Archiving Specialist
Impact: Indirect
Preserves and organizes historical records, documents, and digital assets for future access and research. This role involves cataloging, digitizing, and maintaining collections, ensuring their integrity and accessibility.
What the day looks like
- People interaction
- Moderate
- Team vs solo
- 50% Team, 50% Solo
- Client facing
- Rarely
- Impact visibility
- Moderate
- Travel
- Low
- Schedule flexibility
- Moderate
- Remote work
- Hybrid
- Typical work hours
- 9 AM - 5 PM
- Stress level
- Low
At a glance
- Median salary
- $62,000
- Entry-level
- $48,000
- Senior
- $85,000
- Growth by 2033
- 7%
- Demand
- Stable
- Freelance potential
- Low
- Salary growth potential
- 25%
- Typical student debt
- $25,000 - $40,000
Skills you'll use
Hard skills
- Records Management
- Digital Archiving Software
- Database Management
- Cataloging Systems
- Preservation Techniques
Soft skills
- Attention to Detail
- Organization
- Problem-Solving
- Analytical Thinking
- Communication
Technical complexity: Moderate
How to get there
- Minimum education
- Bachelor's Degree
- Licensing
- No
- Years to mid-career
- 5
- Years to senior
- 10
- Career switching
- Moderate
Where this career leads
How people arrive here
Where you can go from here
Typical progression
- Archivist
- Senior Archivist
- Archival Manager
- Director of Archives
Future outlook
- Automation probability
- 15%
- AI disruption risk
- Moderate
- Demand trend
- Stable
How people feel about it
- Overall satisfaction
- 4/10
- Meaning
- 4/10
- Work-life balance
- 4/10
- Prestige
- 5.5/10
- Social perception
- High