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Museum Technicians and Conservators
SOC 25-4013. Offered wages, prevailing wage levels and sponsoring employers on H-1B labor condition applications, with PERM counts.
Employers filed 55 labor condition applications for Museum Technicians and Conservators (SOC 25-4013) in fiscal years 2025–2026, 55 of them certified.
The median offered wage is $67,261 a year (quartiles $53,040–$81,312), below the $122,221 median across all occupations; the median prevailing wage cited is $59,842. Level IV is the most common prevailing wage level (29% of filings).
PERM applications for the occupation number 7 with a median offered wage of $71,500.
H-1B labor condition applications
Employer-specific case information was provided to OFLC by employers who submitted foreign labor certification applications. These are not employer responses to the Bureau of Labor Statistics' survey. Wage levels I–IV are as stated on the application. Data through 30 Jun 2026.
Applications by fiscal year
Prevailing wage levels
Level I 20%Level II 27%Level III 18%Level IV 29%Not stated 5%
| Measure | SOC 25-4013 | All occupations |
|---|---|---|
| Median offered wage | $67,261 | $122,221 |
| 25th–75th percentile | $53,040–$81,312 | — |
| Share at Level I or II | 47% | 56% |
| Share certified | 100% | 98% |
Wages annualised from the rate and unit on the application; medians use up to 4,000 sampled applications per occupation (55 here).
Offered wages by employer
| Employer | City | Applications | Mean offered wage |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Metropolitan Museum of Art | New York | 9 | $82,439 |
| American Museum of Natural History | New York | 3 | $62,723 |
| Yale University | New Haven | 2 | — |
| Sotheby’s, Inc. | New York | 2 | — |
| The Field Museum of Natural History | Chicago | 2 | — |
| The Museum of Modern Art | New York | 2 | — |
| San Francisco Museum of Modern Art | San Francisco | 2 | — |
| Cleveland Museum of Art | Cleveland | 1 | — |
| New York University | New York | 1 | — |
| Samuel T. Freeman & Company, Inc. | Philadelphia | 1 | — |
| University of Oklahoma | Norman | 1 | — |
| University of South Dakota | Vermillion | 1 | — |
| The Art Institute of Chicago | Chicago | 1 | — |
| The Florida State University | Tallahassee | 1 | — |
| East Tennessee State University | Johnson City | 1 | — |
| Drexel University | Philadelphia | 1 | — |
| University of Utah | Salt Lake City | 1 | — |
| The Ohio State University | Columbus | 1 | — |
The list names employers that have a page on this site (organisations above the size floor); the totals above count every record in the files.
All employers, A to Z
All employers for Museum Technicians and Conservators: 11 records. The A to Z list names every employer with a page that has this occupation among its most-filed H-1B occupations.
Worksite states
New York 25 · California 6 · Illinois 6 · Texas 4 · Pennsylvania 3 · Ohio 2 · Connecticut 2 · Wisconsin 1 · Oklahoma 1 · South Dakota 1
PERM labor certification
PERM applications as disclosed by OFLC; FY2024 covers the new Form 9089 only. Status is as recorded at the data date. Data through 30 Jun 2026.
Median offered wage on PERM applications: $71,500.
| Employer | City | PERM applications |
|---|---|---|
| The University of Kansas | Lawrence | 1 |
| The Metropolitan Museum of Art | New York | 1 |
| San Francisco Museum of Modern Art | San Francisco | 1 |
The list names employers that have a page on this site (organisations above the size floor); the totals above count every record in the files.
Questions and answers
What is the H-1B salary for Museum Technicians and Conservators?
The median offered wage on labor condition applications for SOC 25-4013 is $67,261 a year, with the middle half between $53,040 and $81,312; the median prevailing wage cited is $59,842.
Which employers file the most H-1B applications for Museum Technicians and Conservators?
The Metropolitan Museum of Art (9), American Museum of Natural History (3), Yale University (2), Sotheby’s, Inc. (2), The Field Museum of Natural History (2)
Which wage level is most common for Museum Technicians and Conservators?
Level IV: Level I 20%, Level II 27%, Level III 18%, Level IV 29% of filings.
How many PERM applications name Museum Technicians and Conservators?
7 in fiscal years 2024–2026, median offered wage $71,500.
Source: OFLC LCA and PERM disclosure files, fiscal years 2025–2026, through 30 Jun 2026. Occupation pages are built for SOC codes with at least 50 applications. How H-1B wage levels work.