Library science majors have a hard time finding a job right out of college. Graduates with a library science degree are entering a strange job market and it can be hard to find your first job in library science. To make finding a job easier, Zippia scanned through 3,007 library science major resumes to identify the jobs library science majors most prefer.
Highest-Paying Jobs With a Library Science Degree
- Starting Salary$53,000Job openings170,514Top Locations:Job Description:A business analyst is someone who analyzes an organization or business domain (real or hypothetical) and documents its business or processes or systems, assessing the business model or its integration with technology.
- Starting Salary$40,000Job openings17,016Top Locations:New York, NY; Burlington, VT; Chicago, IL;Job Description:Librarians help people find information and conduct research for personal and professional use. Their job duties may change based on the type of library they work in, such as public, school, and medical libraries.
- Starting Salary$38,000Job openings1,264Top Locations:New York, NY; Los Angeles, CA; Boston, MA;Job Description:Librarians help people find information and conduct research for personal and professional use. Their job duties may change based on the type of library they work in, such as public, school, and medical libraries.
- Starting Salary$36,000Job openings118,696Top Locations:Austin, TX; Landover, MD; Dallas, TX;Job Description:Librarians help people find information and conduct research for personal and professional use. Their job duties may change based on the type of library they work in, such as public, school, and medical libraries.
- Starting Salary$35,000Job openings54,306Top Locations:Manhattan, KS; Bowling Green, OH; Houston, TX;Job Description:Librarians help people find information and conduct research for personal and professional use. Their job duties may change based on the type of library they work in, such as public, school, and medical libraries.
- Starting Salary$35,000Job openings62,620Top Locations:Jacksonville, FL; Bayport, FL; Camp Pendleton South, CA;Job Description:Librarians help people find information and conduct research for personal and professional use. Their job duties may change based on the type of library they work in, such as public, school, and medical libraries.
- Starting Salary$35,000Job openings45,828Top Locations:Washington, DC; New York, NY; Indianapolis, IN;Job Description:Librarians help people find information and conduct research for personal and professional use. Their job duties may change based on the type of library they work in, such as public, school, and medical libraries.
- Starting Salary$34,000Job openings55,418Top Locations:Clifton Park, NY; Livingston, NJ; New York, NY;Job Description:Librarians help people find information and conduct research for personal and professional use. Their job duties may change based on the type of library they work in, such as public, school, and medical libraries.
- Starting Salary$23,000Job openings449Top Locations:New York, NY; Washington, DC; Los Angeles, CA;Job Description:Archivists appraise, process, catalog, and preserve permanent records and historically valuable documents. Curators oversee collections of artwork and historic items, and may conduct public service activities for an institution. Museum technicians and conservators prepare and restore objects and documents in museum collections and exhibits.
- Starting Salary$22,000Job openings1,122Top Locations:New York, NY; Los Angeles, CA; Washington, DC;Job Description:Library technicians and assistants help librarians with all aspects of running a library. They assist patrons, organize library materials and information, and perform clerical and administrative tasks.
