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Career: Museum Technicians and Conservators

Job Description

Prepare specimens, such as fossils, skeletal parts, lace, and textiles, for museum collection and exhibits. May restore documents or install, arrange, and exhibit materials.


Job Tasks

Importance %age

Task Description
93
Determine whether objects need repair and choose the safest and most effective method of repair.
90
Prepare artifacts for storage and shipping.
89
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.
87
Clean objects, such as paper, textiles, wood, metal, glass, rock, pottery, and furniture, using cleansers, solvents, soap solutions, and polishes.
86
Photograph objects for documentation.
78
Supervise and work with volunteers.
75
Coordinate exhibit installations, assisting with design, constructing displays, dioramas, display cases, and models, and ensuring the availability of necessary materials.
69
Perform tests and examinations to establish storage and conservation requirements, policies, and procedures.
68
Notify superior when restoration of artifacts requires outside experts.
68
Lead tours and teach educational courses to students and the general public.
67
Direct and supervise curatorial, technical, and student staff in the handling, mounting, care, and storage of art objects.
67
Specialize in particular materials or types of object, such as documents and books, paintings, decorative arts, textiles, metals, or architectural materials.
67
Recommend preservation procedures, such as control of temperature and humidity, to curatorial and building staff.
66
Plan and conduct research to develop and improve methods of restoring and preserving specimens.
64
Perform on-site field work which may involve interviewing people, inspecting and identifying artifacts, note-taking, viewing sites and collections, and repainting exhibition spaces.
63
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.
59
Repair, restore and reassemble artifacts, designing and fabricating missing or broken parts, to restore them to their original appearance and prevent deterioration.
57
Deliver artwork on courier trips.
48
Prepare reports on the operation of conservation laboratories, documenting the condition of artifacts, treatment options, and the methods of preservation and repair used.
39
Estimate cost of restoration work.
38
Preserve or direct preservation of objects, using plaster, resin, sealants, hardeners, and shellac.
37
Classify and assign registration numbers to artifacts, and supervise inventory control.
18
Construct skeletal mounts of fossils, replicas of archaeological artifacts, or duplicate specimens, using a variety of materials and hand tools.
17
Build, repair, and install wooden steps, scaffolds, and walkways to gain access to or permit improved view of exhibited equipment.
15
Cut and weld metal sections in reconstruction or renovation of exterior structural sections and accessories of exhibits.

Work Activities

Importance %age

Activity Description
78
Handling and Moving Objects
  • Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things.
    		•
    72
    		Thinking Creatively
  • Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions.
    		•
    69
    		Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
  • Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.
    		•
    66
    		Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
  • Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.
    		•
    65
    		Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
  • Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
    		•
    65
    		Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
  • Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.
    		•
    63
    		Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People
  • Assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people.
    		•
    63
    		Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
  • Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems.
    		•
    61
    		Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
  • Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.
    		•
    61
    		Documenting/Recording Information
  • Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form.
    		•
    60
    		Getting Information
  • Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
    		•
    57
    		Processing Information
  • Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data.
    		•
    57
    		Communicating with Persons Outside Organization
  • Communicating with people outside the organization, representing the organization to customers, the public, government, and other external sources. This information can be exchanged in person, in writing, or by telephone or e-mail.
    		•
    57
    		Making Decisions and Solving Problems
  • Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
    		•
    53
    		Performing General Physical Activities
  • Performing physical activities that require considerable use of your arms and legs and moving your whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling of materials.
    		•
    53
    		Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material
  • Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects.
    		•
    51
    		Analyzing Data or Information
  • Identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts.
    		•
    50
    		Interacting With Computers
  • Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information.
    		•
    49
    		Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others
  • Getting members of a group to work together to accomplish tasks.
    		•
    47
    		Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
  • Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards.
    		•
    47
    		Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information
  • Estimating sizes, distances, and quantities; or determining time, costs, resources, or materials needed to perform a work activity.
    		•
    47
    		Controlling Machines and Processes
  • Using either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes (not including computers or vehicles).
    		•
    46
    		Developing Objectives and Strategies
  • Establishing long-range objectives and specifying the strategies and actions to achieve them.
    		•
    44
    		Monitoring and Controlling Resources
  • Monitoring and controlling resources and overseeing the spending of money.
    		•
    43
    		Scheduling Work and Activities
  • Scheduling events, programs, and activities, as well as the work of others.
    		•
    41
    		Performing Administrative Activities
  • Performing day-to-day administrative tasks such as maintaining information files and processing paperwork.
    		•
    40
    		Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others
  • Translating or explaining what information means and how it can be used.
    		•
    40
    		Provide Consultation and Advice to Others
  • Providing guidance and expert advice to management or other groups on technical, systems-, or process-related topics.
    		•
    36
    		Training and Teaching Others
  • Identifying the educational needs of others, developing formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others.
    		•
    35
    		Coaching and Developing Others
  • Identifying the developmental needs of others and coaching, mentoring, or otherwise helping others to improve their knowledge or skills.
    		•
    33
    		Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
  • Performing for people or dealing directly with the public. This includes serving customers in restaurants and stores, and receiving clients or guests.
    		•
    30
    		Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates
  • Providing guidance and direction to subordinates, including setting performance standards and monitoring performance.
    		•
    30
    		Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment
  • Providing documentation, detailed instructions, drawings, or specifications to tell others about how devices, parts, equipment, or structures are to be fabricated, constructed, assembled, modified, maintained, or used.
    		•
    27
    		Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment
  • Servicing, repairing, calibrating, regulating, fine-tuning, or testing machines, devices, and equipment that operate primarily on the basis of electrical or electronic (not mechanical) principles.
    		•
    25
    		Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
  • Servicing, repairing, adjusting, and testing machines, devices, moving parts, and equipment that operate primarily on the basis of mechanical (not electronic) principles.
    		•
    25
    		Developing and Building Teams
  • Encouraging and building mutual trust, respect, and cooperation among team members.
    		•
    24
    		Selling or Influencing Others
  • Convincing others to buy merchandise/goods or to otherwise change their minds or actions.
    		•
    21
    		Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others
  • Handling complaints, settling disputes, and resolving grievances and conflicts, or otherwise negotiating with others.
    		•
    20
    		Assisting and Caring for Others
  • Providing personal assistance, medical attention, emotional support, or other personal care to others such as coworkers, customers, or patients.
    		•
    18
    		Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
  • Running, maneuvering, navigating, or driving vehicles or mechanized equipment, such as forklifts, passenger vehicles, aircraft, or water craft.
    		•
    15
    		Staffing Organizational Units
  • Recruiting, interviewing, selecting, hiring, and promoting employees in an organization.
    		•
    
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