Education
Curators
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.
Median salary
$61,770
Typical range
$37k – $106k
Job outlook
+7% (faster than average)
AI exposure
Plan a path to Curators
Education
Typical entry: Master's degree
Plan my path to this →Typical progression
Junior Curators
Entry / Junior
$37,110
~2 yrs to advance
Curators
Established
$61,770
~3 yrs to advance
Senior Curators
Senior
$83,645
Key skills
A typical day
- •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.
- •Provide information from the institution's holdings to other curators and to the public.
- •Negotiate and authorize purchase, sale, exchange, or loan of collections.
Fields of study
Any field
Top colleges for Education
Explore all- University of Michigan18% admit · $87,000 grad pay
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill19% admit · $73,000 grad pay
- University of Wisconsin–Madison49% admit · $72,000 grad pay
- Vanderbilt University7% admit · $88,000 grad pay
- University of Virginia19% admit · $85,000 grad pay
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