School Librarian
Impact: Creative Expression
Manages library resources and promotes literacy and research skills among students.
What the day looks like
- People interaction
- Moderate
- Team vs solo
- Team-oriented
- Client facing
- Sometimes
- Impact visibility
- High
- Travel
- Frequent travel
- Schedule flexibility
- Moderate
- Remote work
- Hybrid
- Typical work hours
- 36 to 43 hours
- Stress level
- Low
At a glance
- Median salary
- $59,269
- Entry-level
- $39,460
- Senior
- $124,401
- Growth by 2033
- 23%
- Demand
- Declining
- Freelance potential
- Moderate
- Salary growth potential
- 9%
- Typical student debt
- $6,437 to $44,917
Skills you'll use
Hard skills
- Financial Modeling
- Research Methods
- Project Management
- Data Analysis
- Software Proficiency
Soft skills
- Adaptability
- Time Management
- Critical Thinking
Technical complexity: Very High
How to get there
- Minimum education
- Doctoral or Professional Degree
- Licensing
- Optional
- Years to mid-career
- 6 to 8 years
- Years to senior
- 15 to 20 years
- Career switching
- Hard
Where this career leads
How people arrive here
Where you can go from here
Typical progression
- Advance through experience and specialization.
Future outlook
- Automation probability
- 76%
- AI disruption risk
- Very Low
- Demand trend
- Declining
How people feel about it
- Overall satisfaction
- 7.5/10
- Meaning
- 3.1/10
- Work-life balance
- 6.6/10
- Prestige
- 1.8/10
- Social perception
- Low