Museum technician vs museum registrar

The differences between museum 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 a museum technician and a museum registrar. Additionally, a museum registrar has an average salary of $43,424, which is higher than the $40,953 average annual salary of a museum technician.

The top three skills for a museum technician include collections database, museum collection and artifact. The most important skills for a museum registrar are condition reports, fine arts, and computer database.

Museum technician vs museum registrar overview

	Museum Technician	Museum Registrar
Yearly salary	$40,953	$43,424
Hourly rate	$19.69	$20.88
Growth rate	12%	12%
Number of jobs	5,697	2,842
Job satisfaction	3	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 72%	Bachelor's Degree, 67%
Average age	44	44
Years of experience	4	4

Museum technician vs museum registrar salary

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

	Museum Technician	Museum Registrar
Average salary	$40,953	$43,424
Salary range	Between $24,000 And $67,000	Between $23,000 And $80,000
Highest paying City	Washington, DC	-
Highest paying state	Delaware	-
Best paying company	Smithsonian Institution	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between museum technician and museum registrar education

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

	Museum Technician	Museum Registrar
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 72%	Bachelor's Degree, 67%
Most common major	History	Fine Arts
Most common college	Harvard University	Harvard University

Museum technician vs museum registrar demographics

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

	Museum Technician	Museum Registrar
Average age	44	44
Gender ratio	Male, 39.0% Female, 61.0%	Male, 32.1% Female, 67.9%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 5.3% Unknown, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 7.4% Asian, 5.2% White, 76.7% 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 museum technician and museum registrar duties and responsibilities

Museum technician example responsibilities.

Assist with planning, designing, and prototyping new exhibits.
Prepare daily animal diets and perform cleaning duties to USDA and AZA standards.
Perform an array of prototyping, fabrication, assembly, integration, and installation of exhibits.
Organize and catalog anthropology, mineral science and paleobiology collections.
Create and run excel macros on ceramic artifacts providing statistical analysis data.
Create and run excel macros on ceramic artifacts providing statistical analysis data.

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.

Museum technician vs museum registrar skills

Common museum technician skills

Collections Database, 11%
Museum Collection, 11%
Artifact, 11%
NPS, 9%
Pest Management, 8%
Cataloging, 8%

Common museum registrar skills

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

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