Job Family: 25-0000 Education, Training and Library

Job Family: 25-0000 Education, Training and Library Occupational Group: 25-4010 Librarians, Curators and Archivists OCCUPATION PROFILE

JOB FAMILY: EDUCATION, TRAINING AND LIBRARY

OCCUPATIONAL GROUP: LIBRARIANS, CURATORS AND ARCHIVISTS

OCCUPATION: MUSEUM TECHNICIANS AND CONSERVATORS 25-4013

BROADBAND LEVELS: Level 1 – Pay Band 002 Level 2 – Pay Band 007 Level 3 – Pay Band 008

DESCRIPTION

This is work documenting, cataloging, and preparing specimens, such as fossils, skeletal parts, objects such as lace, and textiles, and works of art for museum collection and exhibits. Incumbents may conserve or restore documents and objects or install, arrange, and exhibit materials or assist with the preparation of collections for transportation and shipping.

Some positions in this occupation may be responsible for coordinating work and supervising employees.

EXAMPLES OF WORK

Supervises employees by assigning work, reviewing progress and assessing performance.

Preserves or directs preservation of objects, using plaster, resin, sealants, hardeners, and shellac.

Repairs and restores surfaces of artifacts to original appearance and to prevent deterioration, according to accepted procedures.

Evaluates need for repair and determines safest and most effective method of treating surface of object.

Cleans objects, such as paper, textiles, wood, metal, glass, rock, pottery, and furniture, using cleansers, solvents, soap solutions, and polishes.

Constructs skeletal mounts of fossils, replicas of archaeological artifacts, or duplicate specimens, using variety of materials and hand tools.

of 5 Job Family: 25-0000 Education, Training and Library Occupational Group: 25-4010 Librarians, Curators and Archivists

Repairs or reassembles broken objects, using glue, solder, hand tools, power tools, and small machines.

Studies descriptive information on object or conducts standard chemical and physical tests to determine age, composition, and original appearance.

Designs and fabricates missing or broken parts.

Cuts and welds metal sections in reconstruction or renovation of exterior structural sections and accessories of exhibits.

Recommends preservation measures, such as control of temperature, humidity, and exposure to light, to curatorial and building maintenance staff.

Installs, arranges, assembles, and prepares artifacts for exhibition.

Plans and conducts research to develop and improve methods of restoring and preserving specimens.

Prepares reports of activities and documents methods of preservation and repair.

Notifies superior when restoration of artifact requires outside experts.

Directs curatorial and technical staff in handling, mounting, care, and storage of art objects.

Estimates cost of restoration work.

Builds, repairs, and installs wooden steps, scaffolds, and walkways to gain access to or permit improved view of exhibited equipment.

Catalogs and prepares descriptions and condition reports for collections objects and loaned material.

Photographs objects for documentation purposes.

Maintains paper and photographic documents and computer records on collections.

EXAMPLES OF JOB CHARACTERISTICS

Handling and Moving Objects Using one's own hands and arms in handling, installing, forming, positioning, and moving materials, or in manipulating things, including the use of keyboards.

of 5 Job Family: 25-0000 Education, Training and Library Occupational Group: 25-4010 Librarians, Curators and Archivists Getting Information Needed to Do the Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining Job information from all relevant sources.

Making Decisions and Solving Combining, evaluating, and reasoning with Problems information and data to make decisions and solve problems. These processes involve making decisions about the relative importance of information and choosing the best solution. Communicating With Other Workers Providing information to supervisors, fellow workers, and subordinates. This information can be exchanged face-to-face, in writing, or via telephone/electronic transfer.

Implementing Ideas, Programs, Etc. Conducting or carrying out work procedures and activities in accord with one's own ideas or information provided through directions/instructions for purposes of installing, modifying, preparing, delivering, constructing, integrating, finishing, or completing programs, systems, structures, or products. Analyzing Data or Information Identifying underlying principles, reasons, or facts by breaking down information or data into separate parts.

Judging Qualities of Things, Services, Making judgments about or assessing the and/or People value, importance, or quality of things or people.

Updating and Using Job-Relevant Keeping up-to-date technically and knowing Knowledge one's own jobs' and related jobs' functions.

Processing Information Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, verifying, or processing information or data.

Estimating Needed Characteristics Estimating the characteristics of materials, products, events, or information: Estimating sizes, distances, and quantities, or determining time, costs, resources, or materials needed to perform a work activity.

of 5 Job Family: 25-0000 Education, Training and Library Occupational Group: 25-4010 Librarians, Curators and Archivists Documenting/Recording Information Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in either written form or by electronic/magnetic recording.

EXAMPLES OF KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

Product Inspection Inspecting and evaluating the quality of products

Judgment and Decision Making Weighing the relative costs and benefits of a potential action

Equipment Selection Determining the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job

Information Gathering Knowing how to find information and identifying essential information

Writing Communicating effectively with others in writing as indicated by the needs of the audience

Reading Comprehension Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents

Speaking Talking to others to effectively convey information

Repairing Repairing machines or systems using the needed tools

Installation Installing equipment, machines, wiring, or programs to meet specifications

Operations Analysis Analyzing needs and product requirements to create a design

Coordination Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions

Management of Personnel Resources Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job

Management of Material Resources Obtaining and seeing to the appropriate use

of 5 Job Family: 25-0000 Education, Training and Library Occupational Group: 25-4010 Librarians, Curators and Archivists of equipment, facilities, and materials needed to do certain work

History and Archeology Knowledge of past historical events and their causes, indicators, and impact on particular civilizations and cultures

Clerical Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems

LICENSURE, CERTIFICATION OR REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS

EFFECTIVE: 7/01/2002