June 16, 2010

Museum occupations: skills on exhibit

Median annual wages of selected museum occupations, private industry(1), May 2009
Occupation	Median annual wage
Curators	$43,990
Archivists	$39,830
Set and exhibit designers	$39,350
Instructional coordinators	$36,270
Museum technicians and conservators	$34,500
Self-enrichment education teachers	$32,790
Maintenance and repair workers, general	$30,440
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	$25,730
Security guards	$24,910
Footnotes: (1) Data are for occupations in museums, historical sites, and similar institutions.

These data featured in the TED article, Museum occupations: skills on exhibit.

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