50 Best Jobs for Your Personality

_______________________________________________________ Conventional Occupations: Assessors

Archivists

! Personality Code: CI

! Education/Training Required: Master’s
degree
! Annual Earnings: $43,110

! Beginning Wage: $26,330

! Earnings Growth Potential: Medium

! Growth: 14.4%

! Annual Job Openings: 795

! Self-Employed: 1.3%

! Part-Time: 18.4%

Appraise, edit, and direct safekeeping of per-

manent records and historically valuable docu-

ments. Participate in research activities based

on archival materials. Create and maintain acces-

sible, retrievable computer archives and databases,

incorporating current advances in electric informa-

tion storage technology. Organize archival records

and develop classifi cation systems to facilitate access

to archival materials. Authenticate and appraise his-

torical documents and archival materials. Provide

reference services and assistance for users needing

archival materials. Direct activities of workers who

assist in arranging, cataloguing, exhibiting, and

maintaining collections of valuable materials. Pre-

pare archival records, such as document descrip-

tions, to allow easy access to information. Preserve

records, documents, and objects, copying records to

fi l m , v i d e o t a p e , a u d i o t a p e , d i s k , o r c o m p u t e r f o r m a t s

as necessary. Establish and administer policy guide-

lines concerning public access and use of materials.

Locate new materials and direct their acquisition and

display. Research and record the origins and histor-

ical signifi cance of archival materials. Specialize in

an area of history or technology, researching topics

or items relevant to collections to determine what

should be retained or acquired. Coordinate educa-

tional and public outreach programs such as tours,

workshops, lectures, and classes. Select and edit doc-

uments for publication and display, applying knowl-

edge of subject, literary expression, and presentation

techniques.

GOE—Interest Area/Cluster: 05. Education and

Tr a i n i n g. Wo r k G r o u p : 05.05. Archival and Museum

Services. Other Jobs in " is Work Group: Audio-

Visual Collections Specialists; Curators; Museum

Technicians and Conservators.

Skills: Programming; Writing; Operations Analysis;

Reading Comprehension; Quality Control Analysis;

Persuasion; Judgment and Decision Making; Active

Listening.

Education and Training Programs: Historic Pres-

ervation and Conservation; Cultural Resource Man-

agement and Policy Analysis; Historic Preservation

and Conservation, Other; Museology/Museum Stud-

ies; Art History, Criticism and Conservation; Pub-

lic/Applied History and Archival Administration;

Historic Preservation and Conservation; Cultural

Resource Management and Policy Analysis; His-

toric Preservation and Conservation, Other; Muse-

ology/Museum Studies; Art History, Criticism and

Conservation; Public/Applied History and Archi-

val Administration; Library Science/Librarianship.

Related Knowledge/Courses: Clerical Practices;

History and Archeology; Computers and Electron-

ics; English Language; Administration and Manage-

ment; Customer and Personal Service.

Work Environment: Indoors; sitting.

Assessors

! Personality Code: CEI

! Education/Training Required: Bachelor’s

degree

! Annual Earnings: $46,130

! Beginning Wage: $25,110

! Earnings Growth Potential: High

! Growth: 16.9%

! Annual Job Openings: 6,493

! Self-Employed: 32.7%

! Part-Time: 8.4%

! e job openings listed here are shared with Appraisers,

Real Estate.

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