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

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Museums (NAICS code 712110) has an average growth rate of -0.44% as an H1B industry with 1,151 employees hired as of 2024

Top Museums Employers

Company	Employees	Average Wage
Smithsonian Institution	98	$72,602
The Metropolitan Museum Of Art	80	$71,914
The Museum Of Modern Art	57	$70,626
The J. Paul Getty Trust	45	$65,836
Museum Of Fine Arts, Boston	25	$67,336
J. Paul Getty Trust	21	$61,227
Museum Associates	17	$39,345
The Art Institute Of Chicago	15	$41,869
Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation	13	$83,170
Carnegie Museum Of Art	12	$36,956

Top Museums Jobs

Job Title	Number of Jobs	Average Wage
Curators	350	$55,669
Museum Technicians And Conservators	149	$48,524
Zoologists And Wildlife Biologists	21	$54,300
Public Relations Specialists	21	$57,068
Archivists	20	$41,972
General And Operations Managers	20	$146,504
Accountants And Auditors	16	$56,666
Graphic Designers	16	$42,654
Chief Executives	15	$178,768
Historians	15	$53,577

Employees Over Time vs Average Salary Over Time

The Museums industry has been in the H1B Visa program since 2011 where 89 employees were hired. They peaked in 2015 with 106 employees, and have since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 48 in 2023.

The Museums industry has been in the H1B Visa program since 2011 where the average salary was $53,446. The industry peaked in 2021 with an average salary of $79,171, and has since been on a decline with the most recent average salary being $70,592 in 2023.