Many Gallery educators do some or all of the following, but the make-up of the job depends on the size of the gallery and programme:

• Run practical workshops for people of all ages
• Give tours of exhibitions and facilitate discussion sessions
• Organise workshops and other projects
• Co-ordinate and manage projects and staff
• Work together with other gallery staff, artists, teachers, community groups
• Raise money for projects and programmes
• Run outreach projects (outside of the gallery)
• Work with curators in developing information about exhibitions
• Work with the reception or front of house staff
• Organise training for teachers e.g. INSET
• Evaluate projects
• Devise education programmes and strategies for their gallery
• Work with curatorial staff on exhibition programmes

Some gallery educators work full-time and others part-time for particular galleries. Others are freelance and are employed to work on different projects by a range of different galleries or organisations. Projects can range from one day to more than a year. Many artists are employed in galleries on an occasional or regular part-time basis and combine this with time spent on their own artwork.

The number of gallery educators employed in a gallery varies according to its size.
For example there are:
2 at New Art Gallery Walsall
3 at Whitechapel Art Gallery
12 full time, 7 part time at Tate Britain