Education & Library

Museum Curators

SOC 25-4012

Acquire, manage, and interpret a museum's collection.

Median pay

$63k

$49k to $83k typical range

Outlook

Growing fast

2k openings / yr

Education

Master's

AI exposure

71%

modeled estimate · 79th pct in Microsoft's data

Future-proof

71/100

Key skills

Reading Comprehension
Speaking
Active Listening
Writing
Critical Thinking
Active Learning

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Pay and outlook from BLS (OEWS 2025, Employment Projections 2024-2034). Skills and work activities from O*NET 30.3. AI exposure and future-proof scores are modeled estimates. How we model AI exposure.