description
Restore, maintain, or prepare objects in museum collections for storage, research, or exhibit. May work with specimens such as fossils, skeletal parts, or botanicals; or artifacts, textiles, or art. May identify and record objects or install and arrange them in exhibits. Includes book or document conservators.
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details
Currently Employed:
570
Projected Annual Job Openings:
60
Typical Hourly Wage:
$28.48 - $44.43
Typical Annual Salary:
$59,240 - $92,410
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typical training
Typical education needed for entry:
Bachelor's degree
Typical work experience needed for a job in this occupation:
No work experience
Typical on-the-job training once you have a job in this occupation:
No on-the-job training
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typical job duties
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Install, arrange, assemble, and prepare artifacts for exhibition, ensuring the artifacts' safety, reporting their status and condition, and identifying and correcting any problems with the set up.
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Repair, restore, and reassemble artifacts, designing and fabricating missing or broken parts, to restore them to their original appearance and prevent deterioration.
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Classify and assign registration numbers to artifacts and supervise inventory control.
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Study object documentation or conduct standard chemical and physical tests to ascertain the object's age, composition, original appearance, need for treatment or restoration, and appropriate preservation method.
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Clean objects, such as paper, textiles, wood, metal, glass, rock, pottery, and furniture, using cleansers, solvents, soap solutions, and polishes.
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Determine whether objects need repair and choose the safest and most effective method of repair.
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Prepare artifacts for storage and shipping.
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Prepare reports on the operation of conservation laboratories, documenting the condition of artifacts, treatment options, and the methods of preservation and repair used.
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Enter information about museum collections into computer databases.
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Recommend preservation procedures, such as control of temperature and humidity, to curatorial and building staff.
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tools & technology
Tools:
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Adjustable widemouth pliers
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Binocular light compound microscopes
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Claw hammer
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Cold chisels
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Compressed air gun
Technology:
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Computer aided design CAD software
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Data base user interface and query software
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Desktop publishing software
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Graphics or photo imaging software
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Word processing software
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