AI Career Radar

Museum Technicians and Conservators

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.

AI exposure25 / 100Low 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 automation5
Freedom to set tasks83
Repeating the same tasks61
$51,440Median annual wage, U.S.BLS OEWS
+3.6%Jobs, 2025 to 2035 (about average)BLS Employment Projections
56Skill durability (moderate)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
66
Critical Thinking
63
60
Monitoring
63
60
Judgment and Decision Making
63
56
Complex Problem Solving
62
56
Active Learning
62
53
Coordination
62
50
Reading Comprehension
61
75
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
60
Social Perceptiveness
60
50
Instructing
58
50
Learning Strategies
58
47
Systems Analysis
57
41
Service Orientation
56
44
Systems Evaluation
56
41
Persuasion
54
35
Mathematics
53
35
Science
52
38
Negotiation
52
35
Management of Personnel Resources
50
44
Operations Analysis
49
16
Installation
48
13
Quality Control Analysis
47
44
Management of Material Resources
47
31
Management of Financial Resources
47
22
Troubleshooting
47
16
Technology Design
47
13
Equipment Selection
47
13
Equipment Maintenance
47
13
Operations Monitoring
46
25
Repairing
46
19
Programming
45
9
Operation and Control
43
22

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.

85/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$135,880
10-yr growth
+21.1%
Skill gap
13%
Retraining
Low

Skills to build: Operations Monitoring, Monitoring, Active Learning, Service Orientation

84/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$129,180
10-yr growth
+21%
Skill gap
14%
Retraining
Low

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

84/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$72,300
10-yr growth
+21.5%
Skill gap
11%
Retraining
Low

Skills to build: Service Orientation, Social Perceptiveness, Time Management, Learning Strategies

#4Cartographers and PhotogrammetristsArchitecture & Engineering
83/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$81,390
10-yr growth
+7.4%
Skill gap
4%
Retraining
Low

Skills to build: Writing, Critical Thinking, Active Learning, Time Management

#5Physical Therapist AssistantsHealthcare Support
83/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$68,380
10-yr growth
+23%
Skill gap
11%
Retraining
Low

Skills to build: Social Perceptiveness, Persuasion, Service Orientation, Monitoring

#6AcupuncturistsHealthcare
82/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$76,040
10-yr growth
+8.6%
Skill gap
7%
Retraining
Low

Skills to build: Service Orientation, Social Perceptiveness, Critical Thinking, Judgment and Decision Making

A second source of income, before you need it

This page can tell you where Museum Technicians and Conservators 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.