Automation index
How much of a Museum curator’s job can AI already do?
An inventory and a wall text come earlier. What goes on show, and not damaging the piece, do not.
This percentage does not predict how many people will lose their jobs.
Task comparison
IS WORK OVER?
Museum curator
23%
AI can already do 23% of this job.
#306 / 683
View rankingMuseum curator
Where the time goes
Task weights are our estimates based on O*NET frequency data, not time shares published by O*NET.
The time saving for each task is estimated separately.
| Task | Share | AI | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
Inventory, catalogue and write wall texts.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 40% | +7.2 |
Curate, select and negotiate loans.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 22% | +3.5 |
Install, lighting and preventive conservation.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 18% | +2.9 |
Research, publications and dossiers.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 28% | +4.5 |
Public, tours and the board.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 16% | +2.9 |
Not losing a piece or a wrong attribution.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 14% | +2.2 |
| Total | 100% | 23% |
Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low
Skills and activities
- Inventory, catalogue and write wall texts
- Curate, select and negotiate loans
- Research, publications and dossiers
- Public, tours and the board
- Not losing a piece or a wrong attribution
- conservador de museo
- curator
- comisario de exposicion
Sources for this job· O*NET 25-4012.00· ESCO/ISCO 2621
IS WORK OVER?
Heritage interpreter
22%
#365 / 683
View rankingHeritage interpreter
Where the time goes
Task weights are our estimates based on O*NET frequency data, not time shares published by O*NET.
The time saving for each task is estimated separately.
| Task | Share | AI | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
Script, the group and the time.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 40% | +6.4 |
Room, the question and the one who will not listen.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 14% | +2.5 |
The piece, the context and not making it up.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 28% | +4.5 |
School group, the yard and getting them to touch carefully.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 22% | +3.5 |
The director, capacity and not overcrowding.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 18% | +3.2 |
That they look at the stone, and not just the phone.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 12% | +1.9 |
| Total | 100% | 22% |
Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low
Skills and activities
- tour scripts
- school groups
- pieces
- historical context
- capacity
- not make it up
- heritage
- guided visits
Sources for this job· O*NET 25-4012.00· ESCO/ISCO 2621