Spotlights by Position Level

This section includes spotlights on the art museum workforce by position level. More so than anyone else, entry-level workers feel inspired by working in art museums. Despite their low pay, they are thinking less about leaving the museum field for jobs in different sectors. We also see that burnout peaks for art museum workers in middle position levels (affecting half of workers at the manager level) and that the desire for these workers to quit their jobs or leave the field altogether is highest among manager- and director-level workers. Meanwhile, executive-level workers have the highest satisfaction with pay and across most metrics; they constitute the only position level that feels optimistic enough for “hope” to be included in their top three emotions associated with work. 

To see how each position level compares to the art museum workforce overall, visit the Who We Heard From section.