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Museum Technicians and Conservators

Restore, maintain, or prepare objects in museum collections for storage, research, or exhibit. May work with specimens such as fossils, skeletal parts, or botanicals; or artifacts, textiles, or art. May identify and record objects or install and arrange them in exhibits. Includes book or document conservators.

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Parachute skills

  1. Pay attention to details - Data (4.97)
  2. Cut, carve, chisel - Things (4.56)
  3. Control, expedite things - Things (4.56)
  4. Finish, restore, preserve - Things (4.56)
  5. Use my brain - Data (4.33)
  6. Create, innovate, invent - Data (4.29)
  7. Design, use artistic abilities, be original - Data (4.08)
  8. Study, observe - Data (4.02)
  9. Imagine - Data (3.99)
  10. Visualize, including in three dimensions - Data (3.99)
  11. Follow through, get things done - People (3.97)
  12. Interview, draw out - People (3.77)
  13. Research - Data (3.77)
  14. Use acute senses (hearing, smell, taste, sight) - Data (3.75)
  15. Communicate well, in person - People (3.75)
  16. Listen - People (3.75)
  17. Synthesize, combine parts into a whole - Data (3.62)
  18. Organize, classify - Data (3.62)
  19. Communicate well, in writing - People (3.50)
  20. Speak - People (3.50)

ONET Skills

ONET Abilities

ONET Work Styles
  1. Active Listening (3.75)
  2. Reading Comprehension (3.50)
  3. Speaking (3.50)
  1. Oral Comprehension (3.75)
  2. Oral Expression (3.75)
  3. Near Vision (3.75)
  4. Written Comprehension (3.62)
  5. Information Ordering (3.62)
  6. Written Expression (3.50)
  7. Inductive Reasoning (3.50)
  8. Speech Recognition (3.50)
  9. Speech Clarity (3.50)
  1. Attention to Detail (4.97)
  2. Integrity (4.81)
  3. Dependability (4.60)
  4. Independence (4.40)
  5. Initiative (4.38)
  6. Analytical Thinking (4.33)
  7. Innovation (4.29)
  8. Adaptability/Flexibility (4.09)
  9. Achievement/Effort (4.07)
  10. Cooperation (4.02)
  11. Persistence (3.97)
  12. Self Control (3.88)

Work Activities

Detailed Work Activities
  1. Handling and Moving Objects (4.56)
  2. Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events (4.08)
  3. Getting Information (4.02)
  4. Documenting/Recording Information (4.02)
  5. Thinking Creatively (3.99)
  6. Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge (3.77)
  7. Interacting With Computers (3.73)
  8. Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates (3.65)
  9. Making Decisions and Solving Problems (3.56)
  10. Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings (3.55)
  1. Retrieve Or Place Goods From/Into Storage (4.56)
  2. Cut Metal Or Plastic (4.56)
  3. Apply Protective Coating To Products (4.56)
  4. Polish Jewelry, Silverware Or Related Products (4.56)
  5. Package Goods For Shipment Or Storage (4.56)
  6. Identify Color Or Balance (4.08)
  7. Study Artifacts, Architectural Features, Or Structures (4.02)
  8. Use Creativity To Art Or Design Work (3.99)
  9. Decorate Using Hand Or Power Tools (3.99)
  10. Arrange Merchandise Display (3.99)
  11. Design Decorative Displays (3.99)
  12. Restore Photographs (3.99)
  13. Use Creativity In Designing Interior Spaces (3.99)
  14. Use Freight Shipping Or Storage Procedures (3.77)
  15. Use Library Or Online Internet Research Techniques (3.77)
  16. Use Interviewing Procedures (3.77)
  17. Use Knowledge Of Materials Testing Procedures (3.77)