NOC 50010: Library, archive, museum and art gallery managers
What library, archive, museum and art gallery managers do
Library, archive, museum and art gallery managers plan, organize, direct, control and evaluate the activities of libraries, archives, museums, art galleries or departments within such institutions. They are employed in libraries, archives, museums and non-retail art galleries.
Main duties
This group performs some or all of the following duties:
- Plan, organize, direct, control and evaluate the activities of a library or library system, archive or archive system, museum or art gallery or a technical department within such an institution
- Develop and administer policies and programs
- Prepare and administer budgets
- Develop, promote and implement public relations and promotional programs
- Prepare funding and grant applications and proposals
- Prepare operational and financial reports, analyses and recommendations
- Recruit and provide training for professional, technical and clerical staff
- May perform the duties of a librarian, archivist or curator in smaller institutions.
- Library, archive, museum and art gallery managers may specialize in a specific type of collection.
Job titles under NOC 50010
48 job titles are classified here, including archives director, art gallery manager, assistant director of archives.
- administrative librarian
- archival document manager
- archives chief
- archives director
- archives manager
- art gallery administrator
- art gallery assistant director
- art gallery chief curator
- art gallery coordinator
- art gallery director
- art gallery manager
- art gallery manager assistant
- arts administrator
- assistant art gallery administrator
- assistant art gallery director
- assistant director of archives
- assistant director of historical park
- assistant museum administrator
- assistant museum director
- chief archivist
- chief conservator
- chief curator
- chief librarian
- conservation director
Employment requirements
- Library managers
- A graduate degree in library and information science and Several years of experience as a librarian, including supervisory experience are required.
- Archive managers
- A graduate degree in archival science or history and Several years of experience as an archivist or in historical research, including supervisory experience are required.
- Museum and art gallery managers
- A graduate degree related to a particular collection or a training program in arts administration and Several years of experience as a curator, conservator or artist or experience in other related museum and art gallery work are usually required.
Library, archive, museum and art gallery managers wages in Canada
Low, median and high hourly wages from Job Bank’s 2025 wage data. Annual figures assume full-time work (1,950 hours a year).
| Where | Low | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|
Canada | $24.73/hr | $45.00/hr | $76.92/hr |
Toronto ON | $32.66/hr | $49.52/hr | $80.57/hr |
Montréal QC | $29.75/hr | $43.81/hr | $76.02/hr |
Calgary AB | $27.96/hr | $38.92/hr | $65.16/hr |
Edmonton AB | $32.61/hr | $43.34/hr | $73.80/hr |
Ottawa ON | $27.00/hr | $47.12/hr | $84.13/hr |
Québec City Quebec region, QC | $25.00/hr | $46.70/hr | $58.97/hr |
Hamilton Hamilton–Niagara Peninsula region, ON | $34.74/hr | $47.45/hr | $75.62/hr |
Kitchener-Waterloo Kitchener–Waterloo–Barrie region, ON | $34.39/hr | $48.43/hr | $79.55/hr |
London ON | $30.98/hr | $47.58/hr | $77.80/hr |
Halifax NS | $30.77/hr | $40.85/hr | $72.17/hr |
Victoria Vancouver Island and Coast region, BC | $32.95/hr | $43.52/hr | $74.88/hr |
Saskatoon Saskatoon–Biggar region, SK | $28.39/hr | $38.17/hr | $72.54/hr |
Regina Regina–Moose Mountain region, SK | $31.10/hr | $41.62/hr | $75.35/hr |
| Where | Low | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|
Newfoundland and Labrador | $22.34/hr | $35.03/hr | $66.07/hr |
Nova Scotia | $25.51/hr | $38.29/hr | $74.02/hr |
New Brunswick | $24.51/hr | $34.31/hr | $48.53/hr |
Quebec | $25.00/hr | $46.70/hr | $58.97/hr |
Ontario | $27.00/hr | $47.12/hr | $84.13/hr |
Manitoba | $30.29/hr | $36.06/hr | $74.52/hr |
Saskatchewan | $25.92/hr | $40.24/hr | $69.93/hr |
Alberta | $26.41/hr | $41.64/hr | $69.68/hr |
British Columbia | $27.45/hr | $43.63/hr | $81.19/hr |
Using NOC 50010 for your resume or Express Entry profile
- IRCC asks you to make sure the main duties listed for your NOC match what you actually did at your job. If they don’t, look for another unit group whose duties do.
- Describe your own work in your own words. Recruiters and ATS software look for concrete tools, results and scope, not text copied from the NOC.
- Applying from outside Canada? Run your resume through the Canadian resume format checker to catch things Canadian employers don’t expect, like a photo or date of birth.
- Use the job title the employer’s posting uses. The 48 titles above are how the same work is named across employers.
Not in this group
Similar jobs classified under a different NOC code:
- Archivists (NOC 51102)
- Conservators and curators (NOC 51101)
- Librarians (NOC 51100)
- Records management services manager (NOC 10019)
Frequently asked questions
What is the NOC code for library, archive, museum and art gallery managers?
Library, archive, museum and art gallery managers are NOC 2021 unit group 50010. Example job titles in this group include archives director, art gallery manager, assistant director of archives, chief librarian.
What TEER is NOC 50010?
NOC 50010 is TEER 0 (Management). Management occupations. TEER 0, 1, 2 and 3 work counts as skilled work experience for Express Entry’s Federal Skilled Worker and Canadian Experience Class programs.
How much do library, archive, museum and art gallery managers earn in Canada?
Job Bank's 2025 wage data puts the median at $45.00/hr, about $88,000 a year full-time, with a range of $24.73/hr to $76.92/hr.
Related occupations
Sources: Statistics Canada, National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021 Version 1.0; Employment and Social Development Canada, Job Bank wages (2025). Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada. OfferJetAI is not affiliated with the Government of Canada. Check IRCC’s NOC guidance before you apply.