Librarians and Media Collections Specialists
Education & Training · Professional Support Services
Pay and outlook shown for
New workers start near $49,240; experienced workers reach $95,530. About 810 people do this job in San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX.
Job outlook
Alamo region (San Antonio and 12 surrounding counties), Texas Workforce Commission projection 2024 to 2034; U.S. figures from the BLS.
- Employment change
- +9.6%
- Openings a year
- 88
- Employed in 2024
- 830
Typical entry education: Master's degree
Alamo Colleges programs that lead here
No program is mapped to this career yet. Many careers start from a transfer pre-major or a related program.
Browse all programsSkills this career uses
The skills O*NET rates most important for the job, with how much of each the work needs on a 1 to 7 scale.
- Reading Comprehension4.0
- Active Listening3.9
- Speaking3.5
- Writing3.8
- Critical Thinking3.8
- Monitoring3.4
- Service Orientation3.3
- Social Perceptiveness3.1
What the work is
Administer and maintain libraries or collections of information, for public or private access through reference or borrowing. Work in a variety of settings, such as educational institutions, museums, and corporations, and with various types of informational materials, such as books, periodicals, recordings, films, and databases. Tasks may include acquiring, cataloging, and circulating library materials, and user services such as locating and organizing information, providing instruction on how to access information, and setting up and operating a library's media equipment.
- Check books in and out of the library.
- Teach library patrons basic computer skills, such as searching computerized databases.
- Review and evaluate materials, using book reviews, catalogs, faculty recommendations, and current holdings to select and order print, audio-visual, and electronic resources.
- Keep up-to-date records of circulation and materials, maintain inventory, and correct cataloging errors.
- Search standard reference materials, including online sources and the Internet, to answer patrons' reference questions.
- Analyze patrons' requests to determine needed information and assist in furnishing or locating that information.
Education people in this job have
Share of workers by highest education, from O*NET surveys. It shows what others did, not what you must do.
- Certificate4%
- Some college10%
- Associate degree4%
- Bachelor's degree11%
- Master's degree69%
- Doctoral or professional1%
Job zone 5, extensive preparation: A graduate or professional degree, usually after a bachelor's.
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