As of June 2026, Curators has an AI-exposure score of 55/100 (Elevated exposure) on the AI-Safe Careers index, blending O*NET tasks, the Anthropic Economic Index, the Penn/OpenAI study, and BLS data. This is an estimate of task exposure, not a prediction of job loss.
Curators
More exposed than 47% of the roles we track. Median pay ~US$63,420. About 1,800 projected openings a year (BLS 2024–34 — growth plus replacement).
Pay & demand figures are US medians (BLS, in USD) — your local figures will differ. Your exposure score applies broadly.
How you compare to similar Education roles
Your tasks, by AI exposure
- Develop and maintain an institution's registration, cataloging, and basic record-keeping systems, using computer databases.
- Schedule events and organize details, including refreshment, entertainment, decorations, and the collection of any fees.
- Provide information from the institution's holdings to other curators and to the public.
- Confer with the board of directors to formulate and interpret policies, to determine budget requirements, and to plan overall operations.
- Study, examine, and test acquisitions to authenticate their origin, composition, history, and to assess their current value.
- Arrange insurance coverage for objects on loan or for special exhibits and recommend changes in coverage for the entire collection.
- Establish specifications for reproductions and oversee their manufacture or select items from commercially available replica sources.
- Write and review grant proposals, journal articles, institutional reports, and publicity materials.
- Attend meetings, conventions, and civic events to promote use of institution's services, to seek financing, and to maintain community alliances.
- Negotiate and authorize purchase, sale, exchange, or loan of collections.
- Inspect premises to assess the need for repairs and to ensure that climate and pest control issues are addressed.
- Plan and organize the acquisition, storage, and exhibition of collections and related materials, including the selection of exhibition themes and designs, and develop or install exhibit materials.
- Design, organize, or conduct tours, workshops, and instructional or educational sessions to acquaint individuals with an institution's facilities and materials.
- Plan and conduct special research projects in area of interest or expertise.
- Train and supervise curatorial, fiscal, technical, research, and clerical staff, as well as volunteers or interns.
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