archival materials.
  • Provide reference services and assistance for users needing archival materials.
  • Prepare archival records, such as document descriptions, to allow easy access to information.
KNOWLEDGE

Engineering and Technology
  • computers and electronics
Arts and Humanities
  • history and archeology
  • English language
Education and Training
  • teaching and course design
Business
  • customer service
  • management
SKILLS

Basic Skills
  • reading work related information
  • listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
Problem Solving
  • noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
ABILITIES

Ideas and Logic
  • group things in different ways
  • order or arrange things
Verbal
  • read and understand what is written
  • communicate by speaking
PERSONALITY

People interested in this work like activities that include data, detail, and regular routines.

They do well at jobs that need:
  • Attention to Detail
  • Integrity
  • Cooperation
  • Dependability
  • Analytical Thinking
  • Initiative
TECHNOLOGY

You might use software like this on the job:

Presentation software
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
Data base user interface and query software
  • FileMaker Pro
  • Microsoft Access
Graphics or photo imaging software
  • Adobe Creative Cloud software
  • Adobe Illustrator
EDUCATION


master's degree usually needed SEARCH ALL PROGRAMS & MAJORS SEARCH COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES
JOB OUTLOOK

New job opportunities are likely in the future.

Salary:
High: $104,780.00
Median: $61,570.00
Low: $39,330.00
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