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 -0.84% as an H1B industry with 1,248 employees hired as of 2025

Top Museums Employers

Company	Employees	Average Wage
Smithsonian Institution	107	$71,959
The Metropolitan Museum Of Art	80	$71,914
The Museum Of Modern Art	64	$75,214
The J. Paul Getty Trust	59	$65,747
Museum Of Fine Arts, Boston	25	$69,727
J. Paul Getty Trust	21	$61,227
Museum Associates	17	$39,345
The Field Museum Of Natural History	16	$55,071
The Art Institute Of Chicago	15	$41,869
Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation	13	$83,170

Top Museums Jobs

Job Title	Number of Jobs	Average Wage
Curators	364	$56,396
Museum Technicians And Conservators	167	$49,967
Archivists	25	$45,629
Public Relations Specialists	25	$59,231
General And Operations Managers	23	$146,821
Zoologists And Wildlife Biologists	22	$55,189
Accountants And Auditors	17	$58,665
Graphic Designers	17	$43,492
Instructional Coordinators	16	$52,928
Historians	16	$54,712

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 13 in 2025.

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 $66,336 in 2025.