Activities | Oversee health and medical science museum collections and historical sites; acquire items through purchases, gifts, field exploration, and intermuseum exchanges; conduct research, and design and prepare exhibits. |
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Outlook | Average job growth |
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Median Income | $46,300 per year in 2006 |
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Work Context & Conditions | The working conditions of archivists and curators vary. Some spend most of their time working with the public, providing reference assistance and educational services. Others perform research or process records, which often means working alone or in offices with only a few people. |
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Minimum Education Requirements | Master's Degree
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Skills | Social Perceptiveness, Learning Strategies, Monitoring, Management of Personnel Resources, Critical Thinking, Instructing, Active Listening, Writing, Time Management, Active Learning, Judgment and Decision Making, Coordination, Reading Comprehension, Speaking |
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Abilities | Category Flexibility, Speech Recognition, Deductive Reasoning, Near Vision, Speech Clarity, Information Ordering, Inductive Reasoning, Written Expression, Oral Comprehension |
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Interviews | Manon Parry |
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