Librarian and Media Collections Specialist
Impact: Community, Educational
Manages and organizes library resources, including books, periodicals, and digital media. Assists patrons with research, information retrieval, and technology use. Develops and maintains media collections, ensuring accessibility and relevance to community needs.
What the day looks like
- People interaction
- Extensive
- Team vs solo
- Team-oriented with significant solo work
- Client facing
- Always
- Impact visibility
- High
- Travel
- Low
- Schedule flexibility
- Moderate
- Remote work
- Limited Remote
- Typical work hours
- 40 hours/week
- Stress level
- Moderate
At a glance
- Median salary
- $62,000
- Entry-level
- $45,000
- Senior
- $85,000
- Growth by 2033
- 2%
- Demand
- Stable
- Freelance potential
- Low
- Salary growth potential
- Moderate
- Typical student debt
- $30,000 - $60,000
Skills you'll use
Hard skills
- Information Literacy
- Cataloging
- Digital Archiving
Soft skills
- Communication
- Organization
- Problem-Solving
Technical complexity: Moderate
How to get there
- Minimum education
- Master's degree
- Licensing
- Yes
- Years to mid-career
- 5-7 years
- Years to senior
- 10-15 years
- Career switching
- Moderate
Where this career leads
How people arrive here
Where you can go from here
Typical progression
- Librarian
- Senior Librarian
- Library Director/Administrator
Future outlook
- Automation probability
- Low
- AI disruption risk
- Moderate
- Demand trend
- Stable
How people feel about it
- Overall satisfaction
- 4/10
- Meaning
- 4/10
- Work-life balance
- 3.5/10
- Prestige
- 6.5/10
- Social perception
- High