AI Career Radar

Archivists

Appraise, edit, and direct safekeeping of permanent records and historically valuable documents. Participate in research activities based on archival materials.

AI exposure40 / 100Moderate exposure

Based on O*NET work context for this occupation. This score does not predict individual job losses.

What drives the score

Automation and repetition raise exposure; freedom to set tasks lowers it. Each measure uses a 0–100 scale.

Degree of automation29
Freedom to set tasks75
Repeating the same tasks68
$64,550Median annual wage, U.S.BLS OEWS
+3.4%Jobs, 2025 to 2035 (about average)BLS Employment Projections
53Skill durability (fragile)Transferability, out of 100

How well your skills transfer

Each skill is scored on how well it transfers into occupations that are growing and less exposed. The ones high on both importance and transfer are worth deepening.

Highest transferability first

Both scores out of 100

Skills ranked by transferability. Both scores use a 0–100 scale.
SkillTransferabilityImportance in current role
Active Listening
63
72
Speaking
63
63
Critical Thinking
63
60
Judgment and Decision Making
63
53
Monitoring
63
50
Active Learning
62
60
Complex Problem Solving
62
56
Coordination
62
47
Reading Comprehension
61
78
Time Management
61
47
Show 25 more skills
Skills ranked by transferability. Both scores use a 0–100 scale.
SkillTransferabilityImportance in current role
Writing
60
72
Social Perceptiveness
60
44
Learning Strategies
58
47
Instructing
58
47
Systems Analysis
57
47
Service Orientation
56
53
Systems Evaluation
56
47
Persuasion
54
41
Mathematics
53
25
Negotiation
52
38
Science
52
22
Management of Personnel Resources
50
38
Operations Analysis
49
28
Installation
48
0
Quality Control Analysis
47
28
Management of Material Resources
47
25
Management of Financial Resources
47
22
Technology Design
47
16
Troubleshooting
47
16
Equipment Selection
47
0
Equipment Maintenance
47
0
Operations Monitoring
46
19
Repairing
46
0
Programming
45
13
Operation and Control
43
0

Compare how well you can use each skill in growing, low-exposure occupations with its importance in your current role. How we score skills.

Jobs you could move to

Compare related occupations by skill overlap, retraining effort, pay and projected growth. Choose a priority to adjust the ranking. Licensing requirements may limit some routes.

82/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$129,180
10-yr growth
+21%
Skill gap
19%
Retraining
Moderate

Skills to build: Operations Monitoring, Quality Control Analysis, Complex Problem Solving, Systems Analysis

81/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$135,880
10-yr growth
+21.1%
Skill gap
20%
Retraining
Moderate

Skills to build: Operations Monitoring, Monitoring, Judgment and Decision Making, Active Learning

79/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$97,150
10-yr growth
+6.1%
Skill gap
10%
Retraining
Low

Skills to build: Speaking, Social Perceptiveness, Coordination, Monitoring

78/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$116,580
10-yr growth
+5.1%
Skill gap
12%
Retraining
Low

Skills to build: Systems Analysis, Monitoring, Complex Problem Solving, Critical Thinking

78/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$97,870
10-yr growth
+16.6%
Skill gap
22%
Retraining
Moderate

Skills to build: Social Perceptiveness, Learning Strategies, Instructing, Monitoring

A second source of income, before you need it

This page can tell you where Archivists could go and what the move costs. The other route is not a move at all: something small of your own, running alongside the job, started while there is no pressure on it.

Where to learn the missing half: Google Career Certificates for systems analysis · active learning, LinkedIn Learning for writing · speaking, edX for mathematics · reading and PlanetNoCode for complex problem solving. Some of those are affiliate links. It never changes what we list.

Snapshot: O*NET 31.0, BLS OEWS May 2025, BLS Employment Projections 2025-2035. Scoring v2.1.0-onet-31.0. Method on the how it works page.