Occupation Atlasconservator
ESCO · http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/7556c748-15b4-4e44-97d9-00d885d4cd7d
conservator
Conservators organise and valorise works of art, buildings, books and furniture. They work in a wide range of areas such as creating and implementing new collections of art, preserving heritage buildings by applying restoration techniques as well as foreseeing the conservation of literary works, films, and valuable objects.
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Job Zone
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Zone 5: Extensive Preparation Needed
Extensive preparation. Usually a graduate degree, with extensive skill, knowledge and experience — many of these occupations expect more than five years of experience.
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Occupational interest profile
RCIRealistic · Conventional · Investigative — the three strongest interests, in order
- R Realistic5.67
- C Conventional4.58
- I Investigative3.21
- A Artistic3.14
- S Social2.64
- E Enterprising1.51
RIASEC (Holland) interests on O*NET's 0–7 scale: what the work draws on, not what any individual prefers. Hover a row for what each dimension means.
Job Zone and interest data are borrowed from Museum Technicians and Conservators (25-4013.00): in the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, a narrower O*NET occupation within this one, and the best-ranked match that has them. ESCO doesn't publish them directly.
Typically associated skills
Essential (15)
ESCO's essential and optional tags describe how its taxonomy relates a skill to this occupation. They are not the essential functions of a job under the ADA, which an employer determines for its own role.
- apply strategic thinking
- assess conservation needs
- assess museum object condition
- coordinate operational activities
- cope with challenging demands
- create collection conservation plan
- create solutions to problems
- ensure safety of exhibition
- examine conservation issues
- meet deadlines
- museum databases
- plan measures to safeguard cultural heritage
- provide conservation advice
- structure information
- use ICT resources to solve work related tasks
Optional (18)
- apply restoration techniques
- art collections
- art history
- art-historical values
- cultural history
- cultural projects
- estimate restoration costs
- estimate restoration costs of antique items
- evaluate art quality
- furniture, carpet and lighting equipment products
- historic architecture
- history
- interact with an audience
- perform project management
- present reports
- provide project information on exhibitions
- respect cultural differences in the field of exhibition
- supervise projects for the conservation of heritage buildings
O*NET equivalents
From the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, strongest match first. A broader occupation takes in this one; a narrower one is a part of it.
Closest occupations
Compare any occupation →ESCO occupations that share the most of this occupation's 15 essential skills. A plain count, not a hidden score.
exhibition curator
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art restorer
7 shared · 4 more of its ownprovide conservation advice, ensure safety of exhibition, use ICT resources to solve work related tasks, museum databases
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book restorer
7 shared · 5 more of its ownprovide conservation advice, ensure safety of exhibition, use ICT resources to solve work related tasks, museum databases
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collection manager
5 shared · 15 more of its ownassess museum object condition, create collection conservation plan, cope with challenging demands, use ICT resources to solve work related tasks
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exhibition registrar
5 shared · 16 more of its ownassess museum object condition, ensure safety of exhibition, cope with challenging demands, use ICT resources to solve work related tasks
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cultural archive manager
3 shared · 16 more of its owncreate collection conservation plan, cope with challenging demands, museum databases
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art handler
2 shared · 5 more of its ownassess museum object condition, ensure safety of exhibition
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machinery assembly coordinator
2 shared · 9 more of its owncoordinate operational activities, create solutions to problems
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