H1B Visa Data for Museums: Top Employers, Top Jobs and Employees Trends

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Museums (NAICS code 71211) has an average growth rate of -0.64% as an H1B industry with 267 employees hired as of 2025

Top Museums Employers

Company	Employees	Average Wage
The Metropolitan Museum Of Art	45	$77,032
Metropolitan Museum Of Art	25	$49,123
The Art Institute Of Chicago	25	$57,520
The J. Paul Getty Trust	13	$73,537
The Frick Collection	7	$84,077
Bishop Museum	6	$43,936
American Chinese Museum Foundation Inc.	5	$50,111
Smithsonian Institution	5	$80,305
The Brooklyn Institute Of Arts And Sciences	5	$88,400
Asian Art Museum Foundation Of San Francisco	3	$49,969

Top Museums Jobs

Job Title	Number of Jobs	Average Wage
Curators	87	$62,689
Museum Technicians And Conservators	54	$58,825
Public Relations Specialists	13	$54,790
Graphic Designers	7	$49,636
Education, Training, And Library Workers, All Other	5	$27,826
Historians	4	$58,412
Chief Executives	3	$252,859
Art Directors	3	$92,484
Set And Exhibit Designers	3	$42,508
Athletic Trainers	3	$26,870

Employees Over Time vs Average Salary Over Time

The Museums industry has been in the H1B Visa program since 2011 where 26 employees were hired. They peaked in 2024 with 30 employees, and have since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 8 in 2025.

The Museums industry has been in the H1B Visa program since 2011 where the average salary was $53,241. The industry peaked in 2025 with an average salary of $95,664, and the recent trend shows the average salary on an incline.