Modeled career paths · Art conservation

Where does a Conservator go next?

What employers are asking a Conservator for, what they pay, and where people go next. From live postings and Startline’s modeled career map: what the ads say, never estimated.

Management path
Senior Conservator+27% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
53% of modeled moves out of Conservator go here
leadership branch100% of modeled exits move upward from there
Director of Collections Care+72% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
18% of modeled moves out of Conservator go here
leadership branchno modeled onward moves above the evidence floor
Head of Conservation+72% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
18% of modeled moves out of Conservator go here
leadership branch0% of modeled exits move upward from there
Career pivot
Art Specialist+8% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
6% of modeled moves out of Conservator go here
pivot88% of modeled exits move upward from there
Orchestrator+8% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
6% of modeled moves out of Conservator go here
pivot91% of modeled exits move upward from there

What this page cannot know is which of these fit you. That is what the free list is for.