Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions: NAICS 712

About the Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions subsector

The museums, historical sites, and similar institutions subsector is part of the arts, entertainment, and recreation sector.

The museums, historical sites, and similar institutions subsector consists of a single industry group, Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions: NAICS 7121.

Workforce Statistics

This section provides information relating to employment in museums, historical sites, and similar institutions. These data are obtained from employer or establishment surveys. The following tables present an overview of the industry including the number of jobs, mass layoffs, data for occupations common to the industry, and projections of occupational employment change.

Employment and Layoffs

Data series	Back data	Jun. 2008	Jul. 2008	Aug. 2008	Sep. 2008
Employment (in thousands)
Employment, all employees (seasonally adjusted)		132.7	132.1	(P) 131.9	(P) 130.8
Employment, nonsupervisory workers		117.7	121.5	(P) 116.8
Layoffs
Mass layoff events		-	(1) -	-
Initial claimants for unemployment benefits		-	(1) -	-
Footnotes (1) Data do not meet BLS or state agency disclosure standards. (P) Preliminary

(Source: Current Employment Statistics, Mass Layoff Statistics)

Extended Mass Layoffs

Data series	Back data	3rd quarter 2007	4th quarter 2007	1st quarter 2008	2nd quarter 2008
Extended mass layoff events		-	(1) -	(P) 3	(P) -
Separations		-	(1) -	(P) 376	(P) -
Initial claimants		-	(1) -	(P) 392	(P) -
Footnotes (1) Data do not meet BLS or state agency disclosure standards. (P) Preliminary

(Source: Mass Layoff Statistics)

Employment by Occupation

Data series	Employment, 2007
Curators	5,660
Museum technicians and conservators	4,050
Nonfarm animal caretakers	4,830
Public relations specialists	1,770
Tour guides and escorts	11,110

(Source: Occupational Employment Statistics)

Projections

For projected (future) employment estimates, see the National Employment Matrix, which includes employment estimates by industry and occupation for museums, historical sites, and similar institutions.

(Source: Office of Occupational Statistics and Employment Projections)

Earnings and Hours

This section presents data on employee earnings and weekly hours. The latest industry averages of hourly earnings and weekly hours for production or nonsupervisory employees are shown. In addition, recent hourly and annual earnings are shown for occupations commonly found in museums, historical sites, and similar institutions.

Earnings and Hours of Production Workers

Data series	Back data	May 2008	Jun. 2008	Jul. 2008	Aug. 2008
Average hourly earnings		$14.82	$14.54	$14.02	(P) $14.51
Average weekly hours		26.8	27.7	27.8	(P) 27.8
Footnotes (P) Preliminary

(Source: Current Employment Statistics)

Earnings by Occupation

Data series	Wages, 2007
	Hourly		Annual
	Median	Mean	Median	Mean
Curators	$20.26	$22.62	$42,130	$47,050
Museum technicians and conservators	$15.83	$17.13	$32,930	$35,630
Nonfarm animal caretakers	$11.02	$12.44	$22,930	$25,880
Public relations specialists	$19.63	$21.26	$40,830	$44,220
Tour guides and escorts	$9.14	$10.01	$19,010	$20,830

(Source: Occupational Employment Statistics)

Work-related Fatalities, Injuries, and Illnesses

This section presents data for the industry on the number of workplace fatalities and the rates of workplace injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers in museums, historical sites, and similar institutions. An injury or illness is considered to be work-related if an event or exposure in the work environment either caused or contributed to the resulting condition or significantly aggravated a pre-existing condition.

Data series	2004	2005	2006	2007
Fatalities
Number of fatalities	8	15	8	(P) 12
Rate of injury and illness cases per 100 full-time workers
Total recordable cases	5.2	5.2	5.3
Cases involving days away from work, job restriction, or transfer	2.5	2.0	2.4
Cases involving days away from work	1.6	1.2	1.5
Cases involving days of job transfer or restriction	1.0	0.8	0.9
Footnotes (P) Preliminary

(Source: Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities)

Workplace Trends

This section presents data on the number of establishments in museums, historical sites, and similar institutions.

Establishments

Data series	Back data	1st quarter 2007	2nd quarter 2007	3rd quarter 2007	4th quarter 2007
Number of establishments
Private industry		(P) 5,456	(P) 5,466	(P) 5,512	(P) 5,505
Local government		(P) 678	(P) 680	(P) 687	(P) 687
State government		(P) 784	(P) 790	(P) 794	(P) 791
Federal government		(P) 582	(P) 588	(P) 595	(P) 596
Footnotes (P) Preliminary

(Source: Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages)

Other BLS Resources

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Data extracted on: October 08, 2008