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1989

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$68714

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$21819

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$735000

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Employer Role Location Salary Program Filing Date
THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE JEFFERSON CHAPMAN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Knoxville, TN $150000 H-1B Jun 4, 2019
THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART CURATOR, CONTEMPORARY ARCHITECTURE NEW YORK, NY $150000 - $170000 H-1B Sep 10, 2014
THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA DIRECTOR, USC ASIA PACIFIC MUSEUM PASADENA, CA $150000 H-1B Jun 10, 2014
THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART CHIEF CURATOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY NEW YORK, NY $150000 - $250000 H-1B Sep 28, 2012
SAN DIEGO MUSEUM OF ART DEPUTY DIRECTOR, EDUCATION SAN DIEGO, CA $150000 H-1B May 26, 2011
ARARIO GALLERY Gallery Director NEW YORK, NY $150000 Green Card 2010
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION MUSEUM CURATOR (CHIEF) WASHINGTON, DC $149993 H-1B Dec 31, 2014
THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART CURATOR NEW YORK, NY $148526 E-3 Jun 19, 2017
THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART CURATOR NEW YORK, NY $148526 E-3 Jul 21, 2015
SAN DIEGO MUSEUM OF ART DEPUTY DIRECTOR, EDUCATION SAN DIEGO, CA $148200 H-1B Apr 1, 2014
The J. Paul Getty Trust Head of Collections Los Angeles, CA $145493 - $247336 H-1B Jan 12, 2022
AMENTUM SERVICES, INC. Curator Moffett Field, CA $145000 H-1B Nov 26, 2024
LISSON GALLERY NY INC DIRECTOR New York, NY $145000 E-3 Jan 9, 2025
American Museum of Natural History Open-Rank Curator of Mineralogy, Div. of Physical… New York, NY $145000 H-1B Sep 21, 2023
American Museum of Natural History Open-Rank Curator of Mineralogy, Div. of Physical… New York, NY $145000 H-1B Jun 9, 2023
SOTHEBY'S, INC VICE PRESIDENT, HEAD OF SALE, CLASSICAL CHINESE P… NEW YORK, NY $145000 H-1B May 20, 2019
MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART CHICAGO BEATRICE C. MAYER DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION CHICAGO, IL $141890 H-1B Jul 25, 2016
Smithsonian Institution Deputy Director Washington, DC $141022 - $282100 E-3 Dec 11, 2023
MUSEUM OF SCIENCE, INC. VP OF EXHIBITION PROJECT MANAGEMENT & DESIGN MIAMI, FL $140250 E-3 Sep 26, 2019
Sotheby’s, Inc. VP, Specialist & Senior Researcher, Chinese Works… New York, NY $140000 H-1B Sep 26, 2025
SOTHEBY'S, INC. ASSISTANT VICE PRESIDENT, SPECIALIST NEW YORK, NY $140000 H-1B Mar 8, 2017
THE J. PAUL GETTY TRUST SENIOR CURATOR OF ARCHITECTURE LOS ANGELES, CA $140000 H-1B Jul 8, 2015
THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART CURATOR NEW YORK, NY $140000 E-3 Oct 31, 2013
GAVIN BROWN'S ENTERPRISE CORP. ART GALLERY DIRECTOR NEW YORK, NY $140000 H-1B Aug 28, 2013
THE MINNEAPOLIS INSTITUTE OF ARTS CURATOR OF CHINESE ART & HEAD OF ASIAN ART DEPT MINNEAPOLIS, MN $140000 E-3 Apr 11, 2011
MINNEAPOLIS INSTITUTE OF ARTS CURATOR OF DECORATIVE ARTS & SCULPTURE MINNEAPOLIS, MN $140000 H-1B Jul 15, 2009
MINNEAPOLIS INSTITUTE OF ARTS CURATOR OF DECORATIVE ARTS & SCULPTURE MINNEAPOLIS, MN $140000 H-1B Jul 23, 2009
CHRISTIE'S INC. ASSOCIATE SPECIALIST, POST-WAR & CONTEMPORARY ART NEW YORK, NY $138824 H-1B Feb 8, 2018
ASPI Services Inc. Curator New York, NY $135000 H-1B May 13, 2026
University of Chicago Associate Director and Chief Curator Chicago, IL $135000 - $135000 H-1B Nov 11, 2022
MUSEUM OF WORLD WAR II DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH AND PUBLIC PROGRAMS NATICK, MA $135000 H-1B Apr 13, 2015
THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART CURATOR NEW YORK, NY $135000 - $145000 H-1B Mar 18, 2011
National Yiddish Book Center, Inc Research Bibliographer and Editorial Director Amherst, MA $131090 H-1B Jun 2, 2023
The Metropolitan Museum of Art Curator New York, NY $130000 H-1B Sep 26, 2024
The Museum of Modern Art Curator, Architecture and Design New York, NY $130000 - $160000 H-1B Oct 12, 2023
The Ohio State University Manager 4, Museum Curator Columbus, OH $130000 H-1B Aug 15, 2024
The Metropolitan Museum of Art Dietrich von Bothmer Research Scholar New York, NY $130000 H-1B Jan 10, 2023
LEVY GORVY GALLERY DIRECTOR NEW YORK, NY $130000 H-1B Oct 24, 2018
SOTHEBY'S, INC. VICE PRESIDENT, HEAD OF DEPARTMENT, 19TH CENTURY … NEW YORK, NY $130000 H-1B Oct 1, 2015
THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART ESTRELLITA B. BRODSKY CURATOR OF LATIN AMERICAN AR NEW YORK, NY $130000 H-1B Jul 15, 2014
THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART ESTRELLITA B. BRODSKY CURATOR OF LATIN AMERICAN AR NEW YORK, NY $130000 H-1B Jul 9, 2014
HERITAGE CAPITAL CORPORATION Curator DALLAS, TX $130000 Green Card 2011
J. PAUL GETTY TRUST SENIOR PAINTINGS CURATOR LOS ANGELES, CA $129191 - $219613 H-1B Sep 24, 2014
YALE UNIVERSITY CURATOR OF AFRICAN ART NEW HAVEN, CT $128000 H-1B Apr 24, 2015
YALE UNIVERSITY CURATOR OF AFRICAN ART NEW HAVEN, CT $128000 H-1B Apr 24, 2015
Richemont North America, Inc. Cultural and Artistic Development Director – Nort… New York, NY $126500 - $168000 H-1B Jul 2, 2021
The Metropolitan Museum of Art Curator in Charge New York, NY $125944 - $250000 H-1B Apr 2, 2024
MUSEUM OF SCIENCE, INC. Vice President of Special Projects MIAMI, FL $125000 E-3 Jun 4, 2021
The Art Institute of Chicago Samuel and M. Patricia Grober Curator Chicago, IL $125000 H-1B Nov 16, 2021
The Art Institute of Chicago Samuel and M. Patricia Grober Curator Chicago, IL $125000 H-1B Aug 11, 2022
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