Associate Museum Registrar SFO

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Department: San Francisco International Airport
Job class: 3554-Associate Museum Registrar
Salary range: $71,838.00 - $87,256.00
Role type: Permanent Civil Service (What does this mean?)
Hours: Full-time
Exam type: Position Based Test
Rule: Rule of the List
List type: Entrance

This is a Position-Based Test conducted in accordance with CSC Rule 111A.

• Application Opening:
  Wednesday, June 3, 2026.
• Final date to receive applications:
  Apply Immediately. Application filing will be open at least through 5:00 PM (PDT) on Wednesday, June 17, 2026, and may close any time thereafter.
• Compensation: $71,838 to $87,256 Annually

Working at SFO:

San Francisco International Airport (SFO) is one of the most dynamic and consequential airports in the world, serving as the primary international gateway to Northern California and Silicon Valley. As an enterprise department of the City and County of San Francisco, SFO welcomes over 54 million guests annually and offers nonstop service to more than 140 destinations worldwide on 50+ airlines.

SFO is far more than a transportation hub. It is a recognized leader in environmental sustainability, equity, arts and culture, and forward-thinking infrastructure. With approximately 1,900 City employees and a broader community of more than 25,000 workers across airlines, concessionaires, and partners, SFO generates significant economic vitality across the Bay Area region.

Our mission is to deliver an airport experience where people and our planet come first. Our core values of Safety and Security, Teamwork, Excellence, Care, and Equity guide everything we do as we build a supportive, purpose-driven workplace where all employees can thrive.

SFO is proud to be an equal opportunity employer committed to a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace. We welcome candidates of all backgrounds, identities, and lived experiences. Applicants are considered regardless of race, sex, age, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, disability, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, military and veteran status, or other protected category under applicable law.

Established in 1980 by the Airport Commission, SFO Museum’s mission is to delight, engage, and inspire a global audience with programming on a broad range of subjects; to collect, preserve, interpret, and share the history of commercial aviation; and to enrich the public experience at San Francisco International Airport. The Museum has been accredited by the American Alliance of Museums since 1999 and retains the distinction of being the only accredited museum in an airport.

The Museum operates more than twenty-five sites throughout the Airport terminals, including fourteen galleries that exhibit a rotating schedule of art, history, photography, science, and cultural exhibitions. Among the sites is the San Francisco Airport Commission Aviation Library and Louis

A. Turpen Aviation Museum, which houses a permanent collection of more than 150,000 objects related to the history of commercial aviation.

The Associate Museum Registrar is an essential position within the SFO Museum Collections Department, supporting a rapidly growing volume of donations. Under the supervision of the Curator in Charge of Collections Management, the Associate Museum Registrar assists Registrars, Senior Registrars, and the Curator in Charge of Collections Management in all permanent collection acquisitions, inventories, outreach, and special projects. The Associate Museum Registrar is responsible for assisting with all aspects of donation accessioning for the permanent collection, which now numbers over 181,000 objects.

• Assist with acquisition procedures, including inspecting, labeling, documenting, and cataloging of collection objects.
• Assist with the tracking, movement, storage, care, and maintenance of collection objects.
• Maintain and update computerized and manual records related to collection objects.
• Assist with arranging and maintaining insurance documentation for collection objects.
• Assist with processing donation documents and contracts for donations, purchases, and transfers to the museum's Permanent Collection.
• Assist with coordinating the shipment and transportation of collection objects, including arranging logistics and serving as a courier when required.
• Monitor exhibitions and storage areas to ensure compliance with established environmental and security standards.

• Possession of a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university in art, art history, museum studies, arts administration or a closely related field; AND
• Two (2) years of verifiable museum registration experience; AND
• Computer literacy in word processing, database management and a computerized registration system.

Special Condition - In addition to meeting the minimum qualifications, this position…