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Where a museum scientist can go next

5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role a museum scientist already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.

Museum scientists perform and/or manage the curatorial, preparatory and clerical work in general museums, botanical gardens, art galleries, fine arts related collections, aquariums or similar areas. They manage the collections of natural, historical and anthropological material that is educational, scientific or aesthetic in purpose.

Also known as conservationist scientist, museum researcher, museum administrator.

Professionals 55 skills on file 5 career moves 5 above 60% overlap Closest: religion scientific researcher, 69%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
religion scientific researcher 69% covered thanatology researcher 64% covered philosopher 64% covered cosmetic chemist 62% covered palaeontologist 62% covered museum scientist You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from museum scientist, each one a link to that move’s record. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role a museum scientist already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.
Table 1

Table 1 · Within reach

Table 2

Table 2 · What the job itself asks for

A museum scientist needs 46 required skills and areas of knowledge. These 10 are the ones fewest other jobs share, so they say the most about the work.

Required skill Area
  • prepare exhibition programs communication, collaboration and creativity
  • select loan objects communication, collaboration and creativity
  • supervise special visitors assisting and caring
  • advise on acquisitions communication, collaboration and creativity
  • museology social sciences, journalism and information
  • maintain catalogue collection information skills
  • maintain museum records information skills
  • supervise projects for the conservation of heritage buildings management skills
  • monitor museum environment information skills
  • collection management software social sciences, journalism and information
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Museum scientist is filed under Professionals, ISCO major group 2. The full index lists all ten groups.

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How these figures were compiled

Overlap is how much of the target role is already part of a museum scientist’s work. It is directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. Every entry above opens the full comparison for that move: what carries over, what is missing, and where to start. The full method.