Students should obtain as much experience as possible by participating in summer internships and part-time jobs at museums and related institutions.
Designing exhibits is mentally challenging and can be physically demanding. Exhibit designers should be artistic, creative, and knowledgeable about preparing safe display environments that accommodate valuable and fragile objects. Those who create electronic exhibitions should have strong computer skills and be willing to constantly learn about new technology throughout their careers. Excellent communication skills are essential. Exhibit designers must be able to clearly express their ideas to both museum staff members who collaborate on exhibit projects and to visitors through the display medium.
- Acquisitions Librarians
- Anthropologists
- Archaeologists
- Architects
- Archivists
- Art Directors
- Art Teachers
- Artists
- Automotive Designers
- Book Conservators
- Campaign Workers
- Cartoonists
- Caterers
- Children's Librarians
- Comic Book Artists
- Computer and Video Game Designers
- Computer-Aided Design Drafters and Technicians
- Conservators and Conservation Technicians
- Corporate Librarians
- Costume Designers
- Cruise Ship Workers
- Database Specialists
- Digital Designers
- Drafters
- Education Directors and Museum Teachers
- Environmental Education Program Directors
- Ergonomists
- Ethnoscientists
- Event Planners
- Fabric Designers
- Farmers' Market Managers/Promoters
- Fashion Designers
- Fashion Illustrators
- Fashion Photographers
- Fashion Stylists
- Film and Television Directors
- Film and Video Librarians
- Fund-Raisers
- Furniture Designers
- Gallery Owners and Directors
- Grant Coordinators and Writers
- Graphic Designers
- Greeting Card Designers and Writers
- Historians
- Historic Preservationists
- Home Stagers
- Illustrators
- Inbound Tour Guides
- Industrial Designers
- Information Brokers
- Interior Designers and Decorators
- Jewelers and Jewelry Repairers
- Landscape Architects
- Law Librarians
- Learning Innovations Designers
- Librarians
- Library and Information Science Instructors
- Library Assistants
- Library Directors
- Library Media Specialists
- Library Technicians
- Makeup Artists
- Medical Illustrators and Photographers
- Medical Librarians
- Motion Graphics Artists
- Multimedia Artists and Animators
- Museum Attendants
- Museum Directors and Curators
- Museum Technicians
- Music Librarians
- Music Venue Owners and Managers
- National Park Service Employees
- Non-Fungible Token Artists
- Photographers
- Product Designers
- Production Designers and Art Directors
- Publicity Photographers
- Remote Health Care Engineers
- Restaurant and Food Service Managers
- Silverware Artisans and Workers
- Smart Building Systems Designers
- Software Designers
- Sports Facility Managers
- Swimming Pool Designers
- Tattoo Artists
- Taxidermists
- Tour Guides
- Video Game Art Directors
- Visual Interaction Designers
- Wedding and Party Consultants
- Zoo and Aquarium Curators and Directors
- Zookeepers
- Zoologists