Exhibit technician vs museum registrar

The differences between exhibit technicians and museum registrars can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both an exhibit technician and a museum registrar. Additionally, a museum registrar has an average salary of $43,424, which is higher than the $34,387 average annual salary of an exhibit technician.

The top three skills for an exhibit technician include exhibit design, prototyping and exhibit maintenance. The most important skills for a museum registrar are condition reports, fine arts, and computer database.

Exhibit technician vs museum registrar overview

	Exhibit Technician	Museum Registrar
Yearly salary	$34,387	$43,424
Hourly rate	$16.53	$20.88
Growth rate	12%	12%
Number of jobs	5,760	2,842
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 67%	Bachelor's Degree, 67%
Average age	44	44
Years of experience	4	4

Exhibit technician vs museum registrar salary

Exhibit technicians and museum registrars have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Exhibit Technician	Museum Registrar
Average salary	$34,387	$43,424
Salary range	Between $18,000 And $63,000	Between $23,000 And $80,000
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Differences between exhibit technician and museum registrar education

There are a few differences between an exhibit technician and a museum registrar in terms of educational background:

	Exhibit Technician	Museum Registrar
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 67%	Bachelor's Degree, 67%
Most common major	Fine Arts	Fine Arts
Most common college	Harvard University	Harvard University

Exhibit technician vs museum registrar demographics

Here are the differences between exhibit technicians' and museum registrars' demographics:

	Exhibit Technician	Museum Registrar
Average age	44	44
Gender ratio	Male, 80.1% Female, 19.9%	Male, 32.1% Female, 67.9%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 5.1% Unknown, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 7.1% Asian, 4.9% White, 77.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.2%	Black or African American, 4.2% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 5.2% Asian, 3.5% White, 81.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.2%
LGBT Percentage	13%	13%

Differences between exhibit technician and museum registrar duties and responsibilities

Exhibit technician example responsibilities.

Manage paperwork associate with HVAC procedures.
Diagnose, troubleshoot and repair systemic problems, commission new turbines, evaluate readiness for operations.
Perform archeological field excavations and laboratory analysis.

Museum registrar example responsibilities.

Manage FoxPro database of historical and archaeological collections locate at state parks throughout Florida.
Train, mentor and supervise museum volunteers and interns, providing example-base leadership to facilitate knowledgeable and customer-service orient staff.
Create and present educational PowerPoint oral presentations.

Exhibit technician vs museum registrar skills

Common exhibit technician skills

Exhibit Design, 21%
Prototyping, 17%
Exhibit Maintenance, 13%
Interactive Exhibits, 13%
Exhibit Components, 10%
Museum Exhibits, 9%

Common museum registrar skills

Condition Reports, 28%
Fine Arts, 25%
Computer Database, 20%
Cataloging, 14%
Permanent Collection, 12%

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