I might as well put my 2 cents in as well.

I am looking for a job in a science museurm or planetarium. I don't have
any museurm background but I have been an amateur astronomer for many
years and have finally come to the conclusion that I really belong in a
science museurm having something to do with the planetarium or
astronomy.

That's probably not much help to those having museurm aspirations,
however....

I have a sister who graduated a few years ago from Parsons in Paris,
France with a major in Art. After 6 years in Paris and a very little job
she and her Fiance moved back to the states.

My sister's Fiance then found a job in New York and they moved to
Brooklyn. Anne then applied to Pratt, got accepted and after a few years
of hard work got 2 Masters degrees...one in Fine Art abd Art History.

As I don't remember all the projects she did, I do however rememeber
that she was commissioned to make a Christmas Ornament for the National
Collection which resides every year on the White House Chrismas Tree.

Her first Real Job was at the Museum of Natural History in New York
where she helped build the "African Rain Forest" exhibit.

Her next one was at the Brooklyn Zoo and last November she moved to
Providence, Rhode Island to take a position at the Providence Zoo
helping to create ponds and things.

That's all I know....

As far as advice, It seems that just everyone (not only in these fields)
wants the most degreed individual having the most experience while
paying the least amount in wages.

If my sister's career could be used as a resource or template, my advice
is to go back to school and get at least 1 Masters degree and don't be
afraid to Broaden your horizons....Although Anne is a great
artist...read painter ( you should see her self portrait in her
bedroom... as a little girl of 5 or 6 in a green field corlored by
sunset holding a stuffed bunny...and remarkably enough it really does
look like a photo of her at that age) she is now doing what she never
thought she would!

Please forgive the ruminations of a loving brother.

At any rate my advice is to Broaden your horizons....don't despair and
keep plugging away!

P. Edward Murray