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Overview
Conservators organise, assess and protect works of art, books, furniture, films, valuable objects and heritage buildings, often planning preservation or restoration work.
In job descriptions, look for conservation needs, object condition, museum databases, collection plans, restoration techniques, exhibition safety, cultural heritage measures, reports and project work.
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Search jobsWhat the work can involve
Conservators work with collections, buildings and valuable objects where condition, documentation and long-term preservation matter. The setting may be a museum, heritage project, archive, exhibition or restoration assignment.
Skills and specializations
Useful strengths include assessing object condition, planning conservation measures, using museum databases, advising on restoration, protecting exhibitions, reporting findings and coordinating project work.
Salary context
Salary context depends on collection type, project responsibility, conservation method, reporting demands, heritage-building involvement, specialist material knowledge and whether the role supervises projects. This guide does not provide salary amounts.
Career paths
Career paths can move toward senior conservation, collection management, heritage-building projects, exhibition planning, conservation advice, museum project management or specialist restoration fields.
Good to know
Check whether vacancies name object types, collection databases, restoration techniques, exhibition safety, condition reports, heritage buildings and project supervision. Those details define the conservation focus.
Editorial note
This guide is editorial career context. It is not official labour-market statistics or role-specific salary data.
Where might this occupation occur?
This occupation may occur in several kinds of economic activity. Here are some examples and other occupations that may be found in the same areas.
Museum and collection activities
This is one example. Other occupations in this activity include exhibition curator, collection manager and exhibition registrar.
Explore this activityThese examples offer an overview but do not show every economic activity where the occupation may occur.
About this information
The selection is based on how occupations are connected to economic activities in ESCO and NACE. Only a few examples are shown to make the information easier to use. The occupations were selected because they are close in occupation area and important skills. The examples are not a ranking. They do not show where most people work, where demand is highest, or which occupation is best suited to a particular person.
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O*NET relationships
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O*NET relationships: 1
Museum Technicians and Conservators
25-4013.00
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NACE Rev. 2.1
Economic activities linked to this occupation.
91.21Museum and collection activities
Alternative labels
Occupation group
Archivists and curators (2621)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/7556c748-15b4-4e44-97d9-00d885d4cd7d |
|---|---|
| ESCO code | 2621.3 |
| ISCO group | 2621 |
| Concept type | Occupation |