Archivist Salary in the United States

How much does an Archivist make hourly in the United States? The average hourly wage for an Archivist in the United States is $26 as of September 26, 2019, but the salary range typically falls between $23 and $31. Hourly rate can vary widely depending on many important factors, including education, certifications, additional skills, the number of years you have spent in your profession. With more online, real-time compensation data than any other website, Salary.com helps you determine your exact pay target.  View the Cost of Living in Major Cities

What is an Archivist?

An Archivist is an information professional who assesses, collects, organizes, preserves, maintains control over, and provides access to records and archives determined to have long-term value. The records maintained by an Archivist can consist of a variety of forms, including letters, diaries, logs, other personal documents, government documents, sound and/or picture recordings, digital files, or other physical objects....

Source: Wikipedia (as of 09/06/2019). Read more from Wikipedia

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Coordinator, Corporate Archives
The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. - New York , NY
Standard Shift: 1st (Day) Shift Job Number: 1921727 Description The Coordinator is a strong collaborator with an interest in developing archives management skills within the beauty industry. In this ...
ZipRecruiter - 4 days ago
Digital asset manager specialist
cody staffing - Bridgewater , New Jersey
Responsible for digital asset lifecycle maintenance including asset expiration and digital archiving. Manage data administrators in proper maintenance of creative assets in order to assure a current ...
Jobtome - 3 days ago
Specialist, Item Processing - NIGHT
VSoft Corporation - Duluth , GA
Document daily customer volumes for (branch and RDC) items, cash letters, extracts, archive and duplicate detection. * Meet ALL customer cutoff time(s) daily for all products. Document completion ...
ZipRecruiter - 4 days ago
System Librarian
McLean Intelligent Workforce - Washington , DC
Perform system administration for SirsDynix Symphony, including but not limited to, archives/digital asset management, daily back-up maintenance, report creation/modification, customization and ...
ZipRecruiter - 5 days ago
Sample Tracking Specialist
Beacon Hill Pharma - Cambridge , MA
... Archive medical reports. Qualifications (general education and experience requirements): REQUIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE • Must possess an excellent level of attention to detail. • Requires ...
ZipRecruiter - 5 days ago
Database Marketing Specialist
Turning Stone Casino - Oneida , NY
Manages and maintains and archives all computer mail/email files in an orderly system, while at the same time archiving previous files. Works directly with the IT to ensure all mail/email programs ...
iHire - 2 days ago