Curators build complex problem solving, judgment and decision making and systems analysis skills that carry over to other work. Below are 25 careers ranked by how closely their skills match, with pay from BLS May 2025. The closest match is Historians (84%).
Updated October 2026 · Data: O*NET 31.0 and BLS OEWS May 2025 · How we match careers
Sorted by skill match.
| # | Career | Skill match | Median pay | Pay change | Extra education |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Historians | 84% | $76,750 | +21% | None |
| 2 | Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary | 72% | $99,650 | +57% | None |
| 3 | Instructional Coordinators | 71% | $77,440 | +22% | None |
| 4 | History Teachers, Postsecondary | 71% | $83,820 | +32% | None |
| 5 | Anthropologists and Archeologists | 70% | $70,770 | +12% | None |
| 6 | Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary | 69% | $80,340 | +27% | None |
| 7 | Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary | 68% | $105,870 | +67% | None |
| 8 | Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary | 68% | $85,020 | +34% | None |
| 9 | Education Administrators, Postsecondary | 67% | $104,590 | +65% | None |
| 10 | English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary | 66% | $78,760 | +24% | None |
Compared with Curators, median $63,420. Skill match is our estimate (0–99) from O*NET 31.0 skills, knowledge, work activities and interests, adjusted for preparation and big pay drops. Pay: BLS OEWS May 2025, national median.
How important each skill is in work as curators (O*NET importance, scale 1–5).
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A concrete first step, the skills to add, and the hard parts of each job, from O*NET 31.0 education, training and work context data.
84% skill match · $76,750 · +21% pay
No work-context factor stands out as unusually hard in O*NET data.
72% skill match · $99,650 · +57% pay
Instructing · Time Management · Judgment and Decision Making
No work-context factor stands out as unusually hard in O*NET data.
71% skill match · $77,440 · +22% pay
Instructing · Coordination · Service Orientation
If you want to stay close to what you do now, these roles are the nearest.
The closest matches are Historians (84% skill match, median $76,750), Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary (72% skill match, median $99,650) and Instructional Coordinators (71% skill match, median $77,440), based on O*NET 31.0 data and BLS May 2025 pay.
Among the 25 matches, 22 pay more than curators at the median. The biggest increases: Chief Executives (+237%, $213,990), Public Relations Managers (+132%, $146,910) and Fundraising Managers (+98%, $125,470).
25 of the 25 matches usually need no more education than you have now, based on O*NET Job Zones.
We compare the importance of skills, knowledge, work activities and interests in O*NET 31.0 for your job and every other career, then adjust for extra preparation and big pay drops. The full method is on our Methodology page.