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Museum Technician
$45,407 (USD)/yr
$21.83 (USD)/hr
$722 (USD)/yr
The average museum technician gross salary in Austin, Texas is $45,407 or an equivalent hourly rate of $22. This is 3% higher (+$1,173) than the average museum technician salary in the United States. In addition, they earn an average bonus of $722. Salary estimates based on salary survey data collected directly from employers and anonymous employees in Austin, Texas. An entry level museum technician (1-3 years of experience) earns an average salary of $34,183. On the other end, a senior level museum technician (8+ years of experience) earns an average salary of $54,693.
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Salary Potential
$51,004 (USD)
12 %
Based on our compensation data, the estimated salary potential for Museum Technician will increase 12 % over 5 years.
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The cost of living in Austin, Texas is 14% more than the average cost of living in the United States. Cost of living is calculated based on accumulating the cost of food, transportation, health services, rent, utilities, taxes, and miscellaneous.
View Cost of Living PageAustin ( AW-stin, UK: OST-in) is the capital of the U.S. state of Texas, as well as the seat and most populous city of Travis County, with portions extending into Hays and Williamson counties. Incorporated on December 27, 1839, it is the tenth-most populous city in the United States, the fourth-most populous city in the state after Dallas, San Antonio and Houston, and the second-most populous state capital city after Phoenix, the capital of Arizona. It has been one of the fastest growing large cities...
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Prepares specimens for museum collections and exhibits: cleans rock matrix from fossil specimens, using electric drills, awls, dental tools, chisels, and mallets. Brushes preservatives, such as plaster, resin, hardeners, and shellac on specimens. Molds and restores skeletal parts of fossil animals, using modeling clays and special molding and casting techniques. Constructs skeletal mounts of fossil animals, using tools, such as... drill presses, pipe threaders, welding and soldering apparatus, and carpenter's tools. Constructs duplicate specimens, using plaster, glue, latex, and plastiflex-molding techniques. Reassembles fragmented artifacts, and fabricates substitute pieces. Maintains museum files. Cleans, catalogs, labels, and stores specimens. May install, arrange, and exhibit materials.
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