Archivists and Museologists: a critical reflection on the positioning of these professionals in the Brazilian`s Classification of Occupations

Abstract

This article presents some results of completed research and aims to contribute to a critical reflection on the positioning of Archivists and Museologists professionals in the Brazilian`s Classification of Occupations. The research was conducted through bibliographical and documentary. The relevance of this article is to attempt to meet, at least partially, the lack of researches about Occupational Family "Archivists and Museologists", as well about the job market for these group; besides contributing to notes for a possible update and review of the Brazilian`s Classification of Occupations. The article analyzes the formation and organization of professional Archivist and Museologist in Brazil; it shows the history of the Brazilian`s Classification of Occupations; then, places the Archivist and the Museologist in the Brazilian`s Classification of Occupations; then, exemplifies the use of Brazilian`s Classification of Occupations in the Annual Report of Social Information. Finally, it ends with a partial conclusion that it want to contribute to reflections on: the construction of occupation classifications; the difficulty of viable public policy proposals for training and employment of Archivists and Museologists; possible aspects about the employment of these professionals; microinstitutional policies of job descriptions in the notices of public tender.