Librarians act as links between people and information. Librarians can work in schools, hospitals, government facilities, law schools, colleges, public libraries or anywhere a library is found. Among other factors, a librarian's salary varies based on what type of library she works in.General
- According to mysalary.com, the median expected salary for a typical librarian in the United States is $56,311. Librarians in the 10th percentile earn approximately $40,000 per year and librarians in the 90th percentile earn approximately $72,000 per year.
School Librarians
- "In 2006, the BLS (Bureau of Labor Statistics) reported that average annual salaries were $52,030 for librarians at junior colleges, $51,160 for college, university and trade school librarians and $50,710 for elementary and secondary school librarians," according to educoices.org. School librarians seem to have similar average pay at the elementary and university levels. According to bls.gov, of the 159,900 librarian jobs in 2008, 59 percent were in public or private educational institutions.
Government Librarians
- Government librarians tend to earn more than a typical or school librarian. Local government librarians averaged $47,940 per year in 2008, and 27 percent of librarians in the United States were employed by local government in 2008. Federal government librarians earn a higher income per year. "The average annual salary for all librarians in the federal government in nonsupervisory, supervisory and managerial positions was $84,796 in March 2009," reports bls.gov.
Description
- According to bls.gov, librarians focus on one of three aspects of work in the library: user services (assisting patrons to find what they need), technical services (cataloguing materials) or administrative services (management and planning). Librarians also suggest materials to people and coordinate library programs. Many libraries also use and maintain their own databases, so librarians must have database searching skills. Librarians are often classified by the type of library they work in, for example, "a school librarian," "a law librarian" or "a medical librarian," according to bls.gov.
Qualifications
- If you want to become a librarian you need extensive education. "A master's degree in library science (MLS) is necessary for librarian positions in most public, academic and special libraries. School librarians may not need an MLS but must meet state teaching license requirements," states bls.gov. Entry into the MLS program requires a bachelor's degree; any area of study is acceptable. If you want to become a special librarian, you may need additional education or training, according to bls.gov.
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