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Museum Technician

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Museum technicians do practical work setting up exhibitions and displays. They also pack, unpack and prepare objects for transporting.

The Work

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Pay

The figures below are only a guide. Actual pay rates vary, depending on:

Starting salaries for museum technicians with appropriate qualifications range from about £16,000 to £19,000 a year. For senior positions this could rise to around £26,000 a year.

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Job Outlook Scotland

Employment

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Job Outlook Scotland and UK

  Scotland
2026
6566
3.7 %
RISE
2031
6806
  United Kingdom
2026
68850
1.9 %
RISE
2031
70164

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Training

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More Information

According to the Museums Galleries Scotland website, there are over 400 museums and galleries in Scotland. They vary in size from the National Museum of Scotland, with many employees, to small local museums and galleries.

The Creative and Cultural Skills website has a careers section called Creative Choices which covers careers information, jobs and opportunities in the heritage and culture sector, including archive work.

Contacts

The following organisations may be able to provide further information.

Historic Environment Scotland (HES)
Tel: 0131 668 8600
Website: http://www.historicenvironment.scot
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/historicenvscotland

Historic Environment Scotland is the new lead public body for the country's historic environment. It brings together Historic Scotland and the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historic Monumnents of Scotland.

Institute of Conservation (ICON)
Tel: 020 3142 6799
E-mail: admin@icon.org.uk
Website: http://www.icon.org.uk
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Institute-of-Conservation/367081813346500

Museum Jobs: cultural sector recruitment
Website: http://www.museumjobs.com

Museums Galleries Scotland
Tel: 0131 550 4100
E-mail: admin@museumsgalleriesscotland.org.uk
Website: http://www.museumsgalleriesscotland.org.uk/
X: @MuseumsGalScot

National Trust for Scotland (NTS)
Tel: 0131 385 7490
Website: http://www.nts.org.uk
X: @N_T_S
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NationalTrustforScotland

Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS)
Tel: 0131 662 1456
Website: http://www.rcahms.gov.uk

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