paragraph_text: thumb|300px|[[Indianapolis Museum of Art Konzervator tehničar, Laura Mosteller, dokumentira dimenzije okvira za sliku.]] Restaurator tehničar je specijalist obučen za provođenje osnovnih postupaka konzervacije predmeta kulturne baštine,kod nas isti najčešće rade u muzejima ili arhivima,te u Hrvatskom restauratorskom zavodu.<ref>Icon Conservation Technician Qualification: Handbook Part 1 - Introduction and Guidance (2014). Institute of Conservation London, U.K. Retrieved from: http://www.icon.org.uk/images/CTQ%20Handbook.docx<ref>The Conservator-Restorer: a Definition of the Profession (2010). International Council of Museums London, U.K. Retrieved from: http://icom.museum/fileadmin/user_upload/pdf/professions/Theconservator-restorer.pdf <ref>ECS Conservation. (2014). Conservation Technician. Retrieved from: http://www.ecsconservation.com/resources/terminology/ Treba naglasiti da se u hrvatskim muzejima za ovo zanimanje još uvijek koristi zastarjeli i neprimjereni naziv preparator,dok Hrvatski restauratorski zavod koristi  nazive restaurator tehničar i konzervator tehničar.<ref>http://narodne-novine.nn.hr/clanci/sluzbeni/269487.html<ref>http://narodne-novine.nn.hr/clanci/sluzbeni/2009_05_59_1384.html Najkorektniji bi   vjerojatno bio naziv konzervatorsko restauratorski tehničar.