Read Museum magazine and Aviso (both available at https://www.aam-us.org/programs/about-aam/publications) to learn more about the field.
Join the American Alliance of Museums (AAM) and the Association of Art Museum Directors to take advantage of networking opportunities, continuing education classes, and other resources.
Attend the AAM's Annual Meeting & MuseumExpo to learn about potential employers, network, and participate in continuing classes.
For job listings or to contact museums directly to learn more about job openings, visit:
- https://www.aam-us.org/programs/manage-your-career
- https://aamd.org/museum-careers/current-opportunities
- http://www.globalmuseum.org
- https://museum.jobs
Check out the AAM's Emerging Museum Professionals group (https://www.aam-us.org/programs/manage-your-career/emerging-professionals) for new museum professionals, offering career advice, networking opportunities, and other helpful resources.
- Active and Contemplative Religious Sisters and Brothers
- Adventure Travel Specialists
- Amusement Park Workers
- Anthropologists
- Arborists
- Archaeologists
- Archivists
- Artists
- Bicycle Mechanics
- Book Conservators
- Botanists
- Civil Engineers
- Conservators and Conservation Technicians
- Cruise Ship Workers
- Directors of Corporate Sponsorship
- Directors of Fund-Raising
- Directors of Volunteers
- Ecologists
- Education Directors and Museum Teachers
- Environmental Education Program Directors
- Environmental Lawyers
- Environmental Lobbyists
- Environmental Planners
- Environmental Restoration Planners
- Environmental Scientists
- EPA Special Agents
- Ethnoscientists
- Exhibit Designers
- Fish and Game Wardens
- Flight Attendants
- Foresters
- Forestry Technicians
- Fund-Raisers
- Gallery Owners and Directors
- Gaming Occupations
- Geological Technicians
- Geologists
- Geophysicists
- Grant Coordinators and Writers
- Grounds Managers
- Historians
- Historic Preservationists
- Hosts/Hostesses
- Inbound Tour Guides
- Land Acquisition Professionals
- Land Trust or Preserve Managers
- Landscapers
- Librarians
- Lifeguards and Swimming Instructors
- Lobbyists
- Marine Biologists
- Museum Attendants
- Museum Technicians
- Music Venue Owners and Managers
- National Park Service Employees
- Naturalists
- Nonprofit Social Service Directors
- Occupational Safety and Health Workers
- Park Rangers
- Parking Attendants
- Pilots
- Proposal Managers
- Public Interest Lawyers
- Public Opinion Researchers
- Public Relations Specialists
- Rabbis
- Range Managers
- Recreation Workers
- Reservation and Ticket Agents
- Resort Workers
- Rewilders
- Roman Catholic Priests
- Ship's Captains
- Ski Resort Workers
- Social Workers
- Soil Conservationists and Technicians
- Soil Scientists
- Spa Attendants
- Spa Managers
- Space Tourism Managers
- Sports Facility Managers
- Sports Instructors and Coaches
- Stadium Ushers and Vendors
- Strength and Conditioning Coaches
- Swimming Pool Designers
- Taxidermists
- Tour Guides
- Travel Agents
- Wildland Firefighters
- Yoga and Pilates Instructors
- Zoo and Aquarium Curators and Directors
- Zookeepers
- Zoologists