As an Archivist, you will need to master following:

• aid archive users with their enquiries
• appraise historical documents
• collection management
• conservation techniques
• contextualise records collection
• create semantic trees
• facilitate access to information
• manage archive users guidelines
• manage digital archives
• perform records management
• respect data protection principles
• store archival documents
• study a collection

More generally, an archivist is also versed in:

• write scientific publications

It also helps to know the following:

• develop classification systems
• coordinate educational programmes
• digitise documents
• hire new personnel
• manage budgets
• manage digital documents
• manage human resources
• perform customer management
• use databases
• use software for data preservation