Museum Work: Put Your Skills on Exhibit

Autor/in	Torpey, Elka Maria
Titel	Museum Work: Put Your Skills on Exhibit
Quelle	In: Occupational Outlook Quarterly, 54 (2010) 2, S.2-12 (11 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0199-4786
Schlagwörter	Museums; Exhibits; Job Skills; Occupational Surveys; Occupational Information; Tenure; Job Analysis; Skill Analysis; Institutional Characteristics; Preservation; Archives + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Museum; Museumswesen; Museen; Produktive Fertigkeit; Berufsanalyse; Berufsinformation; Amtszeit; Beschäftigungsdauer; Arbeitsanalyse; Archivwesen; Archiv
Abstract	More than 200,000 people worked in the museum industry in May 2008, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). A museum hires workers in a variety of occupations to help share its treasures with the public. BLS data also show that workers in the museum industry had a median annual wage of $27,456 in May 2008, less than the annual median of $32,390 for all U.S. workers. This article explores the dedication of the workers in the industry, revealing why people enjoy working in museums and what their career options are. The first section describes the museum industry. The second section talks about three categories of museum work: (1) collections management and care; (2) exhibit design; and (3) education. Other sections describe museum occupations and the skills, training, and experience workers need to do their jobs. A final section suggests sources for finding more information. (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	Bureau of Labor Statistics. Division of Information and Marketing Services, 2 Massachusetts Avenue NE Room 2850, Washington, DC 20212. Tel: 202-691-5200; Fax: 202-691-6235; e-mail: ooqinfo@bls.gov; Web site: http://www.bls.gov/ooq
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10