Career fit quiz

Is Archivist the Right Career for You?

A quick, free 8-question quiz to see how well the archivist career fits your personality, preferences and goals.

Updated By the Career Education Institute Curriculum Team
How this quiz works

Rate how much you agree with each statement. The quiz compares your answers with the realities of the archivist job and gives you an honest fit score in under two minutes. Nothing is saved or sent anywhere.

Statement 1 of 8I love history
Statement 2 of 8I’m very organized
Statement 3 of 8I like quiet work
Statement 4 of 8I care about details
Statement 5 of 8I like digital tools
Statement 6 of 8I enjoy helping researchers
Statement 7 of 8I’m willing to spend about 2 years after a bachelor’s training for this career
Statement 8 of 8A typical salary around $64,550 a year would meet my needs

What this career really involves

Archivists appraise, process, catalog and preserve permanent records and historically valuable documents.

  • Appraise records
  • Arrange and describe collections
  • Write finding aids
  • Preserve materials
  • Digitize collections

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