Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions: NAICS 712

About the Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions subsector

The museums, historical sites, and similar institutions subsector is part of the arts, entertainment, and recreation sector.

The museums, historical sites, and similar institutions subsector consists of a single industry group, Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions: NAICS 7121.

Workforce Statistics

This section provides information relating to employment in museums, historical sites, and similar institutions. These data are obtained from employer or establishment surveys. The following tables present an overview of the industry including the number of jobs, mass layoffs, data for occupations common to the industry, and projections of occupational employment change.

Employment and Layoffs

Data series	Back data	Oct. 2011	Nov. 2011	Dec. 2011	Jan. 2012
Employment (in thousands)
Employment, all employees (seasonally adjusted)		133.2	134.3	(P) 135.4	(P) 135.6
Employment, production and nonsupervisory employees		106.8	103.4	(P) 100.8
Layoffs
Mass layoff events		(1) -	-	(1) -
Initial claimants for unemployment benefits		(1) -	-	(1) -
Footnotes (1) Data do not meet BLS or state agency disclosure standards. (P) Preliminary

(Source: Current Employment Statistics, Mass Layoff Statistics)

Extended Mass Layoffs

Data series	Back data	4th quarter 2010	1st quarter 2011	2nd quarter 2011	3rd quarter 2011
Extended mass layoff events		(1) -	6	(P) -	(P) 3
Separations		(1) -	1,642	(P) -	(P) 214
Initial claimants		(1) -	1,287	(P) -	(P) 174
Footnotes (1) Data do not meet BLS or state agency disclosure standards. (P) Preliminary

(Source: Mass Layoff Statistics)

Employment by Occupation

Data series	Employment, 2010
Curators	5,840
Museum technicians and conservators	4,100
Nonfarm animal caretakers	4,690
Public relations specialists	1,970
Tour guides and escorts

(Source: Occupational Employment Statistics)

Projections

For projected (future) employment estimates, see the National Employment Matrix, which includes employment estimates by industry and occupation for museums, historical sites, and similar institutions.

(Source: Office of Occupational Statistics and Employment Projections)

Earnings and Hours

This section presents data on employee earnings and weekly hours. The latest industry averages of hourly earnings and weekly hours are shown. In addition, recent hourly and annual earnings are shown for occupations commonly found in museums, historical sites, and similar institutions.

Earnings and Hours of All Employees

Data series	Back data	Sep. 2011	Oct. 2011	Nov. 2011	Dec. 2011
Average hourly earnings		$20.92	$20.97	$21.47	(P) $21.76
Average weekly hours		28.2	28.7	28.4	(P) 28.6
Footnotes (P) Preliminary

(Source: Current Employment Statistics)

Earnings and Hours of Production and Nonsupervisory Employees

Data series	Back data	Sep. 2011	Oct. 2011	Nov. 2011	Dec. 2011
Average hourly earnings		$15.85	$15.92	$16.25	(P) $16.50
Average weekly hours		26.7	26.9	26.4	(P) 26.5
Footnotes (P) Preliminary

(Source: Current Employment Statistics)

Earnings by Occupation

Data series	Wages, 2010
	Hourly		Annual
	Median	Mean	Median	Mean
Curators	$21.83	$24.22	$45,400	$50,380
Museum technicians and conservators	$17.02	$18.65	$35,400	$38,800
Nonfarm animal caretakers	$11.42	$13.01	$23,760	$27,060
Public relations specialists	$21.71	$24.74	$45,150	$51,460
Tour guides and escorts

(Source: Occupational Employment Statistics)

Work-related Fatalities, Injuries, and Illnesses

This section presents data for the industry on the number of workplace fatalities and the rates of workplace injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers in museums, historical sites, and similar institutions. An injury or illness is considered to be work-related if an event or exposure in the work environment either caused or contributed to the resulting condition or significantly aggravated a pre-existing condition.

Data series	2007	2008	2009	2010
Fatalities
Number of fatalities	12	11	5	(P) 14
Rate of injury and illness cases per 100 full-time workers
Total recordable cases	4.8	4.7	4.5	4.7
Cases involving days away from work, job restriction, or transfer	2.0	2.3	2.4	2.4
Cases involving days away from work	1.1	1.2	1.4	1.4
Cases involving days of job transfer or restriction	0.9	1.1	0.9	1.0
Footnotes (P) Preliminary

(Source: Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities)

Workplace Trends

This section presents data on the number of establishments in museums, historical sites, and similar institutions.

Establishments

Data series	Back data	3rd quarter 2010	4th quarter 2010	1st quarter 2011	2nd quarter 2011
Number of establishments
Private industry		5,690	5,713	(P) 5,724	(P) 5,738
Local government		691	694	(P) 695	(P) 694
State government		753	751	(P) 752	(P) 753
Federal government		661	665	(P) 664	(P) 669
Footnotes (P) Preliminary

(Source: Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages)

Other BLS Resources

Career Guide to Industries

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Data extracted on: February 07, 2012