Conservators - Employment & Outlook

The table below provides information about the number of workers in this career in various regions. It also provides information about the expected growth rate and future job openings.

Employment

Major employers:

Museums and historical sites
Federal, state, and local government agencies
Colleges and universities

Outlook

This career will grow faster than average as public interest in science, art, history, and technology increases. Budget cuts may reduce the number of available jobs.

Competition for job openings will be strong as many people are trained to do this work. Openings will occur as people leave the career. Turnover is very low in this career.

Museum Technicians and Conservators (CIS 100385)

Location	Employment	&	Growth		>>>>	Annual openings
			This occupation	All occupations
Illinois	643 Very small	&	19.1%	8.2%	>>>>	89 Very few
Champaign Area	9 Very small	&	0.0%	5.2%	>>>>	0 None
Charleston-Effingham-Centralia Area	8 Very small	&	-12.5%	2.9%	>>>>	0 None
Cook County	451 Small	&	23.1%	9.2%	>>>>	65 Very few
DeKalb-Elgin-Aurora Area	11 Very small	&	-9.1%	10.3%	>>>>	1 Very few
Du Page County	46 Very small	&	30.4%	8.8%	>>>>	7 Very few
Edwardsville Area	5 Very small	&	20.0%	12.4%	>>>>	0 None
Lake County	6 Very small	&	33.3%	11.7%	>>>>	0 None
Mt Vernon-Marion-Carbondale Area	8 Very small	&	0.0%	4.4%	>>>>	0 None
Northwest Illinois Area	8 Very small	&	0.0%	4.3%	>>>>	0 None
Peoria-Bloomington Area	17 Very small	&	-5.9%	4.5%	>>>>	2 Very few
Quincy-Macomb-Galesburg Area	10 Very small	&	10.0%	3.5%	>>>>	1 Very few
Rock Island-Moline Area	12 Very small	&	-16.7%	5.6%	>>>>	2 Very few
Rockford Area	12 Very small	&	0.0%	6.6%	>>>>	2 Very few
Springfield Area	23 Very small	&	0.0%	4.6%	>>>>	2 Very few
St Louis-Belleville Area	12 Very small	&	16.7%	0.9%	>>>>	2 Very few
Will County	7 Very small	&	0.0%	14.9%	>>>>	0 None
United States	14,400 Very small	&	11.1%	4.0%	>>>>	1,800 Very few