Museum attendant vs museum assistant

The differences between museum attendants and museum assistants can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 1-2 years to become a museum attendant, becoming a museum assistant takes usually requires 2-4 years. Additionally, a museum assistant has an average salary of $40,072, which is higher than the $26,519 average annual salary of a museum attendant.

The top three skills for a museum attendant include patrol, museum visitors and customer service. The most important skills for a museum assistant are museum exhibits, front desk, and museum visitors.

Museum attendant vs museum assistant overview

	Museum Attendant	Museum Assistant
Yearly salary	$26,519	$40,072
Hourly rate	$12.75	$19.27
Growth rate	3%	12%
Number of jobs	44,619	522
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 69%	Bachelor's Degree, 77%
Average age	34	44
Years of experience	2	4

Museum attendant vs museum assistant salary

Museum attendants and museum assistants have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Museum Attendant	Museum Assistant
Average salary	$26,519	$40,072
Salary range	Between $21,000 And $32,000	Between $23,000 And $67,000
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Highest paying state	-	-
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Differences between museum attendant and museum assistant education

There are a few differences between a museum attendant and a museum assistant in terms of educational background:

	Museum Attendant	Museum Assistant
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 69%	Bachelor's Degree, 77%
Most common major	Fine Arts	Fine Arts
Most common college	Stanford University	Harvard University

Museum attendant vs museum assistant demographics

Here are the differences between museum attendants' and museum assistants' demographics:

	Museum Attendant	Museum Assistant
Average age	34	44
Gender ratio	Male, 37.5% Female, 62.5%	Male, 34.5% Female, 65.5%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 6.4% Unknown, 5.4% Hispanic or Latino, 10.2% Asian, 9.8% White, 67.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	Black or African American, 5.3% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 7.4% Asian, 5.1% White, 76.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.2%
LGBT Percentage	9%	13%

Differences between museum attendant and museum assistant duties and responsibilities

Museum attendant example responsibilities.

Manage the sculpture and ceramic studios, keeping the areas clean, safe, and organize.
Operate POS cash register to manage cash, credit, and debit card transactions for sell items.
Help children explore moreindepth concepts about the documentaries they see at the IMAX theatre.
Aid groups to the IMAX theatre and help them get seated.Set up and clean up Zanzibar rooms for lunch.
Keep records on individual pet, including daily observations and information activities perform, meals sever, and medication administer.
Create and sewn costumes for employees.

Museum assistant example responsibilities.

Aid development and implementation of NPS cataloging standards.
Participate in re-cataloging projects involving artifact research, condition assessment, and storage planning.
Assist in training fellow employees in NPS museum cataloging methodology.
Conduct back-room tours in the department of anthropology for invite visitors.
Maintain archival museum and fossil preparation records and treatment folders, transferring information to NPS archives catalog system.
Research and document descriptions about each artifact.

Museum attendant vs museum assistant skills

Common museum attendant skills

Patrol, 40%
Museum Visitors, 20%
Customer Service, 7%
Museum Events, 7%
Museum Guests, 5%
Museum Store, 5%

Common museum assistant skills

Museum Exhibits, 17%
Front Desk, 8%
Museum Visitors, 8%
Museum Events, 6%
Educational Programs, 6%
Press Releases, 4%