Archivist Career Path Viability
To start, I was offered an interview to be an AMIA pathways fellow, but I am concerned about future job opportunities and finances.
I have always loved the the archival field, mostly within preservation and post-production. In college, I majored in media post-production, and much of my experience has involved personal collections, restoration, digitization, and a small amount of film work.
I’m currently at a crossroads between pursuing more generalized post-production roles, such as assistant editing, with the long-term goal of moving toward color or head of post, or going further down the archival path, ideally toward restoration work/managerial in the long run.
I know that almost all industries as a whole are in a downturn right now, and it is hard to give a perfect answer for anyone’s situation. But, for those of you working in archival, restoration, or post-production, if you could go back in time, would you still choose the same path? And do you think there are still opportunities/decent wages to make a living?