Curators

Also called: Collections Curator, Collections Manager, Curator

Career Cluster: Education & Training
What they do:
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.
On the job, you would:
  • Plan and organize the acquisition, storage, and exhibition of collections and related materials, including the selection of exhibition themes and designs, and develop or install exhibit materials.
  • Develop and maintain an institution's registration, cataloging, and basic record-keeping systems, using computer databases.
  • Plan and conduct special research projects in area of interest or expertise.
KNOWLEDGE

Math and Science
  • sociology and anthropology
  • geography
Communications
  • multimedia
Arts and Humanities
  • English language
  • history and archeology
Business
  • management
  • administrative services
SKILLS

Basic Skills
  • reading work related information
  • talking to others
People and Technology Systems
  • thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one
  • figuring out how a system should work and how changes in the future will affect it
Problem Solving
  • noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
ABILITIES

Ideas and Logic
  • use rules to solve problems
  • group things in different ways
Verbal
  • communicate by speaking
  • listen and understand what people say
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
  • Initiative
  • Integrity
  • Dependability
  • Cooperation
  • Leadership
TECHNOLOGY

You might use software like this on the job:

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


master's degree or doctoral degree
usually needed
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JOB OUTLOOK


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Salary:
High: $105,520.00
Median: $61,770.00
Low: $37,110.00
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