The tasks · Museum Technicians and ConservatorsSOC 25-4013.00
Database entry and collections documentationWhat can do this →
88% · agentMostly automatable
Photography and visual documentationWhat can do this →
85% · agentMostly automatable
Research and preservation method developmentWhat can do this →
82% · agentMostly automatable
Conservation reports and treatment documentationWhat can do this →
80% · agentMostly automatable
Classification and registration of artifactsWhat can do this →
78% · agentMostly automatable
Physical artifact repair and restorationWhat can do this →
18% · you keepBarely automatable
The team5 agents · 5 need no setup
Collections database agent
Microsoft Excel · Microsoft Office software · PastPerfect Software PastPerfect
● No integration needed
Documentation photography agent
Adobe Photoshop · Adobe Creative Cloud software · Docs
● No integration needed
Conservation research agent
Web · Search · Microsoft Word
● No integration needed
Artifact classification agent
Microsoft Excel · Gallery Systems EmbARK · Docs
● No integration needed
Conservation reporting agent
Microsoft Word · Adobe Acrobat · Microsoft Excel
● No integration needed
You keep this
Approve final conservation and restoration treatmentsPhysically handle, repair, and restore artifactsDirect and supervise staff in artifact handling and careLead in-person tours and educational programs
Automatability scores estimate how much of a task an agent can reliably do today, grounded in O*NET task data. They are not predictions of job loss.
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The most automatable work in this job, and the one tool we would use for each. Every task has a page of its own with the reasoning and every occupation that does it.
