Curators
The short answer
This job is expected to meaningfully change. AI can already assist with or automate many of its tasks. In New York State, the number of these jobs is expected to grow over the next decade, with about 206 openings expected each year.
Where your job stands
Compared with other New York jobs, this one is in the second most exposed fifth for how much AI could touch it. That doesn't mean the job goes away—it means more of its tasks are the kind AI can help with.
How much AI could touch this job
Looking at the job itself, AI could help with about half of this job's tasks.
What this means
Compared with other New York jobs, this one is in the second most exposed fifth, out of 656 jobs we could rank. Read more in the methodology.
What AI can and can’t help with in this job
The score comes from the real, day-to-day tasks of this job—not a guess about the job as a whole. Below are the tasks that matter most in this job, split by whether AI can help with them.
AI can help with or automate about 87% of the tasks in this job.
Tasks AI can help with or automate
Plan and organize the acquisition, storage, and exhibition of collections and related materials, including the selection of exhibition themes and designs, and develop or install exhibit materials.
AI could help, but needs extra software
Develop and maintain an institution's registration, cataloging, and basic record-keeping systems, using computer databases.
AI could do much of this on its own
Plan and conduct special research projects in area of interest or expertise.
AI could help, but needs extra software
Provide information from the institution's holdings to other curators and to the public.
AI could help, but needs extra software
Negotiate and authorize purchase, sale, exchange, or loan of collections.
AI could help, but needs extra software
Tasks AI can't do much of
Attend meetings, conventions, and civic events to promote use of institution's services, to seek financing, and to maintain community alliances.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
Train and supervise curatorial, fiscal, technical, research, and clerical staff, as well as volunteers or interns.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
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