Museum Curator

What the Numbers Say About Museum Curator

Federal agencies employ 566 people in the Museum Curator occupation (OPM code 1015), accounting for 0.0% of the total federal civilian workforce of 2,289,472 for the March 2025 reporting window. Headcount in this occupation moved down by -0.5% versus the prior period, a modest but trackable signal for anyone considering this specialized federal career path.

Average tenure in Museum Curator runs 15.6 years, a long average tenure, typical of career federal roles where employees stay through much of a full career before retirement. Pay averages $118,955 per year, 8.3% above the $109,869 federal civilian average and up 1.0% from the prior period, a modest shift, consistent with routine locality pay and grade-level movement.

Code 10, the Information and Arts Group family, is where the federal government classifies Museum Curator alongside 15 related occupations. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Museum Curator postings should also review these sibling occupations, since federal hiring managers often cross-post positions across closely related codes when recruitment is difficult. All figures here come directly from OPM FedScope Employment Cubes, the same official source referenced in federal workforce planning, budget justifications, and GAO reports.

Within the Information and Arts Group family, Museum Curator ranks #9 of 16 by headcount, accounting for 2.8% of the family's combined 19,923 employees. Its average salary ranks in the top half (75th percentile) of pay among Information and Arts Group occupations.