Career opportunities:

Most work in museums, historical sites, and similar venues; in educational institutions and as librarians; or in federal, state, or local government. A graduate degree and related work experience are required for most positions; museum technicians may enter with a bachelor's degree.

Archivists, curators, and museum technicians held about 29,100 jobs in 2008. About 39 percent were employed in museums, historical sites, and similar institutions and 18 percent worked for public and private educational services. Around 30 percent of archivists, curators, and museum technicians worked in federal, state, and local government, excluding educational institutions. Most federal archivists work for the National Archives and Records Administration; others manage military archives in the U.S. Department of Defense. Most federal government curators work at the Smithsonian Institution, in the military museums of the U.S. Department of Defense, and in archaeological and other museums and historic sites managed by the U.S. Department of the Interior. All state governments have archival or historical record sections employing archivists. state and local governments also have numerous historical museums, parks, libraries, and zoos employing curators.

Study Abroad/Study Away Opportunities:

• Travel to: New York, Washington DC, London and Paris, and Tunisia
• Study Abroad in Florence, Italy; Semester in Italy or the Summer Art and Culture trip