Hourly Wage for 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 $27 as of November 25, 2020, 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.

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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....

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General Clerk III - TRIM

MANCON - Virginia Beach , VA

... archiving and retrieval. + Use of government specific software or database + Make selections of appropriate methods from a wide-variety of procedures or make simple adaptations and interpretation of ...

Upward.net - 12 days ago

Apps Administrator I

Covance - Chantilly , VA

Archive validation documentation * Create, manage, and archive application documentation and data * Work with users to generate and review Application SOP's * Work with users to create, review, and ...

Covance - 22 days ago

Project Engineer

DPR GP - Richmond , VA

Organizing and electronically archiving project files for easy access by the project team. * Preparation, monitoring, and updating project schedules. Working with the superintendent to reduce project ...

Upward.net - 5 days ago

Contract Support Assistant

Valiant Integrated Services - Herndon , VA

File all completed contract modifications, and support maintenance contract files in accordance with policies and procedures, and assist with archiving activities. * Compile acquisition packages in ...

Valiant Integrated Services - 66 days ago

MongoDB Developer

Derex Technologies Inc. - Richmond , VA

... concept Create archives of data to AWS and purge archived data Knowledge of NoSQL DB concepts Knowledge of JSON Ability to load data into and extract data from MONGO DB Full knowledge of SQL ...

Dice.com - 27 days ago

Program Manager - FOIA

Atensei CyberTech - Winchester , VA

Familiarity with the FOIA, the Privacy Act, EO 13526, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) National Archive Schedule, and the ISOO * Proficiency computer skills, including the ability ...

ZipRecruiter - 6 days ago

What does an Archivist do?

Archivist

Maintains up-to-date professional knowledge and skills in areas related to primary job assignment as well as maintains general knowledge of current trends in higher education, academic libraries, and information and educational technology.

April 11, 2020

Provides reference and research services of limited technical complexity to researchers where user needs are determined easily from interviews or written, telephone, or electronic media inquiries.

June 09, 2020

Develop and implement a digital asset system that serves as an institutional archive for the organization, while also managing assets that support content development and other communications efforts.

July 02, 2020

Serves as Reference Specialist at the Music Library & Bill Schurk Sound Archives and provides specialized reference services and serves as a subject expert for specialized reference to students, faculty, and researchers.

July 02, 2020

Creates limited box, folder, or other content lists to prepare the records for future accessioning into the University Archives collections.

July 06, 2020

Manages the digital conversion and online delivery of born-digital and digitized archival collections in collaboration with appropriate library partners.

July 18, 2020

Works with LITS HR staff and University Archivist to develop specific training for staff based on need and participates in succession planning and management initiatives as appropriate.

August 14, 2020

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Average Hourly Wage

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27

Average Total Hourly Cash Compensation

Includes base and short-term incentives

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28

These charts show the average hourly wage (core compensation), as well as the average total hourly cash compensation for the job of Archivist in the United States. The average hourly rate for Archivist ranges from $23 to $31 with the average hourly pay of $27. The total hourly cash compensation, which includes base and short-term incentives, can vary anywhere from $24 to $33 with the average total hourly cash compensation of $28.

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